Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

[Dr Jekyll]

Tea under G

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9pvG_ZSnCc

[D_T_W]

Stickyfinger said:

Is it wrong that even with the big beak I still think that was a great looking aircraft? Made even better by the huge intakes in my opinion

[tog]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

Anyway, what sort of Steeley-Eyed member of the 'Twin-Winged Master Race' drinks tea ffs?

We're not bloody Pongoes you know!

I've been served tea on the flight deck of a Hercules. Maybe it was a special treat for the photographer

[MartG]

D_T_W said:

Stickyfinger said:

Is it wrong that even with the big beak I still think that was a great looking aircraft? Made even better by the huge intakes in my opinion

Simply a criminal waste to take delivery then just smash them up

[IroningMan]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

Actually a wee bit less, those are ballistic flightpaths so as to stay within the a/c handling limits.

If you think about it, more G would upset the 'tea and biscuits' less. The tea would be more likely to remain in the cup, the biscuits on the plate...

Anyway, what sort of Steeley-Eyed member of the 'Twin-Winged Master Race' drinks tea ffs?

We're not bloody Pongoes you know!

The Empire was built on tea. By Pongoes.

Besides, I can't think of a single serviceperson I've ever met, past or present, who I would trust to make a decent cup of coffee...

[Ayahuasca]

IroningMan said:

The Empire was built on tea. By Pongoes.

Besides, I can't think of a single serviceperson I've ever met, past or present, who I would trust to make a decent cup of coffee...

Tea that was made in one of these, with lashings of condensed milk.

[stevesingo]

And tasted of the soup or range stew that was last contained within.

[IroningMan]

Mmm, range stew.

Will there be egg banjos?

Are we off-topic?

[Ayahuasca]

Some Friday Harrier goodness:

Edited by Ayahuasca on Friday 10th November 15:33

[JuniorD]

Today at Belfast International

[IroningMan]

Didn't one of those have a main gear collapse not long ago?

[Markbarry1977]

Stickyfinger said:

One of the instructors in our building (still serving as a full time reservist) was the first ever airborne tech to work on these as the radar tech. He used to work in a bay maintaining the radar. Whilst it was under development the radar kept packing up that often they gave him a flying suit and said get on board and fix it whilst in flight.

[MartG]

[Speed 3]

IroningMan said:

Didn't one of those have a main gear collapse not long ago?

Quite a long history of gear mishaps on the Q400 / Dash-8

[Ayahuasca]

1944: Castle Bromwich model making club group build tackles the 1:1 scale Mark Fifteen Spitfire.



My Nan helped build the ailerons!

[Stickyfinger]

MartG said:

I am a fan of that

[FourWheelDrift]

Ayahuasca said:

1944: Castle Bromwich model making club group build tackles the 1:1 scale Mark Fifteen Spitfire.



My Nan helped build the ailerons!

They are Mk22s. Rare Mk22 survivors with earlier serial numbers PK481 is in Australia and PK355 in Zimbabwe. They also built Mk24s there starting PK6xx

This is PK560 (middle right) that is in that photo being built - http://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/PK560

[MartG]

The lead Buccaneer as seen from the number three Buccaneer in a four ship combat formation on their way to bomb a target in Angola during Operations in Sept 1987. The very flat featureless terrain sometimes made navigation a challenge flying low level at close on 580kts, but the navigators did an excellent job always being on target on time. The 24 Sqn Buccaneers always did the most dangerous tasks, sometimes deep into enemy territory without any top cover and no friendly radar cover. The enemy forces had the luxury of radar cover from ground up in the target areas, but the surprise was always total when the Bucc’s pitched up to deliver their cargo into the targets and were back on the deck before the AA defenses could effectively react. At low level with throttles pushed to the stops there were nothing that could catch the Bucc’s. - Johan Conradie

[Ayahuasca]

FourWheelDrift said:

They are Mk22s.

I will have a strong word with my Nan!

I just guessed the mark from the bubble canopy, should have known better here lol.

[tight5]