Airbourne Exotica
22 July 2006, 03:03 PM
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Airbourne Exotica
One of these flew low over the house earlier heading for Farnborough Airshow wings fully swept back (as shown) and all four afterburners aglow. Huge and awesome bird:
also, one of these yesterday (huge lumbering and almost silent):
and one of these (looked like a giant dragonfly)
All in all - pretty impressive.
also, one of these yesterday (huge lumbering and almost silent):
and one of these (looked like a giant dragonfly)
All in all - pretty impressive.
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22 July 2006, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Dieseldog
That third one must have incredibly long undercarriage...
22 July 2006, 05:03 PM
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I still find the Blackbird the most amazing plane. I get goosebumps just thinking about how anyone can tackle a project starting in the 50s to build such a thing
Info here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sr-71
Flies at 80,000 ft. Can go climb at 60m/s. And will travel over 2,000mph
Info here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sr-71
Flies at 80,000 ft. Can go climb at 60m/s. And will travel over 2,000mph
22 July 2006, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by James Neill
I still find the Blackbird the most amazing plane. I get goosebumps just thinking about how anyone can tackle a project starting in the 50s to build such a thing
Another interesting fact is the B52 bomber - again a 1950's aircraft, yet its going to remain in service until 2050 - when it will be about a 100 years old!!
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22 July 2006, 05:23 PM
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The tilt-rotor Osprey is probably the most important aircraft of all those. The range and speed of a fixed wing prop aircraft with the VTOL capabilities of a helicopter. Could replace a whole host of older helos in Western service if it gets into production.
22 July 2006, 08:07 PM
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excellent pics... i saw the Red Arrows yesterday... they could only have been about 200 feet up, very impressive 
22 July 2006, 09:34 PM
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I wonder if that was the same B1B that was circling over the Severn near Bristol this afternoon? Wings were swept forward - never seen one here before!
I like the picture of the SR-71. The streaks on the wings are from fuel leaks. The wings were single-skinned, and desgined with expansion gaps - required due to the heat generated when flying at high Mach numbers. However, when flying at slow speed, and also when on the ground, the gaps opened up sufficiently to allow fuel to pour out!
I like the picture of the SR-71. The streaks on the wings are from fuel leaks. The wings were single-skinned, and desgined with expansion gaps - required due to the heat generated when flying at high Mach numbers. However, when flying at slow speed, and also when on the ground, the gaps opened up sufficiently to allow fuel to pour out!
22 July 2006, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by andypugh2000
We had the red arrows fly over horsell today at 12.45pm in formation, very cool
we're almost neighbours
22 July 2006, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by mart360
Back in 1977 USAF airbase at mildenhall had an openday!! 
pride of place was the SR71, it rocked then, and still does now!!
Mart
pride of place was the SR71, it rocked then, and still does now!!
Mart
Love the Blackbird too, or the habu as the yanks call it. Even met a veteran pilot once at Oshkosh airshow in the states
22 July 2006, 11:51 PM
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This has been posted before. It's a video of a Vulcan - but still amazing to watch this British cold war bomber
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/al.will...V190992_1H.wmv
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/al.will...V190992_1H.wmv
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Tornado at zero feet on a drop is still an awsome sight sound extravaganza.
But Herc's are like a comfort blanket to me, they do what they say on the tin
Also the deep base whoop, whoop, whoop of a Chiner
But Herc's are like a comfort blanket to me, they do what they say on the tin
Also the deep base whoop, whoop, whoop of a Chiner
23 July 2006, 08:16 AM
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I went as well yesterday. Hightlights for me were:
A380. How quiet is that thing?
Mig 29. Awesome. To see a fighter spin within its own axis is incredible.
Harrier. Floating down the spectator line, ripping the air apart as it hovers.
B1. High speed flypast with all 4 burners lit.
Did anyone walk around the 777-300? Those Trent engines are just awesome to look at.
Roll-on 2008.
A380. How quiet is that thing?
Mig 29. Awesome. To see a fighter spin within its own axis is incredible.
Harrier. Floating down the spectator line, ripping the air apart as it hovers.
B1. High speed flypast with all 4 burners lit.
Did anyone walk around the 777-300? Those Trent engines are just awesome to look at.
Roll-on 2008.
23 July 2006, 09:45 AM
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excellent pics..... i'd love to see the Lancaster bomber in flight.
and I take it that the pic with the red arrows is the new A380 massive thing!?
it looks enormous !!!!!!
and I take it that the pic with the red arrows is the new A380 massive thing!?
it looks enormous !!!!!!
23 July 2006, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Buckwheat
The tilt-rotor Osprey is probably the most important aircraft of all those. The range and speed of a fixed wing prop aircraft with the VTOL capabilities of a helicopter. Could replace a whole host of older helos in Western service if it gets into production.
23 July 2006, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by CyprusScooby
The problem is nobody will buy it cause they keep falling out of the Sky. Not even the Yanks. Thats why the USAF, US Navy, Army and Marines have just placed a massive order for the UK built Merlin helicopters! Even Bush's President flight are getting some.
23 July 2006, 12:02 PM
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Hadn't realised it was quite such a rare 'bird'. Pleased I was lucky enough to see one in action, it was a bizarre sight.
23 July 2006, 12:14 PM
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Good one Rabid
I was lucky enough to get a tour of the Blackbird at Offutt AFB when I did a display there. I always wanted to fly it, the handling was very similar to a Vulcan they say. It is true about the fuel tanks, the aircraft surface was "tiled" so that the aircraft could expand at high temperatures at speed and when cold the tanks do drip, we were told to avoid the drips as the hypergolic special fuel would burn our clothes. The navigator also told me that if the spikes in front of the engine air intakes which motored back and forth automatically to adjust the conical shockwave in front of each intake went wrong, the engine on that side would surge and stall and the instant yaw would make your helmet hit the side of the cockpit screen so hard that it would knock you dizzy for a while! Bit of a frightener that one.
200 feet is a bit high for proper low level Miss Kinky
I thought the wing over in that clip of the Vulcan was a bit conservative, we used to climb vertically and roll to the inverted to stop the climb before rolling out in the reverse direction! Happy days!
Les
I was lucky enough to get a tour of the Blackbird at Offutt AFB when I did a display there. I always wanted to fly it, the handling was very similar to a Vulcan they say. It is true about the fuel tanks, the aircraft surface was "tiled" so that the aircraft could expand at high temperatures at speed and when cold the tanks do drip, we were told to avoid the drips as the hypergolic special fuel would burn our clothes. The navigator also told me that if the spikes in front of the engine air intakes which motored back and forth automatically to adjust the conical shockwave in front of each intake went wrong, the engine on that side would surge and stall and the instant yaw would make your helmet hit the side of the cockpit screen so hard that it would knock you dizzy for a while! Bit of a frightener that one.
200 feet is a bit high for proper low level Miss Kinky
I thought the wing over in that clip of the Vulcan was a bit conservative, we used to climb vertically and roll to the inverted to stop the climb before rolling out in the reverse direction! Happy days!
Les
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