B757 doing fast, low flyby, without pax :)

[NPloysa]

Check this out! Cool airshow clip.



http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/2006-757_departure.wmv



Nick

 

[Diesel Nut]

pretty wild! Hope the drinks were served before that move!

 

[jwilliams3]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!



That would have been a hell of a ride in the cabin!! :--)



Back about 10 years ago I was at an air show and they had some Hot Rod pilots from FedEx put on a show like that with a large cargo jet airliner.

Pretty cool!!

 

[fkovalski]

Help me out... Was the plane flying at a very fast rate ... just close to the ground? i. e. fast rate meaning what would be considered 'normal' at a much higher altitude... . BUT, that same speed only 50 or so feet off the ground to give context as to actually how fast it wa going by flying so low?

 

[WDixon27]

i like this one

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/oh_my_god.htm

 

[Rotty]

Nice close shave there... .

 

[AggieJustin]

Hmmm... . wonder if I can convince AA to start flying that way? Might make the trips more interesting... .

 

[NPloysa]

Help me out... Was the plane flying at a very fast rate ... just close to the ground? i. e. fast rate meaning what would be considered 'normal' at a much higher altitude... . BUT, that same speed only 50 or so feet off the ground to give context as to actually how fast it wa going by flying so low?

There is a discussion on the airliners.net board. You can read about it here:



http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/2541191/



From what I know, he is going faster than he ever would during normal operations at takeoff or landing, and steeper rates of climb than normal. So, it's not the actual rate of speed that's cool, but that it's not something you see everyday.



Since it is a New Zealand Air Force 757-200, and at an air show, typical flight speeds, rates of climb, angle of climb, etc. , for Pax ops are not restricted.



Nick

 

[nps]

When I was on active duty in the Marines, we had a 727 chase plane loaded with a maint crew to support the ferrying operation of a squadron of A-6 attack planes between Japan and the US.



Needless to say the pilots of the 727 were not to be outdone by a little 2 seater A-6. And since the passengers weren't interested in how comfy and smooth the ride was, those 727's were put through their paces. High rates of climb, high rates of turn, bank angles approaching 90*. Everything but inverted flight!



It's amazing what the big birds can do when grandma isn't on board.

 

[NPloysa]

NPS, I agree. My dad was an A&P mechanic on 727s. He would go on short hops from Laguardia and JFK to make sure their newly installed engines performed properly. He and the pilots would intentionally kill one of the engines on departure just for fun. This was in the 70s and with no pax aboard. The 727 was a hot rod in it's day.



As for the 757, it has a very high power to weight ratio. It's power to weight ratio is greater than a 777. The one in the video is using Rolls Royce RB211s with almost 50,000 lbs thrust each, and the plane only weighs 110,000 pounds empty.

 

[Jim Fulmer]

Anyone that knows Flight Instruments will know on that 757 climb out the screen uncluttered and the red chevrons were showing... ... ... ... ... real high AOA!



Nice video, and yes he had some smash on the fly-by..... you can hear the engines at TRT... ... it's a different tone!



I'm still trying to get the pilots to do this! The other day going over Key West Florida would have been cool... . barber pole@500 ft instead of 170 KIAS on approach.



Jim