Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)
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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!
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!
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.
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 At the 1978 Farnborough Air Show, a Jaguar performed afterburner take offs from the grass alongside the runway - it was quite spectacular.
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 At the 1978 Farnborough Air Show, a Jaguar performed afterburner take offs from the grass alongside the runway - it was quite spectacular.
Might be a better version elsewhere
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
But I never fancied the "if you dont drown you did it right" school of training neither
Glad you made it
GG I feel for you, however exercising for days unending in Noddy was unspeakably horrid
gruesome I calls it m
But I never fancied the "if you dont drown you did it right" school of training neither
Glad you made it
Ginetta G15 Girl said:
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'?
Yes coincidence or yes planned?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
Never been in the Bird in Hand but I have been known to partake of a kebab of questionable provenance from Flamez...
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.
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.
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."
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."
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
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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