Tornado Tornado
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 298 seconds

A music video featuring footage of tornados. Soundtrack is The Prodigy - Climbatize.

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XB-70 Incident XB-70 Incident
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 433 seconds

Footage of the 6-engined XB-70 Valkyrie, a 1960s coldwar supersonic strategic nuclear bomber. Features footage of it's maiden flight, wheel lockup and flameout, and it's infamous collision with an F-104 in 1966.

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M1 Abrams Tank M1 Abrams Tank
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 230 seconds

The Abrams is the US's main battle tank, and arguably the best of it's type in the world. With its sophisticated electronics and 120mm smoothbore main gun, it is capable of a 95% hit rate at distances of over 4km. It is powered by a 1500hp gas turbine, it is protected by state-of-the-art armour which can incorporate depleted uranium. Music: H-BlockX - The Power

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Demolition Demolition
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 172 seconds

Music video using footage of demolitions and implosions. Music: Poison by The Prodigy.

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Rocket Crash Rocket Crash
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 166 seconds

A compilation of various US missile systems crashing and burning in a spectacular fashion.

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B-2 Spirit B-2 Spirit
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 270 seconds

Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is a multi-role stealth heavy bomber. The B-2's composite materials, special coatings and flying-wing design all contribute to its "stealthiness." One of the most expensive planes ever built: estimates for the costs per plane range from 1.1 to 2.2 billion USD. Music: Massive Attack - 'Future Proof'.

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TU-144 Konkordski TU-144 Konkordski
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 95 seconds

The Tupolev Tu-144 Charger was a supersonic transport aircraft AKA Koncordski, on 15/07/69 it became the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2, and the fastest commercial airliner ever. Includes footage of the the Paris Air Show 03/06/73 when the aircraft crashed killing all six crew.

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The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 103 seconds

09/08/1945 Codename "Fat-Man", the 2nd and last nuclear weapon to be used in combat. The weapon at 11:02 local time 500 meters above the city with a yield equivalent to 21,000 tons of TNT.

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Su-47 Airshow Su-47 Airshow
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 102 seconds

Russian airshow footage of the Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut being put through it's paces

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The Blue Angels The Blue Angels
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 265 seconds

Formed in 1946 under the directive of Admiral Chester Nimitz, the Blue Angels are the US Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron. In the course of their history they have used the F6F Hellcat, F8F Bearcat, F9F Panther(first jet), F9F-8 Cougar, F11 Tiger, F-4 Phantom, A-4 Skyhawk and shown here the F/A-18. Hornet. Music: FC Kahuna - 'Hayling'.

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F-104 Starfighter F-104 Starfighter
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 267 seconds

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine supersonic interceptor aircraft that served with the USAF from 1958 until 1967, and the first combat aircraft capable of sustained speeds above Mach 2. A highly inovative plane designed by Kelly Johnson to meet demands generated by the Korean war, it featured many design firsts.
Music: Massive Attack - Teardrop

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\"The Unbreakable\" P-47 Thunderbolt "The Unbreakable" P-47 Thunderbolt
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 158 seconds

First flown on 06/05/1941, the P-47 was designed as a high-performance fighter/bomber. In the entire history of military aviation, there has never been an airplane that could match the P-47 Thunderbolt for ruggedness and dependability. The pilots nicknamed it "The Unbreakable", P-47's often came back from combat shot full of holes, their wings and control surfaces in tatters.

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Missile War Missile War
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 177 seconds

An apocolyptic music video using stock footage of ICBM launches, a BBC drama called "Threads" and two Russian Nuclear weapon tests, Joe-4 and Joe-9. Sound track is Voices by Disturbed.

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Panavia Tornado Panavia Tornado
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 209 seconds

The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine fighters, which was jointly developed by the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. The aircraft has a variably swept delta wing to provide high peformance at both all speeds and altitudes.
Music: The Crystal Method - "Keep Hope Alive".

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The English Electric Lightning The English Electric Lightning
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 243 seconds

The Lightning was an all-British Mach 2 capable supersonic Cold War fighter/interceptor. RAF pilots described it as "being saddled to a skyrocket". Designed as an air superiority fighter, it's role was to defend mainland Britain against bomber attacks. The Lightning served RAF and the Royal Saudi Air Force between 1957 and 1988.
Music: Ian Brown - "Northern Lights".

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Breaking the Sound Barrier Breaking the Sound Barrier
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 211 seconds

14/10/1947, Captain Charles "Chuck" Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than sound. Yeager breaks the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis", named after his wife. He was able to reach 670-mph or Mach 1.015 at Muroc Dry Lake, California.

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Timelapse footage Timelapse footage
Posted by: sonicbomb

Video duration: 170 seconds

A really nice 480p timelapse video of SF, and LA created by 599productions.com. Music: Album Leaf - 'The Outer Banks'.

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