User: davidnob |
Thunderbirds ar go Tv call for Thunderbird series Tags: thunderbirds tv series |
User: zeoul001 |
Thunderbirds(U.S airforce) The Thunderbirds are the Air Demonstration Squadron of the United States Air Force. The squadron performs no more than 88 air demonstrations each year and has never canceled a demonstration due to maintenance difficulty. In addition to their air demonstration responsibilities, the Thunderbirds are part of the USAF combat force and a component of the 57th Wing. If required, the team's personnel and aircraft can be rapidly integrated into a fighter unit at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.The first team leader was Major General Dick Catledge, and the first plane flown by the squadron was the F-84 Thunderjet. As the F-84G Thunderjet was a single seat fighter, a 2 seat T-33 Shooting Star served as the narrator's aircraft and was used as the VIP/Press ride aircraft. The T-33 served with the Thunderbirds in this capacity in the 1950s & 1960s. A year later, 1955, they moved to the F-84F Thunderstreak aircraft, in which they performed 91 air shows. The aircraft of the squadron was again changed in June 1956, this time to the F-100 Super Sabre, which gave the pilots supersonic capability. This switch was accompanied by a move of headquarters to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada It also signaled a shift in their performance routine—for example, the Cuban 8 opening routine was dropped, and emphasis was placed on low, screaming flyovers and demonstrations of takeoff performance. For a time, if the show's sponsor permitted it, the pilots would create a "sonic boom" (this ended when the FAA banned supersonic flight over the continental U.S.)In 1960 a decision was made to allow the tail of the #4 slot plane, blackened by the exhaust of the other planes, to remain black. This practice remained in force through the 1973 season. In 1961, the team was compelled to discontinue the vertical bank maneuver due to an FAA regulation prohibiting aerobatics that pointed the nose of the aircraft toward the crowd. . The team switched to the F-105 Thunderchief for a brief period, but returned to the F-100 in 1964 after only six airshows, following Capt. Gene Devlin's death resulting from structural failure of the aircraft in a high-G climbing maneuver. In 1969, the squadron adopted the noisy and huge F-4E Phantom, which it flew until 1973, the only time they would fly jets similar to those of the Blue Angels, as it was the standard fighter for both services. A special white paint had to be developed to cover high-temperature metals, replacing the bare metal paint scheme of past planes. The white paint scheme has been continued to the present. In 1974 they switched to the more economical T-38 Talon, a supersonic trainer based on the F-5 fighter. In 1982, there was another disaster for the Thunderbirds, occurring during pre-season training on January 18. While practicing the 4 plane diamond loop, the formation impacted the ground at high speed, instantly killing all four pilots: Major Norm Lowry, leader, Captain Willie Mays, Captain Pete Peterson and Captain Mark Melancon. The cause of the crash was officially listed by the USAF as the result of a mechanical problem with the #1 aircraft's control stick actuator. In 1983, the team returned to front-line fighters with the General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon. They would change to the updated F-16C in 1992, an aircraft which has proven its outstanding effectiveness in both air-to-ground and air superiority competitions. Their 3,000th air show was performed in 1990. The squadron celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 1, 2003. Tags: f16 16 fighter jet thunderbird airplane aircraft airshow new york usa airforce warbird plane amazing video thunderbirds |
User: hamshow |
Thunderbirds Are Go!!! Opening of the classic Gerry Anderson program. Tags: Gerry Anderson Thunderbirds |
User: jwbeckett |
Busted - Thunderbirds Are Go Busted - Thunderbirds Are Go Tags: busted thunderbirds are go |
User: Alstom1995 |
Thunderbirds London Underground As well as an Lu fan i'm also a Thunderbirds fan. This is some footage from the episode Vault of Death, Virgil and Alan use the now abandoned London Underground to get into the Bank of England vault. Tags: Thunderbirds London Underground Bank of England |
User: Durandal1717 |
The Making Of Thunderbirds Step into the twisted mind of Gerry Anderson, and see how he makes Thunderbirds, as well as Stingray and his other little puppet shows. F.A.B.!!! Ugh...that box of hands is gonna give me nightmares... Tags: Thunderbirds Gerry Anderson Stingray Captain Scarlet puppets horribly cheesy box o' hands |
User: kinghovla |
Thunberdirds (parody of Thunderbirds in japan) "tunnels no minasan no okagedesu PART4" (08.March. 1988) Performed by Takaaki Ishibashi / Noritake Kinashi / Akira Shimizu and more... Tags: Tunnels とんねるず Thunberdirds Thunderbirds |
User: Alstom1995 |
Thunderbirds Thunderbird 2 attacked Virgil is under attack by the US Navy. From the episode Terror In New York City Tags: Thunderbirds Navy Virgil Scott Missiles |
User: AVweb |
Thunderbirds Eject/Crash -- How It Happened AVweb's Glenn Pew http://www.glennpew.com takes a look at the factors leading to the crash. This video includes all previously released footage and images made available to AVweb in January, 2004, plus the results of the official investigation. USAF Thunderbirds ejection at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. For more, see: http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/briefs/186633-1.html Tags: investigation ejection USAF thunderbirds stricklin crash airplane jet aerobatics glenn pew f-16 mountain avweb aviation |
User: matt20uk |
Shooting star- Cliff Richard(Thunderbirds) From thunderbirds the movie Tags: Thunderbirds shooting star shadows |
User: UnCanadienFrancais |
Thunderbirds VS Thunderbirds Thunderbirds from the original serie of Gerry Anderson VS Thunberbirds from the movie "Thunberdirds" made in 2004. Just take a look on what happened with those Thunderbirds ... Ok ok I know that I forgot T5 and The Mole, sorry about that .... I just picked up some images from the originals ones and some images from the "new" ones with the same camera angle(for Thunderbird 1 and 2). Tags: Thunderbirds vs destroyed upgraded anderson gerry 2004 movie shame |
User: Alstom1995 |
Thunderbirds Pit Of Peril The U.S. Army is testing a new machine called the Sidewinder. For those of you that have never seen it. Thunderbirds was an old television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson that aired back in the mid 1960's. Tags: Thunderbirds Sidewinder |
User: rambomallis1 |
Brains from Thunderbirds takes centre stage in drench ad A new TV ad for drench water featuring Brains from Thunderbirds dancing to 90s Classic 'Rhythm is a Dancer' by SNAP! Tags: Comedy Thunderbirds Brains drench Britvic Funny Music Dance Ad Rhythm is Dancer SNAP! water Hip Hop |
User: McGuyver |
Reservoir Thunderbirds If you like Reservoir Dogs and Thunderbirds then this is for you. Tags: Reservoir Dogs Thunderbirds |
User: SinDr0me |
Thunderbirds IR In September 2005, a QuickTime video file titled Thunderbirds IR was released on several P2P networks. It opens with music by Barry Gray and a few clips of the classic Thunderbirds 1 through 4 launching, then shows several scenes from an intended new Thunderbirds series from Carlton Television. The trailer made with a combination of computer-generated imagery and puppetry depicts scenes including internal sets, external settings, and a sleekly-redesigned Thunderbird 1, Scott Tracy, The Hood, and the rescue of a falling lighthousekeeper. Scott Tracy is seen to walk, and perform a backflip. The trailer stated that a new Thunderbirds series would be coming in 2005 from Carlton Television and displays a phone number. The series was developed by Carlton with David Freedman as executive producer and David Mercer who was heading the Children's Department at Carlton at the time. Greg Johnson and Bob Forward were lead writers and Asylum did all the set builds and puppet work. Tim Field was line producer. Dave Throssel and a small team from The Mill TV Dept did the CG work. Steve Clarke directed the short. Gerry Anderson met the Carlton team in the early days of development and gave his full blessing. However, when Granada and Carlton merged, the series was shelved until further notice. Tags: Thunderbirds IR Gerry Anderson Trailer |
User: PHubb |
Stevie Ray Vaughan and the FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS - Tuff Enuf Stevie Ray Vaughan and the FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS Live on the River Boat Queen Tuff Enuff Tags: Stevie Ray Vaughan and the FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS |
User: airshowfansh |
2006 Dover AFB Open House & Airshow - USAF Thunderbirds The Thunderbirds fly their high show at the 2006 Dover AFB Open House & Airshow on Sunday October 8, 2006. For more videos and information on DVDs, visit http://www.stevesairshow.com . Tags: USAF Thunderbirds Thunderbird F-16 F16 F-16C F16C Fighting Falcon Viper Demonstration Air Show 2006 Dover AFB Airshow |
User: predator123 |
Thunderbirds Uncut 1 - Brains Tomfoolery Brains is being abit shiffty, and Jeff is having non of it. Tags: Jack ewins will south swearing uncut thunderbirds |
User: perndave |
The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Powerful Stuff Kim Wilson(vocal), Jimmy Vaughan(guitar), Preston Hubbard(bass), Fran Christina(drums). This clip might be from a Rock The Vote special, 1988. Or not. Tags: fabulous thunderbirds powerful stuff kim wilson jimmy vaughan preston hubbard |
User: zachcurd |
Thunderbirds Are Now! Thunderbirds Are Now! Tags: Thunderbirds Are Now! |
User: rudseng |
The Fabulous Thunderbirds Thunderbirds at their best. Kim Wilson playing 1`st position like no one else. This is the best harmonica playing in the entire world. Why Charlie Musselwhite gets all the Handy awards for best harmonica playing, is a mystery to me Tags: harmonica harp blues kim wilson Fabulous thunderbirds |
User: jbryant13 |
USAF Thunderbirds - Dare to Dream USAF Thunderbirds Tags: USAF Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 Van Halen Dreams |
User: leedscrew |
Brains from Thunderbirds in drench ad Brains from Thunderbirds in drench ad Tags: Comedy Thunderbirds Brains drench Britvic Funny Music Dance Ad Rhythm is Dancer water Hip Hop happy |
User: junioraragaki |
THE REZILLOS - THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO Thunderbirds Are Go - The Rezillos & frame-compilation by Junior Aragaki Tags: stop motion rezillos thunderbirds calopsycho junior aragaki punk rock music new wave |
User: UnCanadienFrancais |
Thunderbirds Are Go ! Intro of the REAL Thunderbirds 60's series. Why "REAL Thunderbirds" ? Because Thunderbirds from 2004 are not the real ones! Tags: Thunderbirds are go 60's anderson gerry sylvia british |