Stunt pilots of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force

The pilots of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s elite Red Club put on a stunt show for visitors:

This radar base in Shimane prefecture lacks an airfield, so the main event of its annual festival is not an air show – it’s a bicycle show. The Red Club built their bicycle planes from scratch using materials such as cardboard and styrofoam.

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11 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - January 5, 2010 at 9:39 am

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Dave

Wow, that’s really cool!
KonaYuki

Wow! That is awesome! I want one of those on my bike….
Vonskippy

When the NK Bicycle Navy attacks, they’ll be ready for them.
http://w00kie.com francois

When I saw the screenshot, I thought this was so. very. sad…
But actually their routine looks pretty cool.

Also, the 士長 is very cute. You think they make calendars of JSDF cuties?
If they do, she should be in it.
http://www.nipponized.blogspot.com/ Harrison

Hahaha leave it to the Japanese. I’m not surprised. Very cool =)
ita-man

I just wished they put some smoke trails on those. Still, it was still cool.

LB

At the speeds they are pedaling, all that would happen is there would be one big smoke cloud over the whole area.

helical

And I’m somehow reminded of the lesson that many students discover in their art class … that mixing all colors in the palette inevitably turns into that one hard-to-describe green-brown puke color.

stupido

This is the actual Air Force of Japan.

leitmotiv

No. Its not.

The actual Air Force of Japan has US markings on the planes.

James

It’s official. I am now terrified of the JSDF.

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