[Closed] A long overdue awesome aeroplanes thread!

Excellent work so far, everyone!

Good to see some Twotter love, too! Needs some Islander in the thread for me, though!
CFH Senior flew this one a lot.
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And, of course, a JP.
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Ben, re your "found pictures", if you've any interest, I may well be able to help track down the people in them.

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Last weeks image from my travels. Seriously cool plane.
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Love this thread 🙂

Original print of Saunders-Roe Princess on my desk!

Mig-15 did give the yanks a fright, until they upped the number of F-86s in Korea and then they started shooting them down left, right and centre!

Ben, re your "found pictures", if you've any interest, I may well be able to help track down the people in them.

Sure - I did briefly try a few years ago, but didn't really know where to ask.

Any chance of someone going through this thread and putting all the names in?

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I built one of those kits - it died a brave and valiant death shortly after I tried putting a home-made rocket engine in it.

End of thread.

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The obligatory SR71 anecdote from Sled Driver...

For the Hampshire folk, the Schnider Trophy 1931,raced a course around the Solent berthing in Calshot...

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unnamed ones, someone help me out here...

P1:
airbus beluga
the spruce goose
sr-71 blackbird
tsr2
buccaneer
fokker dr. i & sopwith camel
spitfire / sea fury
vickers vimy
a10 warthog
EE lightning
P38 lightning
corsair
mustang
twin mustang
not sure on juliana's third one
not sure on klunk's russian jet
I'm not type qualified on unfitgeezer's one
think klunk's next one is a hustler
not sure on jwr's twin prop
not sure on klunk's twin prop
frank sinatra's is happy plane

P2:
not sure on klunk's
think klunk's next one is a skyraider
chipmunk
tucano
bulldog
don't know frank sinatra's third
F14
F15
vulcan x2
hunter x2
don't know klunk's next one
victor
f4 phantom
don't know klunks next one (again!)
or klunks big stick
tornado
avro arrow?
camel (again)
tempest
U2
catalina
don't know scuttler's second
baffled by klunks next one (again)
stuka
F117
supermarine s6

P3...
hurricane
concorde (of course)
B29 + X1
EE lightning

In Elgin Matt outandabout? 😉

One of my fave's as I used to see them a lot as a kid living reasonably close to Lossie

The Jaguar
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klunks in order

p1
mig-25 foxbat
hustler
douglas invader
p2
grumman tigercat
skyraider
russian jet on the snow is a Tu-22 backfire
aussie f-111
convair b36 peacemaker (aka bigstick)
B1-B bomber

PJM, that sort of thing shouldn't really be shown before the watershed! Filthy, filthy, filthy!

Mmmmmm......but nice!

Ben, any chance you could post a few more of them on here so that I can send them to someone without a link to your Flickr account? Will then ask around for you. Just conscious of the "exploring somewhere I shouldn't" element!

umop3pisdn - Member

The A-10 Warthog, a gun with an aeroplane built around it

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJu2njFgSN8

And thanks for the pictures of the Chipmunk: I must have been one of the only Aircadets that didn't like flying 😮

Ben, any chance you could post a few more of them on here so that I can send them to someone without a link to your Flickr account? Will then ask around for you. Just conscious of the "exploring somewhere I shouldn't" element!

Oh, don't worry about that - it wasn't anywhere military, it was the Balfour Kilpatrick site in Renfrew, which has been demolished now anyway:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cycleologist/sets/72157624275987650/

Like these more for the strength of the images themselves than the specific aircraft.

US Thunderbirds display team

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Avro Vulcan and Lancaster

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F16 Fighting Falcon

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Russian Mig (?)

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And just because it looks a bit batshit mental. B2 bomer

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Russian Mig (?)

A Flanker. Specifically, an SU-30 with those canards and two seats.

My Russian and Ukranian colleagues 'd probably do their nut at these failing to make an appearance:

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Tupolev TU-95 "Bear"

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Tupolev Tu-160 "Blackjack"

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Antinov An-225 "Mriya"

duplicate post

P1:
airbus beluga
the spruce goose
sr-71 blackbird
tsr2

Actually, it's not an SR-71, it's a Lockheed A-12 Oxcart, the CIA-operated precursor to the SR-71. It was much more secret. Generally the A-12s were painted black but some of the initial ones flew unpainted, getting to show off all their titanium body panels.

Also the third jet in my post is a Hawker Sea Hawk, a sort-of evolution of the aforementioned Sea Fury.

The sleek single prop seaplane is a (the?) Supermarine SB-6.

This [b]is[/b] an awesome thread.

nice seeing a staggerwing in the first post, a plane I have flown in many times!

actually, it's not an SR-71, it's a Lockheed A-12 Oxcart

cool

didn't know about the A12!

De Havilland Sea_Vixen, just a stunning design
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The underrated De Havilland Hornet
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Westland Whirlwind. Not very effective, but I love the shape.

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You lot really need to visit this place

http://www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk/

It's not big, by any standards, but it's brilliant as you can go in pretty much all of the aircraft, including the Sea Vixen 😀

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I once saw one of these being used in a rescue practice, by the fire brigade at RNAS Culdrose. Very sad in hindsight

seem to remember this from a pack of top trumps as a kid

Grumann X-29

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ChrisL - Member

show off all their titanium body panels.

Well I know what my next plane will be.

You can keep your pictures of fancy planes, all I need is one or two of these:

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wings are on the wrong way round. Fool.

Great thread - that sea vixen is fantastic

Love the Super Corsair, the kinked wings seem to take it out of the ordinary.

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GP5 purely because even on the ground it just looks fast.

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Beck Mahoney Sorceress, beautiful biplace now in the Smithsonian

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Westland Whirlwind. Not very effective, but I love the shape.

Actually very effective at low level, but suffered from some serious problems during development.

10 AEF... woodvale, 11 years old and got my first class cadet badge the day before... old RAF boy in the chipmunk doing aerobatics over the sea..... and then a harrier came in to visit. It was at the time by far the best day of my life (even if my uniform was too big!). I see that beluga take off from my desk a lot... it still looks a little bonkers.

beaufighter
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named "Whispering Death" by it's adversaries

Always loved these...

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hawker hind

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dh 88 comet
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"now gently pull back on the stick.."

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Went to see the latest(last?) Studio Ghibli movie on Sunday, a biopic of Horikoshi, the designer of the Mitsubishi Zero, very reminiscent of the RJ Mitchell story. Anyway, a big inspiration of his was the Italian, Caproni, who tried all sorts of weird and wonderful experimental designs, some of which worked.

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But not this one.

"You can run, but you'll just die tired"

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C-130-J (soft spot as I flew them!!)

Ah yes, the spooky 2. A scary aircraft indeed. Mainly 'cos it can do this:

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I always liked these. I think because they were named after my father's home town.

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4 pages of (mostly) toy aircraft, and now we're getting to the decent ones!

The C130J is about as good as they come!

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Beverley! Always reminds me of this picture!
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How about a Skyvan in Oman?
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Used for bombing runs sometimes. Just open the door and drop one out!

And, nice Beaver....!
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FW-190D

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CFH long shot but.....you weren't an IL2 player once were you?

I feel a disturbance in the force, one that I ha.....

IL2?

That's a no, by the way! 🙂

The poor man's Catalina - the Walrus

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Getting an image on here seems beyond me, but had to mention the A380. The smoothest take offs, landings and flights I've been on. Just a pity the airline companies still squeeze as many passengers on as possible instead of giving a little extra leg room.

Perhaps someone else can get an image on for me.

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Not too shabby for 1939.
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Miles M.52 - Very interesting back story and the developement of the all moving tailplane required for supersonic flight. Cancelled and then the USA go on to break the sound barrier.
[url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_M.52 ]Wikipedia entry[/url]

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My third picture (page 1) was a PA48 Enforcer - basically a turbo prop Mustang!

Had a good look at a Staggerwing when I saw one at Popham Airfield a few years ago. Beautiful thing.

Stringbag

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Sleek machine from certain view points, fat bat from some others.

Julian, would that be the yellow one?

Always love seeing this beast at Popham, an Antonov AN2
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Sadly don't get to see it flying over the village as much as I'd like.

My view of the Stringbag is rather coloured by the fact that it was all that Lieutenant Commander Eugene Esmonde VC and others had to try to attack Scharnhorst, Gniesenau and Prinz Eugen. There is a story that his VC was recommended by a German admiral, but Wikipedia doesn't mention it, so now I'm not so sure.

Have you lot spent all day looking at cool planes?

I feel this thread needs some more Jaguar appreciation.
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@ CFH - yes, it would be. The Antonov's still there as far as I know - I'll check next time I drive past or look in. Amazing thing! There are some nice YAKs (or similar) at Popham too.

Fairey Delta 2:

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Bristol Type 188:

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The awesome(ly ugly) Fairey Gannet:

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mmannerr's picture is of a Saab Draken, by the way.

Saab Viggen:

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Sukhoi S-37 Berkut:

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Yes, the Antonov is certainly still there, as of earlier today!

That low Jaguar pass is making me feel all funny!

For kjcc25:

Perhaps someone else can get an image on for me.

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😉

I always enjoy the fly-ins at Popham, too. Some nice aircraft to be seen there, plus when a bike or car meet is on there are some good things to see.

As an aside, it's worth Googling 'The vodka burner is rolling' and watching the video...

Excellent thread, loving some of the stories as much as the pics.

Cool short film about a Spitfire pilot.

I'd recommend trying to get hold of the Chuck Yeager biography too if you can, total legend!

@JulianA - my Uncle Matt was the gunner in a Swordfish, he and my Dad could argue for hours about planes - Fleet Air Arm vs RAF I would much rather have flown the Hurricane than the Swordfish, it was an antique before the war started.

Catalina
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Thank you Duffer, though I was thinking more BA, Singapore or Emirates!

There's a few planes that stick out from when we lived in America:

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We went to Wright-Patterson AFB few times and this was outside. I think it shaped my paper airplane making for years to come. I think it's a Valkyrie.

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Went on board the Ark Royal (in Norfolk, Virginia I think) and it was populated with Phantoms (it helped to have a Dad who worked for the MOD).

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Hanging in the Air and Space Museum, Washington DC: One of my favourite places in the world.

That Spitfire pilot video is fascinating.

I had the great privilege to go to a D-Day memorial show at Duxford with an ex-PR Mosquito and Spitfire pilot. Lovely, lovely guy with some fascinating stories to tell. I only wish I had had more time to hear them before he died.

If anyone is interested, RJ Mitchell's grave can be found in Stoneham Cemetery near Mansbridge in Southampton - I know there are few people on here living not too far away from there.

The Antonov isn't flying at the minute according to my dad. I'll let him know the nice comments that have been made about his yellow staggering 😉

I'm going to be cheeky and ask if anyone can post pics of these (I am too technophobe to do it)!

Best looking jet by far: Hawker Hunter

Forerunner to the A10 warthog: Henschel HS129 (with the big **** off cannon)

One for the orient: Mitsubishi Zero

Civvies: VC10 (although also used as a military transport)

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