---
title: "Unwrap These Ten Insanely Awesome Viral Aviation Videos This Christmas"
description: "We are going to stick a bunch of ridiculously sweet videos of aircraft doing amazing stuff in your stocking."
date: "2019-12-24"
modified: "2019-12-24"
authors:
  - name: "Tyler Rogoway"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.twz.com/authors/tyler-rogoway"
url: "https://www.twz.com/31623/unwrap-these-ten-insanely-awesome-viral-aviation-videos-this-christmas"
categories:
  - "A-4"
  - "Air"
  - "Attack"
  - "C-130"
  - "Civil Aviation"
  - "F/A-18"
  - "Fighters"
  - "News & Features"
  - "Transports"
  - "Typhoon"
tags:
  - "777"
  - "A-4"
  - "Afterburner"
  - "aviation videos"
  - "Dogfight"
  - "Fight Jet"
  - "flares"
  - "HC-130"
  - "Low-level"
  - "Osprey"
  - "Pave Hawk"
  - "Skyhawk"
  - "Super Hornet"
  - "typhoon"
  - "Videos"
---

# Unwrap These Ten Insanely Awesome Viral Aviation Videos This Christmas

![](<https://www.twz.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-twz/content/2019/12/52626525.jpg>)
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Well, Santa's hypersonic sleigh is about to launch this Christmas eve on the big fella's annual long-endurance sortie. As such, it's time to sit back, relax, pour some eggnog, and enjoy a curated set of the most fascinating aviation videos that have hit social media recently.

### Glorious Catshot

Maybe the best clip of a catapult shot to date and the perfect video to get us started off.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B5bOLaLlRMn

### Fights On

[Rhinodrivr is no stranger](<https://www.twz.com/20193/this-f-a-18f-pilot-rattling-off-his-launch-checklist-will-make-you-want-to-join-the-navy>) when it comes to viral videos. This one of him tearing it up in a dogfight shows how physical the fighter business can get.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2xltERAAsD

### Scooters Down On The Deck

[Draken International's A-4Ks](<https://www.twz.com/16682/watch-this-a-4-run-for-its-life-from-a-menacing-f-22-raptor-at-low-level>) ripping past a FREMM frigate. Note the cockpit upgrades and the A-4's crazy roll-rate at the end.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B3seNrlhKQ7

### Typhoon Muscle

An amazing display of the Eurofighter Typhoon's thrust to weight ratio:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6NxAKuBO8w

### Hornet On The Edge

My nerves were racked just watching this. Yellow Shirts absolutely rule.

https://twitter.com/\_/status/1208836084932714498

### Composite 777 Landing View

A unique look at instruments and the view out the front of this 777 as it sets down on a brilliantly lit runway at Kuwait International.

https://twitter.com/\_/status/1205409851482025984

### Chasing The Basket

Aerial refueling helicopters is NOT an easy thing. This Pave Hawk chases the basket on an HC-130J as it buzzes Patrick Air Force Base.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B4plx7IDXb8

### Diving In Formation With Human Wingmen

Is this awesomely nuts or what? The wingsuit is an amazing creation.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Ygmkoh5Pw

### Naval Aviation Show And Tell

Super low altitude tanking, bombs dropping, supersonic flyby, oh my!

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6RvHfWF1MZ

### Osprey Flaremageddon

You get a flare! And you get a flare! And EVERYONE gets a flare!

https://www.instagram.com/p/B5-jcoUFSpl

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!

*Contact the author: Tyler@thedrive.com*

## Author
Tyler’s passion is the study of military technology, strategy, as well as foreign policy, and he has fostered a dominant voice on those topics in the defense and national security space. Tyler was the creator of the hugely popular defense site *Foxtrot Alpha* before developing *TWZ*, which he continues to lead as the Editor-In-Chief to this day.

### Author social links  
[Twitter](<https://twitter.com/Aviation_Intel>)