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[Jon]

December 17, 2003 - No time to blog last night because today is the big day!  We're heading to the Wright Brothers Memorial in 5 minutes.   A TON of stuff is planned for today, so be sure to watch for today's entry.

Yesterday we were allowed to stay at the park an hour after closing to witness a takeoff of the Marines' Osprey VTOL aircraft from very close range.  We got some excellent footage of the event as well as a mouthful of debris   

Osprey Takeoff Video

Today's video is nearly 3 minutes long, hence the large filesize (15mb).  Does anybody object to the large filesize?  If so we might be able to post a lower resolution version later...

Brad and Jon
Kitty Hawk

[Spector]

The larger file sizes doesn't bother me in one bit... I just don't have Divx at work to watch the vids. I'll download and watch it at home where I have Divx 5.1.1 (I think.. I know I have at least 5)

[andrew19882000]

that is a well good. i had the Osprey for fs2002. It is a very good plane

[PSYCHO]

i don't mind the file size either. the only thing i am consernd about are people on dial up... haha but really i think it is worth it to download at 5 kbs for like 20 minutes. (dial up eww....)


awesome video! but the smoke that came out of the right engine didn't give me that warm fuzzy... haha

Edited by PSYCHO, 17 December 2003 - 09:41 AM.

[Bernhardt]

Yep filesize isnt a problem here (cable)

Love the video awesome plane just everything was just really well done... you should make a movie of all the videos together   

Good job

[alio]

File size is no problem to me, some more amazing footage there hope to see some of the wright flyer keep them pictures comming too

Go have some more fun    i wish i was there

[Pavehawk]

Sweet video!  I love the Osprey!  Beautiful aircraft!  Right now, we are getting all the rain I guess you had before, got soaked just from walking to my bus after school!

[Chiaradia]

   .. oh no, the Wright Flyers re-enactment was not successful    that's sad.

[tym2av8]

It didn't sound like there was any damage done to the aircraft, so they'll probably try again soon. At least I hope so. I want to see the Wright Flyer take flight!

[wnfaknd]

WOW!

[Znoopy]

Waow, the aircraft is very kewl

[Grogs]

it is advaible in the FS2002 Downloads Section

[Nick]

thats cool

[Hornet]

The video is cool to bad it was raining on the day.

[pete]

wow, that thing is awsome!!! i want one!! good work guys. great vid.   

[mmenard]

file size is no problem and the video is great

mmenard

[homeless]

i wasted whole 3 min to dpwnload this video... but ######, it was worth it !

[CAT19_Hitman]

How about this Osprey take off video:

http://www.simradar....den_flight.html

Edited by CAT19_Hitman, 06 December 2004 - 07:55 PM.

[JayKee]

Ouch  

[Jon]

While filming the takeoff from so close I must admit that was in the back of my mind.  A crash on takeoff would have been the end of both Brad and me!