Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 1)

[odyssey2200]

Eric Mc said:

Why is a USAF bomber being escorted by US Navy F-18s?

because a they're friendly bunch

[Burnedout]

Just going across the Tasman now:



Another Avro. I hope he has a 'hot water bottle' with him.

Edited by Burnedout on Saturday 8th November 22:44

[Eric Mc]

Looks like an Avro Tutor - another rare beast. I don't think that there are any flying in the UK at the moment - apart from one at the Shuttleworth.

[gopher]

jonnydiscopants said:

Crazy Fool said:

moleamol said:

Or maybe the bomber if it really was huge:

i'm sure i've seen one of them flying in a similar formation in England, infact i was in lincolnshire at the time, i wasn't drunk or stoned and it is mucking fassive. I remember thinking to myself that it wasn't very stealth because i can see it.

have they flown in the uk?

% landed at RAF conningsby a couple of years back! I watched them circle over Boston for about 5 mins before landing. THey then left about an hour later followed by a few eurofighters

This formation (or one very similar) flew directly over my house after displaying at RIAT one year, not only huge but a very odd engine note. All my neighbours came out as well to see what was making that "odd" noise.

[Yertis]

Some of you Lightning fans might like this:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/films/1951to196...

[eccles]

The Wiz said:

I've always loved this ...







Not very cool pics I know but an ice cool aircraft.

Looks like a British Argosy and Comet in the background...

[Burnedout]

Still across "th' Ditch" in KIWI land:

[john_p]

Eric Mc said:

The Trig said:

Had this as a poster on my beadroom wall when I was about 13.
Great thread, company productivity has severly lacked today

Now probably rotting on a fire dump.

I used to have this poster too.

So I was a bit sad to see this the other day:

[Eric Mc]

eccles said:

The Wiz said:

I've always loved this ...







Not very cool pics I know but an ice cool aircraft.

Looks like a British Argosy and Comet in the background...

The aircraft on the right is definitely an Armstrong Whitworth Argosy. A US airline called Riddle used them in the 1960s.
The aircraft on the left is either a Douglas DC-4 or DC-6.

[Howitzer]

Burnedout said:

Black Cat:

This was the first model plane I ever made and in the same colour too.

Fantastic.

Dave!

[Burnedout]

Just because you like 'Black Cats' so much:

With a couple of friends



&

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Another Kiwi:

[Coq au Vin]

Burnedout said:

Another Kiwi:

Are these from Peter Jacksons collection?

[Don1]

Cool tailpipes...

[Yertis]

john_p said:

Eric Mc said:

The Trig said:

Had this as a poster on my beadroom wall when I was about 13.
Great thread, company productivity has severly lacked today

Now probably rotting on a fire dump.

I used to have this poster too.

So I was a bit sad to see this the other day:

Another that poster owner here...

A few years ago I had this conversation with my wife:

Me: I've just been offered a Harrier jump jet for £5000 (I had.)

Wife: Oh. Where would you put it? (We lived in a terraced house in the middle of Bristol).

Me: Ummmm...

Some things are best left as dreams.

[Blib]

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Coq au Vin said:

Burnedout said:

Another Kiwi:

Are these from Peter Jacksons collection?

A couple of these may be;
Can be seen here:

http://www.omaka.org.nz/gallery/index.htm

As usual Jackson has spared nothing.

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Don1 said:

Cool tailpipes...

You're not worried about the cracks in those afterburners?

[Burnedout]

Kiwi P-40: