A long overdue awesome aeroplanes thread!

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 🙂 )

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;

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

F15

MiG 15 on holiday

Mc-D XF85

MiG-31

SU-25

Tu-222 [?]

Su-17

Tu-22

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All that SU-17 needs is a blade and he can cut the grass….

Tu-222 [?]

Tu-22M, I think.

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.
http://youtu.be/0ZNjmjvkhfg

Sweary reporter and a low pass from a spitfire.
http://youtu.be/hvDDDKnNhuE
( contains swearing….. Obviously!)

I’d almost forgotten about this thread!

Lovely to see it still going.

IMG_1903 by piemonster[/url], on Flickr

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.
Tucano by jimmyg352[/url], on Flickr

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.
112 by jimmyg352[/url], on Flickr

Me under an F4G(?) at Alconbury ( I accidently tore it up with some others I didn’t want)

109 by jimmyg352[/url], on Flickr

Me in the drivers seat of a Tornado (F1 maybe) at Leeming.

108 by jimmyg352[/url], on Flickr

real world firefox chinas j-20

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.

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;

What I fly!

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.