A330 thinks its a Harrier

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:lol: :lol:

The Science of it has me baffled mate.

I'm just astonished that a huge lump of metal can stay up there with the minimum of fuss and not spoil someones garden. :dunno:
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VEGAS wrote: and not spoil someones garden. :dunno:
....or their trousers :agree:

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Im sure I would have touched cloth if I was on board... :shhh:
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Thats a fairly standard Airbus party trick using the FBW to hold it just above the stall

The angle and the wind here makes it look even more spectacular.

I saw a similar thing with the Dassult Rafales at the Paris Air Show seemingly defting gravity

Always impressive
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.....so , best not to stand under one when it is performing the maneUver.

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Indeed very impressive Garry. :)

Although I dread to think what could happen if the aircraft started to sink.

Very little height for recovery. :'(
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Yeah, you can do party tricks using headwind, or you can do party tricks using brute force -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp9wuqfyOwM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlgVEFs3 ... re=related
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That's some pretty crappy weather for an airshow!!!! Don't think I'll try that though! :lol:

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I bet the VC-10 could do that :lol:
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Re: A330 thinks its a Harrier

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Doubt it...it needs a computer :worried:

A.380

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3E1UqxUN0c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkb2H01x ... re=related

On report said at another show the A.380 was flown at 106 knots
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