BIG Formation Lesson....

[fantom]

I have to give kudos to Airbus for having the guts, using five test A350-900 XWB airplanes, its newest wide-body airliner. I know the stunt was well calculated and the pilots—all of them ex-military aviators—knew exactly what they were doing, but the entire thing still looks insane.

 

Especially when one of the planes is the one they are delivering today to Qatar Airlines (this was filmed in September to celebrate their certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency.) One thing is to do this with jet fighters or Mooneys, but these are 213-foot (64.8-meter) wingspan flying beasts.

 

The action starts at 3:35. Enjoy....

 

https://fstoppers.com/aerial/airbus-puts-five-enormous-a350-passenger-jets-formation-epic-photoshoot-48192

[EDNR-Cruiser]

This clip has something special to it...
I don't like Airbus'es and the performance shown in the spot is also rather "fluffy" to German standards but still... - I like it and I can't even say why...  Thanks very much for the link, fantom! 

[animalmover]

You could see the pilots grinning from ear to ear in the clip.

[pinerunner]

The precision piloting skills are amazing but I doubt that its more difficult in the larger aircraft than in F-16's, just a lot more expensive. What was even more amazing to me was their different backgrounds having served in different branch's of the military and from different countries too. Their professionalism and communication to put it all together was the most impressive thing to me.