Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

[MattyTPhotos]

just a quick one from Goodwood on Saturday

The Red Arrows by Matt Toms Photography, on Flickr

All the best
Matt

[perdu]

Have a quiet WOW for that one Matt

nice

[Eric Mc]

Was the sky really that orange?

[Blib]

Eric Mc said:

Was the sky really that orange?

Not from where I was standing on Saturday.

[MattyTPhotos]

Eric no mate, shot into the sun, changed white balance in Raw to 'Shade and then had a play

[perdu]

I thought there'd be something like that

(I can't get RAW on my little bridge camera. Looks like more expenditure coming. I shouldn't ever have gone on that camera course )

[Eric Mc]

MattyTPhotos said:

Eric no mate, shot into the sun, changed white balance in Raw to 'Shade and then had a play

Phew - I thought Lord March's gaffe might have gone up in flames.

[Brother D]

Ayahuasca said:

Great photo of one of my favorite aircraft. Runway optional - would put many 4x4s to shame! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-uqMUA7U-k

[lloyd h]

Few from yesterday at RIAT.
Aeronautica Militare Eurofighter Typhoon EF2000 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

RAF Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

German Navy P-3C Orion by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

[friederich]

Best I could manage with my crappy phone, but the result has a certain atmoshpere....

[The Boy Lard]

From Wings over Wanaka 2014

[ukaskew]

Love this from yesterday, going to be seeing a lot of these where I live (Salisbury Plain) in the future. Impressively quiet and manoeuvrable.


RIAT 2014 by Harry_S, on Flickr

[irocfan]

some I took at RAF Feltwell - 4th July. Not amazingly cool I'm afraid - but we all have to start somewhere!

[160]

Some photos from friday at RIAT




I need a better camera.

[Tootles the Taxi]

From Flying Legends at Duxford Yesterday

[irocfan]

Tootles the Taxi said:

From Flying Legends at Duxford Yesterday

are those genuine 109s or the Spanish version?

[Mutley]

irocfan said:

are those genuine 109s or the Spanish version?

They're the Buchons, am not aware of any original 109s actively flying. The tail chase with the P51s yesterday was great

[Tootles the Taxi]

irocfan said:

are those genuine 109s or the Spanish version?

They're Hispano Buchons. Bf109 airframe modified to take a RR Merlin engine. As used in the film "Battle of Britain".

(They were also painted in RAF colours in the film as Hurricane stand-ins!)

Strange to hear Merlins and look up to see Messerschmidts!

[Fat Fairy]

[quote=lloyd h]Few from yesterday at RIAT.

RAF Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

I worked on that aircraft (when it was a GR1) as a young J/T in the late 80s. Still going strong then.

PS, what have you done with my lovely (much newer) Harriers Mr Cameron????

[Eric Mc]

Mutley said:

They're the Buchons, am not aware of any original 109s actively flying. The tail chase with the P51s yesterday was great

There are about 4 or 5 Daimler Benz powered 109s currently flying, most in the US.

The example flying in Germany is actually a Buchon with its Merlin replaced by a DB605. The Buchon was essentially a 109G with a Merlin.