Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

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Ginetta G15 Girl

3,220 posts

183 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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Perdu, the hell that was the Noddy Suit / S6 Respirator / S10 Respirator, was nothing compared to the AR5!

I am very claustrophobic and I don't swim too well, so being chucked in a swimming pool with what was effectively a rubber bag on my head (and this before the 'rip off' face-plate) whilst panicingly (IN THE BLOODY DARK!) fumbling for the 'so called' anti-drowning valve was not, as it happens, one of my most favorite memories of being RAF aircrew!

The only thing worse was the 'Dunker' at Yeovilton and, if I am honest, it was probably less worse, albeit bloody terrifying, since I didn't have a sodding rubber bag on my head, so I was liable to drown as opposed to suffocate in some sort of sado-masochist's gimp paradise!

Eric Mc

121,788 posts

264 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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I remember the headlines and photos on the cover of "Aviation News" showing the Jag takeoffs and landings.

At the 1978 Farnborough Air Show, a Jaguar performed afterburner take offs from the grass alongside the runway - it was quite spectacular.

tight5

2,747 posts

158 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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perdu said:
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.
There was a YouTube vid I was gonna post with those pics showing the landing,arming and take off. But the 2nd half was about spin recovery.
I can find it and post it if there's any interest.

CharlieCrocodile

1,186 posts

152 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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MartG

20,626 posts

203 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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Eric Mc said:
I remember the headlines and photos on the cover of "Aviation News" showing the Jag takeoffs and landings.

At the 1978 Farnborough Air Show, a Jaguar performed afterburner take offs from the grass alongside the runway - it was quite spectacular.
I remember that too - clods of earth being blasted up into the air by its exhaust biggrin

FourWheelDrift

88,382 posts

283 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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MartG said:
Eric Mc said:
I remember the headlines and photos on the cover of "Aviation News" showing the Jag takeoffs and landings.

At the 1978 Farnborough Air Show, a Jaguar performed afterburner take offs from the grass alongside the runway - it was quite spectacular.
I remember that too - clods of earth being blasted up into the air by its exhaust biggrin
Just here - https://youtu.be/ESdfMZEax3U?t=775

Might be a better version elsewhere

Eric Mc

121,788 posts

264 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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perdu

4,884 posts

198 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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That dear old Jaguar, always looked at its best with the three colour camouflage

GG I feel for you, however exercising for days unending in Noddy was unspeakably horrid

gruesome I calls it m frown

But I never fancied the "if you dont drown you did it right" school of training neither

Glad you made it wink

rhinochopig

17,932 posts

197 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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CharlieCrocodile said:
That's had a busy life. Nice photo.

Tango13

8,398 posts

175 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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Ginetta G15 Girl said:
1. Yes


2. I have landed Albert at Henlow wink


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
Yes coincidence or yes planned?

Never been in the Bird in Hand but I have been known to partake of a kebab of questionable provenance from Flamez...

Ginetta G15 Girl

3,220 posts

183 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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It's probably coincidence that a lot of roads are arrow straight (aside from the Roman Roads).

Having said that it was certainly planned to operate off roads in Albert if the Main Operating Bases went down, both in UK and in Europe. AIUI the Royal Engineers had plans to demolish things like streetlights, road signs and whatever such that there would be wing clearance.

The helo force would have been involved in setting up 'FARPs' (Forward Air Refuel Points) for those a/c operating off roads.

perdu

4,884 posts

198 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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There's a huge lot of straight roads in E Stangular but rather you than me putting Albert down alongside the Sixteen Foot Drain smile

I was saddened to hear that the Museum at Stondon was closed and all its exhibits up for auction in June

Hope the Skeeter gets a new, happy home

Ayahuasca

27,427 posts

278 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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MartG

20,626 posts

203 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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Kate Yates of BAe Systems Heritage Centre has posted some lovely Warton related pics on Facebook....

















The last one " It was an out of limits crosswind landing which They didn't warn the pilot about because there was nowhere else he could divert to because of weather. So rather than worry him they let him get on with it. It was fine until the flare when it rapidly ran out of rudder. EE Built them tough."

Dr Banjo

655 posts

148 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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Great pics bow

NDT

1,753 posts

262 months

Friday 1st May 2015
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Tonka just looks so right...

macp

4,058 posts

182 months

Friday 1st May 2015
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I love the lightning & jaguar great pics

MartG

20,626 posts

203 months

Friday 1st May 2015
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A few more from Kate

















ASR practice, with Lytham in the background

onyx39

11,109 posts

149 months

Friday 1st May 2015
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MartG said:
A few more from Kate



ASR practice, with Lytham in the background
God that is an ugly aircraft.

onyx39

11,109 posts

149 months

Friday 1st May 2015
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A few re-edits from Farnborough last year:
Farnborough 2014 Saturday 127 by jimpritchard2, on Flickr
Farnborough 2014 Saturday 394 by jimpritchard2, on Flickr
Farnborough 2014 Saturday 245 by jimpritchard2, on Flickr
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