“ AIR COMBAT MANEUVERING -- OFFENSE ” 1976 U.S. NAVY PILOT TRAINING FILM A-4 SKYHAWK XD82905

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This short film "Air Combat Maneuvering -- Offense" is one of a series created by the United States Navy to help train fighter pilots and introduce them to different maneuvers and tactical formations for dogfights. This film was produced by Bray Studios Inc. and its script was written by Paul Bray, Jr. (grandson of the Bray studio founder and the director and producer of many of the films used by Naval Air Training Command, covering gunnery, formation flying, air combat maneuvers and carrier landings).
The film opens with historic footage of Curtiss R-3 planes taking off in a field (0:32). A Curtiss R-3 plane takes off on a ship (0:46). Vought F4U Corsair plane flies in the sky (0:51). An airplane takes off (0:55). Fighter jets (1:00). Grumman F-14 plane in the sky (1:07). An airplane catches fire and crashes into the ocean (1:13). Douglas A-4 Skyhawk plane grounded (1:22). Pilot prepares himself to fly the plane (1:31). Douglas A-4 Skyhawk plane preparing to take off (1:35). Douglas A-4 Skyhawk plane flying in the sky (1:51). Drawing of the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk plane with a total energy equation (1:58). Digraph explaining the physics of flight (2:28). Drawing of the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk plane with an energy equation (2:37). Douglas A-4 Skyhawk plane flies (3:31). Drawing of the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk plane with the energy addition rate (3:41). Douglas A-4 Skyhawk plane flies (4:15). View from the pilot seat of the sky (4:23). Drawing representing turn performance (4:30). Pilot attempts to get another aircraft in his sight (6:37). Animation explaining “Angle Off” maneuver (6:58). Pilot attempts to get another aircraft in his sight (7:54). Animation explaining the “Closure Rate” maneuver (8:09). Douglas A-4 Skyhawk plane in the sky (8:32). Pilot attempts to get another aircraft in his sight (8:38). Animation explaining the “High Yo Yo” maneuver (9:03). Douglas A-4 Skyhawk plane in the sky (10:40). Perspective from an aircraft pilot of clouds and farmland and another aircraft (10:52). Animation of the “Displacement Roll” maneuver” (11:40). Pilot perspective pursuing another aircraft (12:06). Douglas A-4 Skyhawk plane in the sky (12:25). Animation of flight maneuvers and tactics with small airplanes and arrows (12:43). Pilot perspective while flying and pursuing another aircraft (14:10). Animation of flight maneuvers and tactics with small airplanes and arrows (14:57). Two Douglas A-4 Skyhawk planes take off (15:58). Two Douglas A-4 Skyhawk planes fly above the clouds (16:05). Two pilots flying a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk plane (16:12). Pilot helmet (16:15). Pilot attempts to get another aircraft in his sight (16:22). Douglas A-4 Skyhawk plane begins to descend (16:27). Douglas A-4 Skyhawk plane lands on the runway (16:31).
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[@RetNemmoc555]

These 3D maneuvers also work for non-pilots trying to avoid their boss in an office building. Know your escalators, elevators, hallways and storage rooms.

[@bobwilson758]

Excellent ! Using your head -

[@ypaulbrown]

love your comment

[@cwguy8960]

Correct. Avoid a horizontal turn whenever possible. Start thinking in 3-dimentions. Use the vertical plane. This advice directly applies to the work environment. Be the office "Ace"!

[@aztec0112]

My office callsign was "Ghost"!

[@MrTonyharrell]

It’s called situational awareness and always being prepared.😎

[@haphappablap7684]

The narrator makes what is essentially an aerial knife-fight sound so pleasant.

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

The drum rhythm beat at the beginning is awesome! 👍 Anyone else notice that pattern of high hat/bass drum groove? That’s no drum machine my friends…someone laid that track down! ❤️

[@tholmes2169]

Some hot shot naval aviator, mastery of the skies and the drums!

[@glennanderson7835]

This was my training film as a new naval aviator in Kingsville tx…1975…..great fun and education…

[@hoghogwild]

1:06 That's the cleanest Tomcat you'll ever see. It doesn't even have the LAU missile launchers on the wing gloves. I almost didn't recognize it. In 1976 I don't think the fleet was even flying the External Fuel Tanks yet. Once introduced, they stayed. Flying a clean 1976 F-14 with gun loaded only allowed for 794 knots at Sea Level. Adding 4 AIM-7 Sparrow semi-recessed into the fuselage/belly brought the SL speed down to just 792 kts.(EDIT adding missiles decreased top SL speed by just 2 knots down to 792kts-not 794 knots as originally typed) You could add 4 AIM-9 under the gloves allowing for a 380 nautical mile combat radius with the mission lasting 1.96 hours. Keeping the 4 AIM-9 and 4 AIM-7 but adding drop tanks took launch weight from 61,326 pounds up to 65,758 pounds and extended mission radius to 564nm and mission duration 2.77 hours. the full 6 AIM-54 with guns and EFTs launched at 70,700 pounds allowed for 701 knots at SL or 975 @45,000 feet. (Edited 3/23/24 18:54 local) 792 knts, not 794kts-the point was that going frpm clean to 4 AIM-7 decreased SL top seed by just 2 knots).

[@benn454]

The Tomcat was a big girl, but she was beautiful. Made the Hornets look positively tiny and ugly in comparison.

[@johncashwell1024]

Wow! I haven't seen this film since the 90s!

[@benn454]

"HEY, LANAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" "DANGER ZONE!"

[@screwtewb]

🥴🍺 "I can fly. I'm a pilot."

[@wolframalpha8634]

We want more vidoes like this!

[@robertwaynefathurrahman]

TOP GUN

[@kggaming792]

POV: Its just a warthunder tutorial

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

Please sir provide us all the cool particulars of those neat drones in dog fights. Thank you Sir!

[@kayakutah]

13:30. This is how I usually joined the tanker. It seemed to really upset the KA-6 guys for some reason, but it was effective in beating the F-4's to get topped off.

[@user-ne1ml2pe5m]

Очень интересное видео. 👍

[@georgew.5639]

Generally parasitic drag increases with airspeed. With a few exceptions. Usually at higher than Mach 1 airspeeds.

[@bobwilson758]

Avoid mid - air collision at all cost , while being extremely aggressive ! Huh ? I couldn’t even See the bogey until he was right in front of the windscreen ! I’m toast - Will stay on as mechanic . 😂

[@treypeters1087]

Dcs player here

[@ZaphodHarkonnen]

13:20 Do a barrel roll!!

[@bobwilson758]

Also - use the massive afterburner that you don’t have …. Damn it man ! Power --->* pop😮

[@hoghogwild]

Still some of them still approached 1:1 thrust/weight at low fuel.

[@ATS-ii6yd]

Are you able to produce proof of ownership of copyright on this film? There are versions available in the national archives and on other sites and the only modifications made here are the intro timestamp

[@thevet2009]

Is this testable?

[@bobwilson758]

A - 4 is not a fighter aircraft , But it is a very good aircraft .

[@hoghogwild]

Was a great DACT aircraft.

[@Lorian667]

But depending on the enemy you can absolutely fight them in the air.

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

Falklands? ​@@Lorian667

[@astircalix4126]

If the A4 is not a fighter ask the NAVY Top Guns why they use them to play the role of aggressors.

[@ronaldviens7862]

The A-4J is a heck of a bird. Single person apron maintenance. Solid quality.

[@tracydavis8002]

Who narrates this? I know that voice. Is it Peter Thomas?

[@hnkhvn]

"The Air Combat Tactics Story" © 2013 -About how the "Top Gun" and "Red Flag" programs got their start. (13:12 mins) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGjXY4Wrj92IqJI

[@giuseppenativo9033]

Can't understand why so many historical videos must be wasted by those running time black window...

[@sagaindustry6342]

#DCS

[@amitpatil5151]

My 1st Comment

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

Kudos- That was a good one! I’m interested in your second comment as well

[@SexyLilSeaOtter]

I hope KZbin deletes your comment

[@damanyocum149]

GO NAVY

[@byronbailey9229]

Replaced by shoot and scoot and now stealth and electronic warfare

[@AndrewH2791]

Stil relevant to train for, this still applies after a merge which should be avoided but nothing goes to plan in an actual war so thats why pilots still train for the dogfight.

[@smokinC5]

Yea the tomcat and the phoenix kinda set the tone for bvr killing. But the cat could still fight close in too.