What would you choose to have a flight in, and why?

[CarbonM5]

Harrier or Spitfire.

[Eric Mc]

Mr_B said:

Hawker Typhoon - would like to know what 2200bhp is like in a single seater and also what that sounds like.

I'd go with the Tempest - which was the aeroplane the Typhoon should have been.

[steve j]

I`ve had many experiences of back seat trips, fast jet and rotary, I think a WW2 fighter would be awesome

[lazy_b]

I'm just an old-fashioned guy. I enjoyed being in control of a North American Texan (aka Harvard) in Florida. I really want to fly a Tiger Moth, though. Second best (and one I'm considering for my next "big" birthday), is a passenger flight in a DH Dragon or one of its variants. The Dragon just screams "Art Deco, Streamline" in a way no other aircraft can.

[Mrtee]

Empire Class Flying-boat..

All the way to South Africa please!

low enough for a decent view of the world going past.. and a posh hotel most nights.

[magpie215]

lazy_b said:

passenger flight in a DH Dragon or one of its variants.

Got this one ticked as well, managed to blag a freebie aboard this one.

[anonymous-user]

Naohter for the de Havilland DH-84A Dragon 3 because the best thing about flying is to be able to look at the world from a completely different perspective and this I think, would go just about the right speed to take everything in and has the best view from the cockpit of any plane

[Podie]

Bit of a cheat... but I'd love to have a go in an ekranoplan (Caspian Sea Monster style)

[Eric Mc]

The DH84 Dragon and the DH89 Dragon Rapide are fairly different aircraft.

I'd love a flight in either.

[wokkadriver]

ph1l5 said:

Catalina would be first thing I would buy if I won the lottery. Then a ticket to the monaco GP and an aircraft size parking space in the marina.

You know what, I couldn't agree more. That is my lottery fantasy, a Cat all nicely decked out with teak etc inside... I don't care how big your so-called 'super'yacht is, nothing could beat chopping the throttles and coasting into, say, Venice. And I would be trans-Atlantic faster.

(Unless someone parked a Sunderland next to me )

[aeropilot]

wokkadriver said:

ph1l5 said:

Catalina would be first thing I would buy if I won the lottery. Then a ticket to the monaco GP and an aircraft size parking space in the marina.

You know what, I couldn't agree more. That is my lottery fantasy, a Cat all nicely decked out with teak etc inside... I don't care how big your so-called 'super'yacht is, nothing could beat chopping the throttles and coasting into, say, Venice. And I would be trans-Atlantic faster.

And there's me thinking I was the only one that had that 'lottery win idea'.

I've had this thought ever since experiencing my first seaborne take-off and landing 10 years ago, when flying into/out of one of the remote Fijian Islands.

A Cat would be great, but an executive configued Grumman Albatros would probably be more usable.

Edited by aeropilot on Tuesday 28th August 20:23

[Not Ideal]

Vulcan or Apache AH-64D for me.

[Rogue86]

At the risk of instantly making everyone hate me, I had the honour of being back-seat in a Typhoon during the Jubilee celebrations. I did put these up on a few car forums at the time (although pretty sure I didn't put them on here):









I won't lie to you, the word 'awesome' doesn't come close to describing the experience. I managed to get airborne in a Hawk last year photographing the (then newly painted) 41(R)Sqn 95th anniversary Tornado over the South coast too, and that was also absolutely incredible. I'm hoping to get up in one of our Tornados and the Lancaster/Dakota before the end of the year.

I'd probably cut off my testes with a blunt spoon and eat them for a flight in an SR71.

[RizzoTheRat]

aeropilot said:

And there's me thinking I was the only one that had that 'lottery win idea'.

I tell you what, I win the lottery I'll invite all you lot for a flight in my Catalina, so long as you promise to take me up in yours if you win

[Stu R]

SR71 and P51 Mustang for me.

Rogue86 said:

At the risk of instantly making everyone hate me, I had the honour of being back-seat in a Typhoon during the Jubilee celebrations. I did put these up on a few car forums at the time (although pretty sure I didn't put them on here):

I'd probably cut off my testes with a blunt spoon and eat them for a flight in an SR71.

Stunning pictures chap, very jealous of the experience too!

[sanf]

Jaguar & Buccaneer.

I did a lot of growing up around Laarbruch and Lossie, always loved the Jag and thought it would have been great to fly. My step dad is ex-Buccaneers and talking to him about what they used to get up to at low-level sounds great fun.

Does 'A Red Arrow' count?

[HereBeMonsters]

Having read this thread I now need to add:

Tu-144
SR-71
F-104
MiG-29
Caspian Sea Monster...

[Not Ideal]

Stu R said:

SR71 and P51 Mustang for me.

Rogue86 said:

At the risk of instantly making everyone hate me, I had the honour of being back-seat in a Typhoon during the Jubilee celebrations. I did put these up on a few car forums at the time (although pretty sure I didn't put them on here):

I'd probably cut off my testes with a blunt spoon and eat them for a flight in an SR71.

Stunning pictures chap, very jealous of the experience too!

Wow stunning photos and what an experience !

[uncinqsix]

For me, it would have to be a De Havilland Vampire. Don't know why, but I love them.

Also a U2 and a SR71, 'cos they're awesome.


And Concorde.


If I'm allowed a warbird as well, it'll have to be a Mosquito.


Don't make me narrow it down further than that.

[Rogue86]

Not Ideal said:

Wow stunning photos and what an experience !

Thanks for the kind words, I'll try and get some more shots up from both sorties in the other thread.