Flying a plane with fireworks on the wings

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Aerosparx are a British aerobatics team that perform displays with fireworks attached to their wings. This is how they do it.
More about Aerosparx: www.aerosparx.com/
Camera by Grant Stevens www.moonshineproductions.co.uk/
Ground display camera by Adam Landau
Edited by Michelle Martin @mrsmmartin
Audio mix by Graham Haerther haerther.net
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@TomScottGo 4 года назад

In total, we had twelve cameras running during the flight, and generated half a terabyte of footage. Special thanks to camera op Grant who successfully tracked the plane I was in, while pointing his camera backwards, while in a 4g loop.

@luchthonn 4 года назад

1 week ago?

@snailmanfan 4 года назад

@@luchthonn the video was unlisted or private for a bit

@candykanefpv98 4 года назад

I hope you also had someone taking some bad-ass long exposures during it.

@Jeagles 4 года назад

This wasn’t above Croyde, Devon was it?

@1ssac1 4 года назад

These test were in UK or in PL?

@Viniter 4 года назад

I imagine some poor bureaucrat having to deal with this: "So let me get this straight, you want to take a bunch of airplanes, strap explosives to them and fly them dangerously close above paying customers?" "Yes, preferably at night."

@paulsengupta971 4 года назад

*thumbs through regulations* "Well, I can't see....there's nothing....nope....nothing specifically prohibiting it here, I guess you're good to go."

@Zwodo 3 года назад

Also we'll be flying within 3-5 meters of each other if that's no problem for you?

@wmeuse2375 3 года назад

Do you want a law named after you this is how you get a law named after you.

@deephorizon1365 3 года назад

@@wmeuse2375 HAHAHA

@laa0fa502 3 года назад

Never heard the words "poor" and "bureaucrat" together before

@matthewworthington767 4 года назад

"hi we attach pyrotechnics to our planes do you wanna come for a test ride?" "Y E S"

@johnward654 4 года назад

Matthew Worthington no

@OrangeC7 4 года назад

E X C U S E M E B U T O F C O U R S E

@philipmelavila4639 4 года назад

Well yes but actually yes

@Wilipeidia 4 года назад

Depends if it's late world war 2 Japanese pilots or not. . . Otherwise you always answer yes.

@pluto8404 4 года назад

>"hi we attach pyrotechnics to our plane do you wanna come for a test ride?" >"Y E S" >"cool, lets go... allahu akbar" >😳

@saleplains 4 года назад

i love how the "bumblebee dance" looks so dorky and silly then you remember these guys really do these maneuvers in real gliders while fireworks shoot out of the plane

@error.418 4 года назад

It's funny they call it a "bumblebee dance." In skydiving we call it "dirt diving."

@clockworkkirlia7475 4 года назад

@@error.418 It's a really good name, because bumblebees do really "waggle dance" to plot flightplans towards cool stuff they found. Well, food, specifically. Dirt diving also sounds cool though; are you literally just lying down for parts of it?

@error.418 4 года назад

@@clockworkkirlia7475 In some cases, but usually we are standing and miming as if we are belly-to-earth, or head-down, etc. We also have a device called a "creeper" which is a small platform on low wheels that we can lie on and wheel around as if belly-to-earth in the sky.

@clockworkkirlia7475 4 года назад

@@error.418 Ooo, thanks! I'm sure there are *never* any shenanigans with the creeper.

@error.418 4 года назад

@@clockworkkirlia7475 Hah hah, none at all. No one has ever rolled over their finger, nope.

@colinfurze 4 года назад

I feel I need to get involved........ but they keep doing some sort of safety checks and “planning” is it called........hmmmm.

@roscoebaram681 4 года назад

How does only have 3 likes and 1 reply

@Seanire101 4 года назад

Yes

@zapfanzapfan 4 года назад

And serve hamburgers out the side while you are at it ;-)

@caromac_ 3 года назад

@@zapfanzapfan That's a throwback.

@hipeopleidkwhatisgoingon 3 года назад

:o COLIN

@candykanefpv98 4 года назад

This sure seems like fun for long exposure photography!

@Len923_ 4 года назад

I need this. 360 degrees long-exposure camera watching the entire thing.

@candykanefpv98 4 года назад

@@Len923_ 360 degrees 😂 no... just... no. There's so much that would be missed by using a 360 degree camera.

@rjrfletcher2355 4 года назад

Another form of Painting with light !

@MorgurEdits 4 года назад

Go to their website and you will see exactly that! Its amazing! ;)

@mukrifachri 4 года назад

@@candykanefpv98 360 isn't bad when you know where things is. I'm thinking something like what Tom's doing anyway (panning in post).

@fireaza 4 года назад

"Fireworks being launched from planes? That's... **confusedly thumbs though regulations book** Probably illegal..?" -The Authorities

@Ihyabond009 4 года назад

*Outstanding move*, but _hey, That's illegal_

@JasperJanssen 4 года назад

“Wait... I don’t think we ever bothered to make this illegal?”

@nanianmichaels 4 года назад

@@JasperJanssen To be fair, they probably didn't think anyone would be crazy enough to actually do it :P

@The_Crimson_Fucker 4 года назад

@@JasperJanssen And total ban in t-minus 10...9...8...7...

@Opalium 4 года назад

"You guys are probably breaking dozens of regulations with your project here and should technically be banned from ever flying again... But holy crap this is too cool to ban." -Authorities, hopefully?

@buddyltd 4 года назад

"What we are going to do is turn the engine off. And now it's a glider." *"OH. SURE."*

@robertmacfarlane2358 3 года назад

Touring motor glider to be precise

@sedawk 4 года назад

Didn’t pass out in the 4g loop - nice. Looks like Tom’s g-force tolerance is improving.

@diamondflaw 4 года назад

"And now we're going to turn the engine off" "Okay... sure...."

@lukak1774 4 года назад

I don't know why people seem to think normal planes will just drop like rocks whenever the engine is off. They're in a glider, not a fast jet.

@axirnindar4171 4 года назад

It a hybrid prop/RGB

@TestarossaF110 4 года назад

They have RGB... they dont even need that engine!

@christalbot210 4 года назад

Engines?! We don't need no stinking engines! :-)

@Volk1880 4 года назад

@@christalbot210 Badges?! We don't need no stinking badges! I hope you get the reference if I think you took it from the same place :P

@ZachHixsonTutorials 4 года назад

This seems like the ultimate "I can't believe this is my job," type jobs :)

@pikipiki8725 4 года назад

no no no Tom has the Ultimate "I can't believe this is my job"

@ZachHixsonTutorials 4 года назад

@@pikipiki8725 I stand corrected

@TheUndeadFireNinja 4 года назад

Corsair, you can't just keep adding RGB lights to everything! Corsair: you like planes?

@davidbailey8170 3 года назад

Don't show linus.

@Kittsuera 3 года назад

and now its Cors Air

@achunkofbutter 4 года назад

4:48 He's like a child actor in a Christmas movie.

@Seff2 3 года назад

omg so accurate :D

@AL_O0 4 года назад

And now we have rgb aeroplanes

@hebl47 4 года назад

I blame LTT for this!

@OrangeC7 4 года назад

@@hebl47 It's their fault for bringing this blessed invention to us

@jadefalcon001 4 года назад

You know they'll have gone high-volume when they switch to CMYK offset. Printer's joke.

@tpmiranda 4 года назад

@@jadefalcon001 The black ain't dark enough... 60 40 40 100?

@richardmillhousenixon 4 года назад

As we all know, RGB lighting makes everything run twice as fast. Especially if it's red, then it goes 4x as fast

@truefiasco2637 4 года назад

imagine "how can they do this safely?" being your last words lmao.

@Blox117 4 года назад

"safely? hahahahha heh, we asked you to come with us so we could kill you" *rams planes together*

@li_tsz_fung 4 года назад

"We spend millions pounds every month to train the best pilots and to buy the fanciest planes (so that we still have people in our company even when crashes happens in every show)

@LuLost 4 года назад

I saw them flying. It has to be pointed that they also have great playlist chosen to the show. Music absolutely perfect to the speed and style they present in air.

@WillVC 4 года назад

I thought this was a Colin Furze video.

@sethrothz 4 года назад

For 10 mil subs this is definitely what he's gonna do

@bob_._. 4 года назад

@@sethrothz Only if they get another 1000 planes. Two guys just ain't gonna cut it.

@Colopty 4 года назад

@@bob_._. Dude's going to cover a commercial airliner with fireworks for sure.

@cholten99 4 года назад

@@Colopty That'll need a specially reinforced safety tie!

@stevenohenries5127 4 года назад

Literally same 😂😂 I thought this was his 10 million subs video

@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 года назад

3:33 "How can they do this safely?" That is exactly what I asked also.

@EladLerner 4 года назад

*crazy laughter in the background*

@jubaerjami 4 года назад

*LOOP* *NOW*

@seanclark3559 4 года назад

Oh hey its you

@StrangeParts 4 года назад

What a lovely video, Tom! Such incredible broll.

@chashubaothepomeranian7059 4 года назад

Camera guy: "How dangerous do you want it?" Tom: "Yes"

@R4V3-0N 4 года назад

Fireworks... on planes? That never came to my mind but now you got me interested.

@jadefalcon001 4 года назад

"Things you never knew existed but now can't live without!"

@daddymememaster5432 4 года назад

How about fireworks and lasers on planes combined?

@Appletank8 4 года назад

look up melbourne airport pyrotechnic airshow

@emcee2k965 4 года назад

It's weird. I never though of it, yet now it seems so obvious.

@aronlau8327 4 года назад

3:30 That looks like a scene you would find in Interstellar. Magnificent.

@Persephone_ 4 года назад

I thought so too! 3:46 especially

@JPAnor 4 года назад

Aron Lau ikr, atleast some talk about thise shots. They were stunning

@thecrazything95 4 года назад

Throwback to the Technical Difficulties episode with the mention of how there can't be such a thing as a powered glider. Granted this is not cat-powered, but it is powered!

@rr.studios 4 года назад

New subscriber here. Which vid is that

@thelastcube. 4 года назад

@@rr.studios If you're new around here and you like dry British humour, boy you're in for a treat Just search up "Matt and Tom" and go to techdiff ep 1

@JohnyG29 4 года назад

Yes there is. It's a glider when they turn the engine off.

@umgubularslashkilter9272 4 года назад

@@rr.studios im gonna do you a favour, because not all watch the bonus footage

@PabloGonzalez-hv3td 4 года назад

Gliding is just unpowered wingborne flight and anything with an engine becomes a glider when the power is off some just glide better than others

@jackroutledge352 4 года назад

I have three questions: 1. Who on earth is insuring these people? 2. What are they smoking? 3. Can I have some please?

@jsd4574 4 года назад

1. Someone with a lot of money 2. Probably rolled up bank notes 3. Sure, go win the lottery :)

@gustavhl7684 4 года назад

If you go to their website, they are partnered with Sydney Charles Aviation Insurance Brokers, and have their branding on the planes as well, so I imagine that answers question 1.

@Valery0p5 4 года назад

Sulphur. Lot of sulphur smoke should get inside that cabin...

@philipwhiuk 4 года назад

@@jsd4574 Nah. All the insurance company needs to be is good at working out risk. And actually the risk here isn't huge. The gliders are tiny, the fireworks are tiny, the pilots flying are both liable and the main risk.

@srpacific 4 года назад

Valery0p 5 would it? I mean, the plane is traveling through the air ahead of all the smoke

@cirogarcia8958 3 года назад

That last take is awesome. Tom and the pilot speaking like its nothing while they gracefully fall down to earth inside a thin aluminium can, hundreds of feet above the ground, with the sun almost set. Just the thought of being sat down with someone high in the air, with nothing keeping you in place, with no force being applied to you other than gravity is amazing. I love gliders

@deadlymelody27 3 года назад

I love the smiles on their faces as they do the bumblebee dance. Just working out the choreography for the plane dance. This is epic and i would love to see them perform

@LupusSapien 5 месяцев назад

The bee dance is by far my favorite part of this. You can tell they feel just a bit silly, but it WORKS.

@JesusJuenger 4 года назад

When Merry & Pippin set off Gandalf's giant dragon firework.

@MarkPentler 4 года назад

I love that they're using the same cadance as Red 1 when doing callouts

@techfin6145 4 года назад

Having flown this aircraft, This is extra-special.

@clockworkkirlia7475 4 года назад

I am so very envious, whether you mean just the motorglider or these specific ones.

@CptPatch 4 года назад

The bee dance planning was straight up adorable. This is what peak teamwork looks like.

@carlosserranosaez7467 4 года назад

Me: It's 2am I should go to sleep RU-vid: A plane, fireworks on the wings Me: I'm interested

@ycrep1993 4 года назад

5:30am + drunk Same story Laughing too hard Give me this job tho

@LT_Foxfyre 4 года назад

I got to see the Aerosparx display team at the Abingdon Summer Fireworks Festival a couple of weeks ago. Absolutely amazing display.

@ianmacfarlane1241 4 года назад

"I've got an idea..... ....... fireworks, planes.....oh, and no engine"

@PabloGonzalez-hv3td 4 года назад

It's a motor glider it's meant to fly well with the engine off and the long wings are part of what makes it ideal to attach fireworks away from the cockpit as mentioned by the pilot

@ianmacfarlane1241 4 года назад

@@PabloGonzalez-hv3td Yes, I'm fully aware of that, thanks - it was an attempt at humour.

@Peds013 4 года назад

This is the same type of aircraft (vigilant) as the air cadets in the UK learnt to fly for many years. I have so many great memories of these and they responsible for many of our RAF serviceman's love of flying and career choices!

@NeonTiger 4 года назад

Absolutely incredible, I can't even imagine how much regulatory back-and-forth these folks deal with (likely in this case for good reason hahaha) It's actually unbelievable that they've found a way to do this legally but I'm so glad they did, this looks amazing on video and I'm sure it looks stunning from the ground as well!

@REA.Design.Studio 4 года назад

i thought toms job was amazing, but this guy is on another level.

@WightKnight 4 года назад

I'd love to capture a long exposure of the entire display in one image, just to see what they do paint

@jurgennicht4626 4 года назад

I assume it's to be understood more like in dancing: The tricks fit each other, instead of doing extra cool stunts that stand only by themselves. I'd be surprised if they were really flying borderlines that form an image, because it would be invisible to the primary audience.

@redmed10 4 года назад

That view of the fireworks from inside the plane is stunning.

@QuantumLeclerc 4 года назад

Ever fly them about pretending to dogfight and using firework rockets as missiles?

@beruman 4 года назад

I also thought this is as close as a civilian will get to firing stuff in a fighter plane.

@bruno_semi 4 года назад

Too risky, i guess

@aliensinnoh1 4 года назад

Seems more like anti-targeting flares to me.

@vaclav_fejt 4 года назад

I already had the various Battle of Britain music in my head, to be honest.

@Jedi-J2 4 года назад

That does raise the question, what's the difference between a firework and a missile? (Ya know, besides payload. And even then...)

@tttITA10 4 года назад

5:16 - By the video, I couldn't agree more! When you are flying next to fireworks they look flipping fantastic!

@namvu2362 4 года назад

I always knew that one day I'd get to see my gliding instructor on a Tom Scott video!

@redosprey1334 4 года назад

I have seen them twice in Belgium and the show is amazing to see.

@alatchford 4 года назад

Had the opportunity to nightshoot the Aerosparx at the last Abingdon Air & Country Show

@demonbunnny 4 года назад

I saw aerosparx last year. They were phenomenonal. You're SO lucky to have been offered that experience.

@kapilbusawah7169 4 года назад

That cinematography is amazing. Kudos to the camera team!

@mrwensveen 4 года назад

The bumblebee dance is such an ingenious idea. Never would have thought of that.

@1dgram 4 года назад

Reminds me of that amazing fireworks show at AirVenture Oshkosh last month. Awesome stuff!

@jordanwright853 4 года назад

The caption read like a Colin Furze video, I half expected to see him being the one shimmying down the wing to light them 😂

@trainboyben7718 4 года назад

Toms next video : how an F35 lands on a carrier ft Royal Navy and royal airforce

@danodden9783 4 года назад

Reminds me of that video with "Plane shooting LASERS at the crowd" in the title.

@stevieklaer9347 4 года назад

The thumbnail looks exactly like the box art of a model airplane.

@OwenStaton1 4 года назад

"Once you've seen one fireworks display you've seen then all." *Aerosparxs walks in

@Andrew-ch1uh 4 года назад

I'm back to school I'd prefer to watch this all day pls

@pierre-jean-jacques3050 4 года назад

Than you! The night show at Oshkosh always amazes me. I've always wanted to get a closeup view of this and know how it's done.

@lachlankeddie7 4 года назад

That thumbnail tho. 😍 Looks like a slick poster for an '80s action movie!

@slaughterround643 4 года назад

I've flown these planes in Air Cadets back a good few years ago now - they never let us bring fireworks up, though!

@mememaster147 4 года назад

Me too, back in 1998. I still hate all the adverse yaw they had, especially in comparison to the Slingsby Firefly that we got to ride in for AEF before they were phased out.

@hermand 4 года назад

@@mememaster147 Whoa whoa whoa - you got a Firefly? I was around in '98 and we had Bulldogs, and then the Tutor. By sheer coincidence, I did eventually learn to fly in the G115

@paulsengupta971 4 года назад

I bought one of the Bulldogs when they retired them in 2001. :-)

@LavenderAudio 4 года назад

Breathtaking. I need to go to a display.

@karolkozik5918 4 года назад

I knew you were going to post an airplane video after you changed your banner photo. You did not dissapoint. That's one great 200th video special.

@sethisir290 4 года назад

Regardless of how dangerous the idea seems, the view is magnificent.

@anatoleh1 4 года назад

Tom Scott: Airplane with fireworks on its wings Colin Furze: Hold my JET TURBINE

@GabeStrenke 2 года назад

Even as a "test run" that was super cool to see. Any tight formation flying is cool, but adding fireworks, that's next level! Now I gotta look up one of their actual shows.

@TimmiTification 4 года назад

I flew in a very similar type of plane called a vigilante with the RAF at RAF Henlow about twenty years ago. It was also a side by side cockpit and my instructor also turned off the engine so we would glide. The only time in my life I felt free, highly recommended. ✌️

@Ghostrider-rq4ms Год назад

The Vigilant is the Grob 109, so it's the same model

@TimmiTification Год назад

@@Ghostrider-rq4ms Well thanks for that little titbit of information!

@Jk-cx7ko 3 года назад

The Grob 109b is such a nice Motorglider! We have one at my local flight club and it is so nice to fly!

@timw1971 4 года назад

I'll bet a long exposure still photo from a tripod on the ground of that display would be awsome!

@jacobshaw808 4 года назад

4:10 reminds me of the scene from "Step Brothers" where they're sleep walking in the kitchen!

@scambroselauntrellus3681 4 года назад

I'm so proud of humanity for its technological innovations made solely for the purpose of entertainment.

@robertlinke2666 4 года назад

i am quite the aviation nutter, and this is AMAZING. i wanna do this. i mean sure, it requires years of training, and complete trust in your wingman, but hell, that was smooth as butter, and it looks amazing

@MrMIIMARIO 4 года назад

Probably best viewed on the biggest screen possible to enjoy this amazing footage! Great job putting those fireworks in frame.

@HotelPapa100 4 года назад

You know, that fan up front is there to cool the pilot. If you don't believe, just watch a GA pilot start sweating when you turn it off... Glider pilots are cool all by themselves. They don't need such gimmicks. It's always fun seeing Tom going slightly green in the face as soon as 3d movement is involved...

@shadowscall7758 2 года назад

Its the same principle as computer cases are meant to keep the magic smoke inside and unseen. I mean, just watch, as soon as smoke starts coming out of the case, things start go wrong.

@brianmoreira7578 4 года назад

WOW!! One of the most incredible things I've ever seen! So much fun to watch haha, awesome.

@kuryamtl 4 года назад

Poor Tom Scott freaking out. That was amazing. Thank you for sharing this!

@bombardier6033 4 года назад

6:07 the equivalent of saying "Look, mom, no legs!" while riding your bike as a kid

@preferredimage 4 года назад

I was lucky enough some years ago to see a aviation fireworks show at Oshkosh air show. Unbelievable stuff!

@WhiteWulfe 4 года назад

I'm guessing Ken Fowler of Rocket Aerobatics?

@preferredimage 4 года назад

@@WhiteWulfe I honestly don't know who it was but I can't think there's many out there doing this. It was pre-2001 as rules and regs were very relaxed (as a non-pilot I flew stunts in a pitts special!)

@henke37 4 года назад

Haven't seen Tom be this happy in well, forever.

@callummcd3983 4 года назад

This was amazing, never seen these guys before and never even thought of fireworks on a plane.

@TristanPopken 4 года назад

3:27 The moment when a Mk2 griefer comes up to you and you start spamming flares

@DannyRice01 4 года назад

Wish the buzzard could have flares

@CyberCactus 4 года назад

My guy please use chaff, the MK2 will bully you if you don't

@Kae6502 4 года назад

At EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh they have a nighttime airshow followed by some of the best fireworks I've seen. I'd love to see these gentlemen perform there!

@paulsengupta971 4 года назад

Not to mention the wall of fire....

@chloeellis1246 4 года назад

Saw these guys at the Herne Bay airshow, it was amazing!

@MrPecksniff 4 года назад

It's like watching a calmer version of Colin Furze 🔥

@itscfox 4 года назад

This is a very fitting 200th thing you might not know.

@dandalf3853 4 года назад

I have a hunch that Colin Furze would be jealous

@thatpersonwithamlpiconwhos2861 4 года назад

Dandalf 37 This seems like a classic furze project. Dangerous, and involves pyrotechnics

@dandalf3853 4 года назад

@@thatpersonwithamlpiconwhos2861 And more importantly than just pyrotechnics, they're fireworks. Perfect for a milestone celebration

@johnsim3722 3 года назад

I've seen them displaying and they are amazing. Genuinely one of the most original and impressive displays I've ever seen.

@geraldhenrickson7472 4 года назад

This is amazing. What a wow factor. Thanks to everyone involved

@bencarter96 4 года назад

Fancy seeing the Grob vigilant here, it's what I did my flying scholarship with the air cadets in, never thought I'd see one on fire 😂

@tjwookie 4 года назад

these guys are amazing, seen them a few times in Bournemouth air show, fantastic stuff!!

@nbrowser 4 года назад

This, this was freakin AWESOME! Thanks for the brilliant light show Tom!

@socks6881 4 года назад

tom's face of pure joy is adorable i wish everyone can have is childlike wonder; just seeing those lights pass by you must be euphoric

@99Duds 4 года назад

Tom you sure do seem to have a lot of fun in your videos, makes me wish I was there.

@HammaneggsAirborne 4 года назад

When I read the title I was expecting something of an entirely different aesthetic. I was imaginging something that would fit with metal music, and instead got the impression of utterly carefree delight.

@HliarusProd 4 года назад

Love the last shot with the blades in sync with the shutter

@Rubrickety 4 года назад

The "Bumblebee Dance" is unbelievably adorable. And practical, of course.

@GoldSrc_ 4 года назад

3:38 *Interstellar docking soundtrack intensifies*

@b2as302 4 года назад

When you can just fly with firework while wearing an elytra

@tomm.ymacleod9347 3 года назад

The combination between wonder and fear in Tom’s face is priceless.

@alolanstarboy 4 года назад

The thumbnail and shots like the one at 4:44 look so bloody cool, this was an amazing one tbh

@pirat87pl 4 года назад

I just saw these guys this weekend at the Aerobaltic in Gdynia! That's some timing Tom. The show is absolutely AMAZING btw.

@pofjiosgjsoges 4 года назад

I saw you two days ago in Gdynia! A great show!

@stream_gene Год назад

Love that they do a mini walkthrough of the sequence, it's the same thing actors do although it's called an "Italian run"

@cocidy 4 года назад

Hands down, best video i've seen this year

@applesnipe 4 года назад

I'm a big festival lover from the netherlands and would love to see this on a big dutch festival, Because we had planes before and fireworks but why not combine both :D