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Klunk deserves a medal for services to this thread!
only muttley gets the medals
Are there any V22 Ospreys based/active in this country? Cos one flew over our house in North Yorks yesterday. Bout 2-3000ft.
That pic of the Saabs above - Wow!
Anyway, time for a picture of an old friend. G-OVAN
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Another Skyvan. A great skydive truck!
Saab Draken marketing video
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Quite a bad photo of a DHC4 Caribou, which are cool anyway, but this particular one was being used to try and restore and recover a B29 that force landed in Greenland then spent 50 years under snow. So first they basically crashed this thing into Greenland so they could check out the area. Then they flew it back to Thule, put a bulldozer in it, then crashed it back into Greenland to unload the bulldozer. Because why did they need a bulldozer? To build a runway!
It's basically the builder's transit of the plane world.
thunderchief promo vid
sounds good unfortunately they've no SA-2 guideline sams in that video
A3 Skywarrior
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Kuwaiti Lightning multi-role
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f-15 asat launch
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c-5 galaxy air drops icbm
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English Electric Canberra picture taken today at Folkestone air show, really did steal the show. Was flying with a Hunter as well. Both planes that my Dad worked on.
5/6 [u][b]F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is a Lemon.
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Oh dear ... hope the govt is not buying any for the aircraft carriers.
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Vulcan going to be flying at Cosford tomorrow
Some Italian WW2 fighters, the Macchi 200
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and the 205
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the reassuringly named Convair XFY-1 Pogo
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the puffin
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some more burnt titanium loveliness Sukhoi su35 vectored thrust engine
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you have to love russian tech, the beautifully engineered "state of the art" vectored thrust nozzle in titanium and the pop riveted panels that wouldn't be out of place in wwII.
In all seriousness, no one builds an airframe like the Russians. Go to the US for the avionics and the weapons systems, but for airframes, you have to go a long way to beat the Mig 29 and Su-35.
Also, one of my favourite planes in airfix as a kid (Purely for the smile!), the Curtis Kittyhawk:
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There was a rumor / urban legend that the reason the Russian stuff flies so well is because it's all hand panel beaten. So the entire surface of the aircraft is covered in tiny dimples like on a golf ball.
I've been up close tho Russian aircraft and the are not dimpled. They are very rough and ready.
Cosford today
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Are there any V22 Ospreys based/active in this country? Cos one flew over our house in North Yorks yesterday. Bout 2-3000ft.
Not sure but my uncle posted pics of himself sat in one last week, he also lives in N. Yorks
Are there any V22 Ospreys based/active in this country? Cos one flew over our house in North Yorks yesterday. Bout 2-3000ft.
Not sure but my uncle posted pics of himself sat in one last week, he also lives in N. Yorks
I think there are some in East Anglia somewhere, often see them overhead in Cambridgeshire.
Don't know if they're permenantly based there but they use lakenheath/mildenhall a lot which appears to be very busy today!
[b]FAO bencooper[/b] - Some notes re your found pictures!
The general location of the desert photos is RAF El Adem, in c.'67-'69
Photo 2 - Nearest the camera is a 1 Squadron jet.
Photo 6 - Chap in the flying suit is 43 squadron
Photo 16 - 1 Squadron hangar at West Raynham
Photo 22 - 54 Squadron markings on closest to camera
Will see if I can get more, but you could try the 1 or 54 Sqdn associations for more details.
Klunk goes far beyond the call of duty, for services rendered to this thread and everyone who loves planes, sir, I salute you!
Fantastic "selfie"!
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The Dornier Do17 after over 70 years underwater the tyres are still OK, bodywork needs a little attention however.
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Seen a vc10 getting an escort out of prestwick airport yesterday, by two tornadoes (I think).
Awesome noise.
Those Italian fighters look in pretty good condition.
Awesome dogfight animation which could belong here, gets a bit odd towards the end but epic beginning :
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6mlYQChnyIo
Dear Santa, please can I have a Subsonex JSX-1 this year........
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AQxBOSSkXmk
The Ospreys are based ar RAF Mildenhall.
5th, that is stunning.
[quoteSeen a vc10 getting an escort out of prestwick airport yesterday, by two tornadoes (I think).
Awesome noise.[/quo
Recently ? As I thought the VC10s got pensioned off a while ago
have to saw this is very impressive close up .... for awesome aircraft £17 well spent (free me109 vs spitfire mock dogfight to boot + a couple of mustangs going through their paces 🙂 )
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awesome thread. really nice to see some flying memories.
that pic of the jet going between the hangers, I'm sure that was saints.
vc10's bring back happy memories, and seeing a gr1 tornado on page 14. 31 squadron, the gold stars, my old squadron. bloody awesome.
Last two flying Lancasters over Beachy Head last weekend;
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We live under the flight path of Shoreham airport, so we've had the pleasure of the sights and sounds of spitfires, mustangs, chinook, jet provost and a little display from the blades as they make their way to and from the Eastbourne airshow.
The jet provost makes a fair bit of noise for a little old jet plane.
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Nuclear TU95 testbed
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MiG 15 on holiday
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All that SU-17 needs is a blade and he can cut the grass....
Is that an actual remote gun in bottom of the Tu22m's rudder? Surely the projectiles will come out effectively stationary? 😯
Not entirely sure how I managed to call the MiG-25 a Frogfoot 😯
I did spot that mistake and I think I should be a little ashamed of myself for knowing impossibly nerdy stuff
Surely the projectiles will come out effectively stationary?
Not if you're approaching from astern at 6-700 knots...
Sukhoi Su 31 crazy pilot.
Sweary reporter and a low pass from a spitfire.
( contains swearing..... Obviously!)
I'd almost forgotten about this thread!
Lovely to see it still going.
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About 30 minutes ago.
The SU-31 crazy pilot link goes to a video of someone flying what looks like a Yak under a bridge,
So in the meantime here's a crazy pilot doing loony things with an SU-35:
And a pair of Yaks:
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Fantastic photo Gofasterstripes
The Sea King is Rescue 177 from Prestwick been in that many a time
Spotted last year over RAF Linton on Ouse, practicing for the airshow season I think, was up for about 15 mins.
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Not quite the same thing but I 'flew' the Lightning simulator at Tangmere last weekend.
Probably the closest I will ever get!
Here's 3 from years ago when airshows were more awesome.
Jaguar at Linton on Ouse, wheels just up & starting to crank it over.
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Me under an F4G(?) at Alconbury ( I accidently tore it up with some others I didn't want)
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Me in the drivers seat of a Tornado (F1 maybe) at Leeming.
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real world firefox chinas j-20
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Neighbour in the village has a Hurricane he flies out of his little grass strip in his field. I'll snap a couple of it. Its for sale if any if you fancy a proper toy.
I can forgive Red Bull for a lot because of what they did with this. Lovely.
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Just found this on Zite: http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-touch-roll-touch-was-one-of-the-craziest-maneuvers-1694004513
Belgian display pilot managed to do a fast touch-and-go, followed by a fast roll on climb-out, followed immediately by a touch-down, on the same landing approach on the same runway.
Much attempted by others, usually fatally, manoeuvre was banned after a while.
Qu'ell surprise!
Holy thread resurrection, Batman!
As an aside, after a recommendation from JulianA, may I recommend this book to you all;
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Fate is the hunter is one of the best books I've ever read. A must for any aspiring pilot too.
One of the best for threads ever
Cross channel ferry. 50s style.
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