5 Jumbo Jets Fly in Formation

[dennis in se pa]

Awesome! 5 Jumbo Jets Flying in Formation

[Seahawk]

That was f'ing great!!!

The only thing I loved more than formation flying was formation flying on NVGs!

[mreid]

I was hoping for a 747 formation. I always thought it looked ungainly on the ground. Then I was in a holding pattern over Heathrow and I looked out the window and there was another 747 flying next to us. It was beautiful!

[stomachmonkey]

Cool but in my mind the only thing called a Jumbo Jet is a Boeing 747.

[motion]

Nice! I liked the breakaways. There was that pesky Fernando Alonso, again.

747s are big, but A380s are HUGE!

[sand_man]

WOW!!!! JUST WOW!!! That was really cool to watch!!!

EDIT:

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Cool but in my mind the only thing called a Jumbo Jet is a Boeing 747.

I was thinking the same...

[Laneco]

Oh my gosh...that was VERY cool! I did not even know they COULD do this...

angela

[fanaudical]

Once upon a time, Fairchild AFB near Spokane would host an annual airshow. They used to run some B-52 drills and formations (using the thrust of the lead jet to spin up the fans of the following jet, scramble take-offs, low-level formations, lots of high-bank turns) that were very impressive.

[911_Dude]

That was cool. I miss my formation days. There are unique challenges doing that with large aircraft. That was a very expensive project. I wonder what Airbus gets out of it?

[J P Stein]

Originally Posted by 911_Dude

That was cool. I miss my formation days. There are unique challenges doing that with large aircraft. That was a very expensive project. I wonder what Airbus gets out of it?

Better press than if they showed how to stall one of their rigs inio a flat spin....but less topical.

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Probably never happened. Just the result of some 15-year-old with Photoshop and too much time on his hands.

[Bugsinrugs]

It still amazes me that something that big and heavy can fly......too cool.

[LeeH]

[onewhippedpuppy]

Awesome!

[dewolf]

Originally Posted by Bugsinrugs

It still amazes me that something that big and heavy can fly......too cool.

yes...we're pretty clever for a few cobbled together carbon molecules.

[Jeff Higgins]

Well, as a dyed in the wool Boeing guy, I only have one thing to say:

Well done, gentlemen.

[Nate2046]

Originally Posted by motion

747s are big, but A380s are HIDEOUS!

Fixed that for you.

[chocolatelab]

that was awesome thanks for sharing!

[ted]

When the Air Force c-141 pilots flew like that we called them frustrated fighter pilots.
Risky just for the wake turbulence off the heavy jet wing tip vortices.
I expect any turbulence edits were deleted.

fwiw the FAA requires 4 miles in trail for wake turbulence between 2 heavy jets.
couple of old turbulence videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXjbVLgK-fU
http://youtu.be/s6K1ArSyiuI

[911_Dude]

I think wake turbulance is more a factor at landing speeds. At 250kts it feels like a good bump. Also, they didnt show them doing any crossing maneuvers.