Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 3)

[xeny]

JRHartless said:

That doesn't appear to have any flaps or ailerons or any other form of adjustable control surfaces?!

Look more closely, possibly with zoom.

There's a hinge line for an aileron visible in the starboard (further) wing, similarly in the horizontal extension at the top of the duct for the elevator. Rudder is seemingly in the fin just after the "MILLER" text.

[johnymac]

Voldemort said:

That Voldemort, is a beautiful study of a Spitfire. In fact I think it is going to be my screensaver.
Thanks for posting

[xeny]

If anyone is wondering about the slogan, the aircraft was apparently donated (presumably to the RAF, i.e. funded?) by the British community in Uruguay.

[tight fart]

hidetheelephants said:

Why is it towing a piece of string?

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/b-21-raiders-first-flight-what-we-learned

Looks like a flying saucer from some angles.

Edited by tight fart on Saturday 11th November 21:28

[Simpo Two]

Part of an aeroplane...



The 24-cylinder Junkers Jumo 223 two-stroke, opposed-piston, diesel aircraft engine. https://oldmachinepress.com/2015/09/26/junkers-jum...

[Wacky Racer]

[LotusOmega375D]

We’ve had that one before.

[Still Mulling]

LotusOmega375D said:

We’ve had that one before.

New to us later thread-joiners

[LotusOmega375D]

My apologies. It was posted on another forum I frequent several months ago. Apparently it’s fake.

[MartG]

LotusOmega375D said:

Apparently it’s fake.

Yup - the visor is usually only raised for supersonic flight, which would not happen over a city

[Yertis]

MartG said:

Yup - the visor is usually only raised for supersonic flight, which would not happen over a city

Could they not have just put it up for the photo, or could it only be deployed above a specific airspeed?

[hammo19]

Our Jag at the museum. Not a stunning picture but just looks cool in the autumn light on Saturday

[hidetheelephants]

Yertis said:

MartG said:

Yup - the visor is usually only raised for supersonic flight, which would not happen over a city

Could they not have just put it up for the photo, or could it only be deployed above a specific airspeed?

Probably, but the lighting/contrast does look rather off.

[Speed 3]

MartG said:

LotusOmega375D said:

Apparently it’s fake.

Yup - the visor is usually only raised for supersonic flight, which would not happen over a city

It's also flying the wrong way down the Thames if it's on approach to LHR, they never took off that way and it would have caused carnage to ATC if it was real. Also suspect some of those buildings in the background weren't up before it retired.

[mylesmcd]

Speed 3 said:

MartG said:

LotusOmega375D said:

Apparently it’s fake.

Yup - the visor is usually only raised for supersonic flight, which would not happen over a city

It's also flying the wrong way down the Thames if it's on approach to LHR, they never took off that way and it would have caused carnage to ATC if it was real. Also suspect some of those buildings in the background weren't up before it retired.

And it looks fake. lol

[LotusOmega375D]

Also, how would you take such a photo? Hang out the side of a helicopter over East London with your finger on the shutter, as a Concorde flies straight underneath you! Don’t think so.

[RizzoTheRat]

While I'm not claiming the above pic is real, it is perfectly possible to take a decent photo through an aircraft canopy. This one for example was taken at Mach 1.6...they had to go that slowly so the Tornado could keep up for long enough to take a decent photo



Trickier to get an above shot I'll grant you but doable, there was a documentary in the '80's about the F-14 crew that took a photo of the cockpit of a Mig-28, although sadly the photographer was killed in a training incident shortly after.

Edited by RizzoTheRat on Tuesday 14th November 12:56

[heisthegaffer]

RizzoTheRat said:

While I'm not claiming the above pic is real, it is perfectly possible to take a decent photo through an aircraft canopy. This one for example was taken at Mach 1.6...they had to go that slowly so the Tornado could keep up for long enough to take a decent photo



Trickier to get an above shot I'll grant you but doable, there was a documentary in the '80's about the F-14 crew that took a photo of the cockpit of a Mig-28, although sadly the photographer was killed in a training incident shortly after.

Edited by RizzoTheRat on Tuesday 14th November 12:56

A beautiful picture. What a machine.

The documentary you mention seems totally familiar. A bit like the docuseries on a prototype combat helicopter that was capable of mach one plus. Incredible.

[Hill92]

Yertis said:

MartG said:

Yup - the visor is usually only raised for supersonic flight, which would not happen over a city

Could they not have just put it up for the photo, or could it only be deployed above a specific airspeed?

They did various Red Arrow flypasts with the visor up: Scottish Parliament opening and the Queen's Golden Jubilee being the final two.

[e30ftw]

Wasn’t it just to get better visibility taxing and landing due to the angle of attack on approach they had to droop the snoot. Once airborne I doubt it matters.