Thread: How close do you like it ( tailgate )

Originally Posted by weeds

what makes you think it was an approved activity

Well, it was certainly well publicised in the Melbourne media at the time. It would have been about 6-8 years ago, I would think. There was footage of the fighter slowly approaching the C130 from the rear and taking up the position very close to the loading ramp, and remaining there for some minutes.

From the ground (my apartment balcony, actually), I saw the 2 aircraft fly over South Melbourne, heading out over Port Phillip bay, in a roughly southerly direction, and by the time I saw them the relative positions of the 2 aircraft were stable, as the final photo from drivesafe shows them.

Even through binoculars they looked BLOODY close to each other.

Cheers,

Lionel

Check this out, Eurofighter made this 8 min commercial of the Typhoon to play at airshows, it incorporates several of the filming from the rear of the C-130.

Eurofighter Typhoon, nothing comes close Air Force Videos Military Videos Defense News | Defence Forum | Military Pictures | Weapons - DefenceTalk

Apparently during the filming, the directer was calling the pilot to move closer and closer, the pilot got fed up and shot forward saying, "how about this close" (apparently)

I'd be fairly certain this was not shot in Australia. Although replicated here, I believe, with a F/A-18 Hornet a while ago.

Specifications of the Eurofighter Typhoon F2
Engines: 2 Eurojet EJ200 turbojets Thrust: 20,000lbs Max speed: 2Mach
Max altitude: 65,000ft, Length: 15.96m Span: 11.09m
Armament: AMRAAM, ASRAAM, Brimstone, Storm Shadow, Enhanced Paveway, Paveway IV.

I want one.

Originally Posted by drivesafe

That’s what got me, with the jet’s intakes so close, how does it get enough air?

The aircraft is a few meters below the deck of the herc. An absolute must in any line astern formation is to remain below the altitude of the aircraft in front. If you get in the wake from the aircraft in front the brown stuff really starts to hit the fan