Shoreham Airshow - a few snaps

[Dunk76]

One day I'll buy a decent camera, but in the meantime I'll just rely on pot luck. Resized down for forum use, but if anyone wants the originals (heaven knows why you would), just drop me a line.







More to follow later, if I can find any which aren't a blurred image of something with wings, or a whole lot of sky.

The Vulcan was there, and we even got treated to a bit of open taps - proper noise.

[Dogwatch]

Saw the Vulcan passing Worthing yesterday afternoon. Think they'd throttled back a bit but still a magnificent sight.

Great pics!

[Eric Mc]

Nice to see Sally B back in the air again.

[MX-Si]

Nice pics, just returned from there myself (rather sunburnt too, oops!). We were standing right next to where the display Spits and Hurricanes were parked and they sounded fantastic when they all started up. It was nice to see XH558 but I think my highlight was the display by two Blades Lynxes, the things they can do with those choppers.

The only downside is that now I've got 300 or so photos to go through : (

[knight]

I was being a cheapskate and stood next to the A27 opposite the Sussex Pad. Took 190 pics yesterday and 220 today

[Dunk76]

Love the supercharger whine on these things, but they don't really make me all misty eyed and proud like the British metal.

Edited by Dunk76 on Sunday 23 August 22:08

[dr_gn]

Dunk76 said:

Love the supercharger whine on these things, but they don't really make me all misty eyed and proud like the British metal.

Edited by Dunk76 on Sunday 23 August 22:08

You sure its supercharger whine? Mustangs are noted for the whistling noise made by air passing over the gunports in certain manouvers such as pulling out of a dive.

Cheers,

[Dunk76]

dr_gn said:

Dunk76 said:

Love the supercharger whine on these things, but they don't really make me all misty eyed and proud like the British metal.

Edited by Dunk76 on Sunday 23 August 22:08

You sure its supercharger whine? Mustangs are noted for the whistling noise made by air passing over the gunports in certain manouvers such as pulling out of a dive.

Cheers,

That could have been it

[anonymous-user]

I thought the whine was from air going into the radiator.

[Dunk76]

Uh-oh, I sense a beard inbound at this time

[dr_gn]

anonymous said:

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Heard it from a Mustang pilot at Duxford. Presumably he knew what he was on about. Click on the picture and turn the volume up!

http://www.woodchurchwarbirds.com/bbd2.htm

Cheers,

Similar thing with the Hawker Hunter BTW.

Edited by dr_gn on Sunday 23 August 23:22

[anonymous-user]

You do get a whine from the gunports aswell, although I don't think all Mustangs have theirs as original now. The Hunter Blue Note has come in for some discussion. Some have said it is only the F6. If I remember correctly, that does it, however it doesn't explain why you get a similar noise from the Canberra PR9, with no gun ports.

Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 23 August 23:37

[dr_gn]

anonymous said:

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He (the pilot) was saying the Mustangs without original gunports - ie covered - don't whine. Original spec ones do. Both have radiators. I'd expect air passing over any opening on any vehicle will make some kind of noise.

Cheers,

[M-J-B]

I think Shoreham as a show is normally up there with any other and I took along my 50D and 70-200 2.8 with a 1.4x, but I got the most st shots I have ever had on a day out

We were facing the sun most of the time and the aircraft just seemed to fly down belly up most of the day

























and only one bloody pass down the flight line from the red Arrows with 5 seconds to have a shot!

[knight]

A few of mine All taken from just outside the aiport on the A27

[Arun_D]

Nice shots, I'll post mine later from Sunday once I finish going through them.

[Arun_D]

As promised, my snaps:

[telecat]

Where did the Gnats come from???

[Eric Mc]

There are a couple of privately owned Gnats in use.

[M-J-B]

Some really good shots there Arun.....we must have stood almost in the same place





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