Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

[Trevatanus]

Speed 3 said:

Eric Mc said:

I don't think BA made a habit of belly landing their 777s.

??? it only happened once

You sure it didn't bounce?

[Speed 3]

Eric Mc said:

You seemed to be asking what incident it was?

As you say, there only has been one incident like that with a BA 777.

No I wasn't - someone else asked the question and me + another poster responded with our thoughts at the same time.

[Hugo a Gogo]

[MartG]

[RedLeicester]

Both excellent pics

[tight5]

MartG said:

Unusual to see a Lightning in close proximity to a tanker !!!

[FourWheelDrift]

XS904 still working - http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/lightning/...

And there's a good chance that tanker could even be XH558.

[james_tigerwoods]

MartG said:

Is there a high res version of this somewhere?

[MartG]

Who needs hangars !

[brenflys777]

Eric Mc said:

Was that picture taken from a Royal Navy or Soviet sub?

No idea - I bet their response would be easily understood in either language though!

[Eric Mc]

FourWheelDrift said:

XS904 still working - http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/lightning/...

And there's a good chance that tanker could even be XH558.

That won't be a tanker Vulcan. That picture would date from 1973/74 period, years before any Vulcans were converted to tankers.

[MartG]

Eric Mc said:

That won't be a tanker Vulcan. That picture would date from 1973/74 period, years before any Vulcans were converted to tankers.

Errr....can I refer you to the markings on the underside, and the hose box visible at the bottom of the pic Definitely a K.2

[FourWheelDrift]

Eric Mc said:

FourWheelDrift said:

XS904 still working - http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/lightning/...

And there's a good chance that tanker could even be XH558.

That won't be a tanker Vulcan. That picture would date from 1973/74 period, years before any Vulcans were converted to tankers.

It's a tanker Vulcan, it's got the white underside tanker scheme and you can see the hose box at the rear.

Tanker white paint scheme underneath, painted to the centre and rear sections over the normal grey undersides. This is XH558

[Eric Mc]

You are correct about the Vulcan.

I thought the Lightning in the picture was in the mid 70s Green with Silver undersides scheme - as in this picture.



It's actually in the 80s grey and green camouflage colours I can see now.



Apologies.

In fact, because its XS904 which is an F6, I don't think it ever would have been painted in the green/silver scheme anyway.

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

Eric Mc said:

You are correct about the Vulcan.

I thought the Lightning in the picture was in the mid 70s Green with Silver undersides scheme - as in this picture.

Only the F2As of RAFG (19 and 92 Sqns) wore that scheme. They were also generally not fitted with the AAR probe (normally for UK transits).

The Lightning in that photo is a F6 of either 5 or 11 Sqn.

Edit: XS504 spent almost it's entire career with 11 Sqn.

Edited by Ginetta G15 Girl on Friday 17th February 18:38

[Eric Mc]

I know - that's why I should have known better than to say anything.

[MartG]

SR-71A escorted by four F-106A interceptors

[TheFungle]

I took this on a recent trip to the Falklands, quite pleased with how it came out although I do wish the shutter speed had been lower to emphasise the spinning rotors.

Wokka Wokka Wokka etc.

[Stickyfinger]

Shirley......whenI whenI whenI

great photo

[PRTVR]

Are all the bits hanging off it normal ? It appears to have a lot of aerials.