Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 1)

[mybrainhurts]

[mybrainhurts]

[FM]

PH does these threads so well...keep `em rollin in ...

[Famous Graham]

mybrainhurts said:

That one's a fake, as I recall. The B1B would never had got down that low after those mountains.

[mybrainhurts]

Famous Graham said:

mybrainhurts said:

That one's a fake, as I recall. The B1B would never had got down that low after those mountains.

Yes, 'tis a painting....if you trawl back up this thread you'll find other paintings, too.

So there...

[Famous Graham]

mybrainhurts said:

Famous Graham said:

mybrainhurts said:

That one's a fake, as I recall. The B1B would never had got down that low after those mountains.

Yes, 'tis a painting....if you trawl back up this thread you'll find other paintings, too.

So there...

Paintings which were either representations of photographs or imaginings of real scenarios. That one is neither. My point is, that one is unrealistic, therefore somewhat misplaced.

[speedtwelve]

[ALawson]

[Mr_B]

[quote=speedtwelve]

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I think we have the winner. That is amazing.

[Eric Mc]

Are there any Charles Brown colour photos on the web (or even his black and white work)? I love his air to air pictures which, considering the era he was working in (1936 to 1970 or so), are absolutely beautiful - and often of types you don't see anymore.

[Mr_B]

D_T_W said:

Gladly

You really need to post the video of a barrel rolling Vulcan with this pic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in4Pmp84BWM

[Moose1978]

Edited by Moose1978 on Sunday 25th November 10:22

[littleandy0410]

[quote=CC100]Here are some I like:



Good to see the marshals are following Health and Safety Regulations!

'When being approached by a fast moving, upside down plane, Personal Protection Equipment must include a High Viz Vest'

[_TC]

I like these mainly because they are of my dads office.






and when hes not working there, he is playing here....

[D-Angle]

speedtwelve said:

What's the story with this one? Very unusual place to mount missiles, that.

69elan+2 said:

Got to admit it had a good look to it.

And you can still buy a new one if you have the money:
http://www.stormbirds.com/project/index.html

[speedchick]

speedtwelve said:

Had to put this up! BA VC10 at White Waltham airshow in 1977. The skipper ended-up in the shit big-time, allegedly... High angle-of-attack and flap setting indicates they were going pretty slowly. They'd have been deeply mired in ka-ka had they got behind the drag-curve doing this. Cool though!

Edited by speedtwelve on Sunday 25th November 02:32

I thought that one was where the pilot (just about to retire) decided to see just how low he could get away with flying, I think he ended up about 6 ft from the ground, got a severe telling off, but not much they could do as it was his last flight. I do know that it was definately done in the VC10 that last year went from Cosford to Brooklands, as we were getting told all the history of that plane while working on it for the move.

[Sim89]

[TheGreatSoprendo]

Edited by TheGreatSoprendo on Sunday 25th November 11:46

[Gretchen]

Graham - Post my B17 photo.

[Extra 300 Driver]

speedtwelve][IMG said:

That as Squadron Leader Joe L'estrange at RAF Cranwell. He has more flying hours than any one else and when he retired he had flown all types in the Navy and RAF at the time, 9000hrs on Vulcan alone!

He did get a bollocking after this as it made the Reviewing Officer screem! The next time he flew even lower and told the reviewing Officer not to tell him how to fly!

Here he is, second from the right



He is still going strong and taxi's XL426 at Southend