Hat tip to Mr. T!
We all remember Tom Cruise in the Movie “TOP GUN” when he makes a low pass near the control tower and causes an officer to spill coffee down his shirt. Well, here are short clips of the top 10 low pass flybys ever filmed … and of course for nostalgia, let’s see that Top Gun low pass again.
Pay particular attention to the last shown low pass. It is number one. Watch the halo of water around the plane. It happened during a Blue Angels event over San Francisco several years ago. It was the pilot’s last show with the team and he had nothing to lose. Many of the boats in the bay lost windows to the sonic blast. It’s a kick to watch. Number 3 was pretty impressive too.
1. This is the top flyby of all time.
2. Jets are for sissies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJGWZjab_uc
Now you have opened a can of worms!
Low flying by civilian airliner
http://www.airliners.net/photo/British-Airways/Vickers-VC10-Srs1101/0051638/L/
Ultimate naval low flying – without damaging the aircraft(centimetres ground of the bottom of the flying boat by a New Zealander of course)
http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/325/Lower-than-a-Snakes-Belly-in-a-Wagon-R.aspx
Not photoshopped and Mike the pilot didn’t know at the time. http://rlv.zcache.com/long_ez_skimming_lake_poster-p228724103140823415t5ta_400.jpg