Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

[ATTAK Z]

tight5 said:

on twitter -

Can't be real

[2013BRM]

ATTAK Z said:

tight5 said:

on twitter -

Can't be real

tis, bit of an optical illusion of perspective, and that is moisture not dust, still awsomelly awesome though

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

Very old photo'.

[MartG]

Am I sad for being more excited at immediately recognising the location in this pic ( M6 a few miles south of Tebay ) than I am at the Typhoon ?

[hidetheelephants]

MartG said:

X-47B carrying out the first unmanned 'prod' yesterday

I'd need brave pills to be on that tanker crew; if HAL throws a wobbler even a parachute might not save you.

[FourWheelDrift]

Using a very long static drogue (UK style one not the more shorter steerable US style you get on USAF KC-135s) Just in case.

[MartG]

hidetheelephants said:

MartG said:

X-47B carrying out the first unmanned 'prod' yesterday

I'd need brave pills to be on that tanker crew; if HAL throws a wobbler even a parachute might not save you.

Next step - unmanned tankers ?

[tight5]

BAE Systems Air
"40 years ago today our Jaguar landed on the M55 in Lancashire, to demonstrate its ability to land in tight spots."
"The westbound carriageway of the M55 was only a third of the width of the runway at our aerodrome in nearby Warton."

[MartG]

tight5 said:

BAE Systems Air
"40 years ago today our Jaguar landed on the M55 in Lancashire, to demonstrate its ability to land in tight spots."
"The westbound carriageway of the M55 was only a third of the width of the runway at our aerodrome in nearby Warton."

Ironic that a lot of the hardcore used to build the M55 came from digging up the runways at nearby RNAS Inskip

[perdu]

How many times did they close the Motorways to test the concept?

That seems to be two times at least

[Caruso]

tight5 said:

on twitter -

My lawnmower blades are set higher than that!

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

perdu said:

How many times did they close the Motorways to test the concept?

Jags regularly operated off the Autobahnen during TACEVALS in RAFG.

[smack]

A mate took this photo at his work (not hard to guess with who or where...). For an old design, they still look great IMHO.

[Ian Lancs]

perdu said:

How many times did they close the Motorways to test the concept?

That seems to be two times at least

The M55 was still being built when it was done. They were just about to build the last bridge on the straightest bit so the opportunity was there to do a bit of showing off.

I think it was around this stretch - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.80254,-2.928171,...

[Eric Mc]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

perdu said:

How many times did they close the Motorways to test the concept?

Jags regularly operated off the Autobahnen during TACEVALS in RAFG.

Good old TACEVVALS. Those were the days, eh?

Operating off motorways was normal for Swedish Viggens and Drakens.

[Tango13]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

perdu said:

How many times did they close the Motorways to test the concept?

Jags regularly operated off the Autobahnen during TACEVALS in RAFG.

I work right next door to RAF Henlow. The A507 which bypasses some of the villages nearby is straight, I mean Roman style straight.

Is this a coincidence or were their plans in place to use roads as runways if it all went tits up?

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

1. Yes


2. I have landed Albert at Henlow


I (fairly) regularly work at RAF Henlow - Do you ever drink in the 'Bird in Hand'?

Edited by Ginetta G15 Girl on Sunday 26th April 23:27

[MartG]

Ian Lancs said:

The M55 was still being built when it was done. They were just about to build the last bridge on the straightest bit so the opportunity was there to do a bit of showing off.

I think it was around this stretch - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.80254,-2.928171,...

Yes - other photos of the event show the bridge over which it went which is recognisable as the B5260 from Weeton

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

Eric Mc said:

Good old TACEVALS. Those were the days, eh?

If you mean having to be suited up in AR5 (the Aircrew NBC equipment) then NO, they were days I would rather forget!

[perdu]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

Eric Mc said:

Good old TACEVALS. Those were the days, eh?

If you mean having to be suited up in AR5 (the Aircrew NBC equipment) then NO, they were days I would rather forget!

I didn't enjoy spending much time in Noddy suits either

Still I look at it this way

We're still alive to moan about it

Re: the Jags OFF motorways issue, I was looking at the first and second pictures. Empty pylons on the first one and quite a half decent war load on the second.