10 Most Insane Air Show Stunts

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00:00These are 10 of the craziest airshow moments from my series Weekly Dose of Aviation.

00:05In this video we've got planes nearly stalling, accidents such as wing strikes and even an airshow guest stealing a plane.

00:12First up is this Boeing 777X doing a dangerously steep takeoff to show off at an airshow.

00:18Takeoffs like these are obviously not possible with passengers, but this was at the 2022 Farmbro Airshow.

00:35This guest at an airshow got a free ride in a plane, but when the pilot got out, the guest stole the plane and was not very good at flying.

01:05As you might have guessed, this was staged, but whoever was flying did a good job acting.

01:15This Airbus A319 flying really close to another plane.

01:23Then they did it again, but this time even closer.

01:29This was at an airshow in Slovakia. This Airbus A380 was taking off in a dangerously steep climb.

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02:01This was intentional at an airshow in Paris. This F-16 went a little too fast at an airshow, almost breaking the sound barrier.

02:14This C-27 making a very steep approach.

02:44This is the US Air Force Thunderbirds flying very low over a beach.

02:54This Piper Cub pilot is actually very skilled, but during this airshow act, he tried to fly as bad as possible, resulting in two wing strikes.

03:24This is the US Air Force Thunderbirds flying very low over a beach.

03:34This is the US Air Force Thunderbirds flying very low over a beach.

03:44This is the US Air Force Thunderbirds flying very low over a beach.

03:54This is how an F-A-18 shooting sounds.

04:04This is how an F-A-18 shooting sounds.

04:14This F-111 shooting huge flames, known as a dump and burn manoeuvre.

04:44This was at an airshow in Australia, and the last ever dump and burn display in the world.

05:04Now up next are some honorable mentions. This Boeing 747 flying too low over San Francisco, if it weren't for it being an airshow performance.

05:34This Boeing 747 flying too low over San Francisco, if it weren't for it being an airshow performance.

06:04This was at San Francisco Fleet Week, and the huge 747-400 made multiple low passes over the bay.

06:14This was at San Francisco Fleet Week, and the huge 747-400 made multiple low passes over the bay.

06:24This Airbus A319 making a low pass over a crowd at an airshow in Slovakia.

06:34This Airbus A319 making a low pass over a crowd at an airshow in Slovakia.

06:44This fighter jet being chased by another fighter jet.

07:04This is known as a dogfight, and you can see how the jet that's being chased is deploying flares to avoid getting shot by missiles.

07:24This was at an airshow in Sweden, so luckily they weren't actually fighting, and both of the jets were just screepens.

07:34This Boeing 777X making a very steep takeoff, and then some very steep turns.

07:44This Boeing 777X making a very steep takeoff, and then some very steep turns.

08:14This was at an airshow in Dubai, these two jets shooting at a target.

08:34And those are just some of the crazy airshow moments from the series.

08:54You can go watch more on my channel, subscribe, and I'll see you guys in the next one.