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Some aerial footage of Saudi Eagles and Typhoons

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Vulcanone
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Some aerial footage of Saudi Eagles and Typhoons

Post by Vulcanone » Fri Apr 03, 2015 9:12 pm

Found and posted after a long day yesterday, having had after a brief look at the PPRune thread regarding the situation in Yemen I posted it here :whistle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf37PT76WwQ

Watch the Typhoon overflying the tower at 5.06ish minutes in....!

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Re: Some aerial footage of Saudi Eagles and Typhoons

Post by rva65 » Sat Apr 04, 2015 11:16 pm

Wow what a beautiful video, great find!

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Re: Some aerial footage of Saudi Eagles and Typhoons

Post by Snoop 95 » Sun Apr 05, 2015 8:27 am

Very nice indeed, but what's with the lumpy helmet at 1.55 and later?

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Re: Some aerial footage of Saudi Eagles and Typhoons

Post by DUI » Sun Apr 05, 2015 8:48 am

The helmet bumps have infra red LED's so the Typhoons avionics can figure out which way the pilot is looking, this allows the pilot to identify possible targets without pointing the aircraft at them.
seehttp://www.baesystems.com/enhancedartic ... oon-helmet
for a better explaination. I have on occasion seen RAF pilots in the loop wearing them.

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Re: Some aerial footage of Saudi Eagles and Typhoons

Post by Dan D'Air » Sun Apr 05, 2015 9:38 am

Now that was worth watching.

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Re: Some aerial footage of Saudi Eagles and Typhoons

Post by Velvet Glove » Sun Apr 05, 2015 3:54 pm

Snoop 95 wrote:Very nice indeed, but what's with the lumpy helmet at 1.55 and later?
The knobbly typhoon helmet's explained here ~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-uv95QDJcc

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Re: Some aerial footage of Saudi Eagles and Typhoons

Post by 22A » Mon Apr 06, 2015 7:05 am

High level of photography as well as competently flown aircraft.
Idle thought; some Arab hot head led countries probably wish Saudi would join in a future war against Israel.

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Re: Some aerial footage of Saudi Eagles and Typhoons

Post by Vulcanone » Tue Apr 07, 2015 7:52 am

That's not very likely given that some who are friendly with Israel are working with equally good kit with the Saudis out in Yemen :whistle:

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