Anyone else like Birds AND planes? (3 Viewers)

Farnboro John · Jun 30, 2020

Euan Buchan said:
Did anyone see The RAF C-17 Milatary Plane Flyover today? It was aparantly doing training with essentials I wasn't aware of it until I was emptying the dishwasher and saw it fly past heading to the airport, about 5-10 minutes later I saw it fly past my bedroom door. The locations were Edinburgh, Birmingham & Newcastle.

They are taking advantage of the low levels of air traffic to do familiarisation training at various airports from the Channel Islands to Sumburgh. Both C-17s and A400Ms have been turning up all over the place. I'm not sure if they've been in and out of Heathrow but certainly Gatwick and Stansted, Birmingham, Manchester.

It gives the controllers at the airports some continuation training as well.

John

Mike Crawley · Jun 30, 2020

I live to one side of the flight path into Manchester and we've seen lots of military traffic, it’s been fascinating

PYRTLE · Jun 30, 2020

Getting withdrawal symptoms as no RIAT and aroma of Avgas from the fast jets. I stand on tippy toes when they're carrying out handling practice OTT. Closest were a couple of MC130Js last night. Might have to mosey on down to Lakenheath when the runway is repaired.

Andy Adcock · Jun 30, 2020

Euan Buchan said:
Did anyone see The RAF C-17 Milatary Plane Flyover today? It was aparantly doing training with essentials I wasn't aware of it until I was emptying the dishwasher and saw it fly past heading to the airport, about 5-10 minutes later I saw it fly past my bedroom door. The locations were Edinburgh, Birmingham & Newcastle.

Did it get in through an open window....!

GrebeOrGrackle · Jul 3, 2020

Oh ya. If it has wings, count me in. I flew RC airplanes for 5 years. Too much fun. Birds are free. Yes.!!

Mac308 · Jul 7, 2020

Dad's Super Connie getting a bath... San Francisco, 1961.

Farnboro John · Jul 8, 2020

Mac308 said:
Dad's Super Connie getting a bath... San Francisco, 1961.

Is the mess all over it the cleanser or was it really that filthy? :eek!:

John

PYRTLE · Jul 18, 2020

Queen of the Skies retired today by British Airways. Is it really 49 years ago I saw my first BOAC Jumbo coming into Heathrow as I finished school? Another victim of Corona virus! I know things have changed, passenger numbers, efficiency etc. but those 70s airlines had class... DC8, 707, Caravelle, Comets and VC10s. I wanna be 10 years old again.

Farnboro John · Jul 18, 2020

PYRTLE said:
Queen of the Skies retired today by British Airways. Is it really 49 years ago I saw my first BOAC Jumbo coming into Heathrow as I finished school? Another victim of Corona virus! I know things have changed, passenger numbers, efficiency etc. but those 70s airlines had class... DC8, 707, Caravelle, Comets and VC10s. I wanna be 10 years old again.

All right, any excuse: a couple of shots of G-BYGC in the BOAC retro scheme coming out of Heathrow, photographed from Stanwell Moor: literally the last week before work sent me home and told me to stay there.

(Incidentally, talking of the Comet, have you noticed the line of the 787's nose? A belated admission from Boeing that de Havilland got it exactly right, if you ask me.)

John

Chosun Juan · Jul 20, 2020

Caspian Sea Monster !

Lordy be what a machine !! :eek!:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Nu94khHoo

Chosun :gh:

PYRTLE · Jul 20, 2020

Chosun Juan said:
Lordy be what a machine !! :eek!:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Nu94khHoo
Chosun :gh:[/QUOTE

And its missile launching cousin. Those designers were on some serious potato vodka!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x22nVFTd8nI

Mike Crawley · Jul 20, 2020

There was an excellent 1 hour-ish documentary about the ekranoplan on cable TV a few years ago - very instructive. They were trying to build a civilian version, basically for the wealthy bloke who would havd a big power boat but wants something very different.

Euan Buchan · Jul 25, 2020

Hard to imagine but it’s the 20th Anniversary of The Concorde Air France 4590 fatal crash in France. I sort of remember seeing it on the news I was shocked. There was a documentary about it on Channel 5 on Thursday which I've yet to watch.

PYRTLE · Jul 25, 2020

Difficult for me to watch as I grew up watching the various tests before she took to the skies. We could hear the afterburners as she took off from Heathrow ( if the wind was Easterly ) and came over our house. Sad end as there was so much promise, but once the various countries banned the plane from their airspace her days were numbered. Beautiful design and fortunate to hear her sonic boom West of the Isles of Scilly.

Andy Adcock · Jul 25, 2020

PYRTLE said:
Difficult for me to watch as I grew up watching the various tests before she took to the skies. We could hear the afterburners as she took off from Heathrow ( if the wind was Easterly ) and came over our house. Sad end as there was so much promise, but once the various countries banned the plane from their airspace her days were numbered. Beautiful design and fortunate to hear her sonic boom West of the Isles of Scilly.

I wonder if we were on the same trip Pat?

PYRTLE · Jul 25, 2020

andyadcock said:
I wonder if we were on the same trip Pat?

Most likely Andy. First sonic boom was after'92? Comin off Scillonian and straight up to The Garrison for Northern Parula. Have to check my notes. Closest I got to Concorde was having a drink with one of the stewardesses. But I think they opened up the throttle taps on Concorde once past the I.O.S. Usually mid morning I recall, if en route to New York.

Andy Adcock · Jul 25, 2020

PYRTLE said:
Most likely Andy. First sonic boom was after'92? Comin off Scillonian and straight up to The Garrison for Northern Parula. Have to check my notes. Closest I got to Concorde was having a drink with one of the stewardesses. But I think they opened up the throttle taps on Concorde once past the I.O.S. Usually mid morning I recall, if en route to New York.

I think mine was 94 or 95.....

Farnboro John · Jul 28, 2020

Two weekends ago the 2020 British airshow season finally got going courtesy of the brilliant Shuttleworth Trust who managed to create the world's first drive-in socially distanced airshow, limiting numbers but cleverly parking cars with spacing to allow those in them to socialise separated from other groups by a car on each side and all have a decent view of the show.

So with relief and delight my brother, his son and I booked a ticket and shot off to Old Warden....

The show was opened by Spitfire PR XI PL983 sporting some entirely apposite wording under the wings.

Gliding with the best possible view: Elliot Primary EoN

One of a variety of British Inter-war tourers, the Parnall Elf

RAF's basic trainer during WWII (along with the Tiger Moth of course)

Tommy Sopwith's second single-seat scout of WWI - and yes, this is where Fokker got the idea for a triplane!

Farnboro John · Jul 28, 2020

And, of course, some more:

De Havilland 88 Comet (winner of the 1934 London to Melbourne race) and Percival Mew Gull (which broke the London to Capetown record) - in each case, yes, this actual aircraft

Comet again X 2. Just because.

Avro Tutor: pre-WWII RAF basic trainer

De Havilland Canada Chipmunk - the Canadian division's first indigenous design and used by the RAF not only for introductory training but also to give many Air Cadets their first real flying with the Air Experience Flights. And, in true DH tradition, its pretty.

Farnboro John · Jul 28, 2020

And to finish off:

Barnstorming: De Havilland Tiger Moth limbo dancing

Dusk Patrol 1: Hawker Sea Hurricane getting airborne as the sky colours up in the evening

Dusk Patrol 2: the classic Sopwith Camel displaying in the early dusk

Break, break: Spitfire and Hurricane breaking across each other against the evening sky

Shuttleworth's Spitfire LF Vc shows off its clipped wings at the start of a victory roll in one of the last bursts of evening sunshine.

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