Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

[Voldemort]

ChemicalChaos said:

...2018 RAF Centenary celebrations...

Tell me more: is there a, for want of a better word, flagship event for this?

[Eric Mc]

I think the Air Tattoo at Fairford will contain the main celebrations.

The RAF Museum at Hendon is being revamped in order to be ready for the actual 100th Anniversary date, 1 April 2018

http://www.airtattoo.com/

https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/centenary-programme.a...

[MartG]

Douglas F3D ( F-10 ) Skyknight being used as a testbed for the forthcoming F-4D Phantom's radar

[Eric Mc]

Doesn't improve the looks much.

[MartG]

Salmesbury gate guardians - pic from today by Mick Harling

[FourWheelDrift]

Both replicas I would assume since XS921 is in the North Sea fifty miles off Flamborough Head at the moment.

[ChemicalChaos]

Eric Mc said:

I think the Air Tattoo at Fairford will contain the main celebrations.

The RAF Museum at Hendon is being revamped in order to be ready for the actual 100th Anniversary date, 1 April 2018

http://www.airtattoo.com/

https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/centenary-programme.a...

There's also going to be a big airshow at Cosford, with a static lineup in which Black Mike will be starring

[Dr Jekyll]

ChemicalChaos said:

- so for a civvy enthusiast like me, who was only just born when the last RAF Phantoms were retired, to get the chance to do such stuff is....... amazingly cool!

Makes me feel ancient. I was only just born when the last RAF Mosquitos and Lincolns were retired

[Ian Lancs]

FourWheelDrift said:

Both replicas I would assume since XS921 is in the North Sea fifty miles off Flamborough Head at the moment.

With a little bit of historical context http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/13598026...

http://bit.ly/2kHylnP

Does that work? If not, it's a story about Craig Pence who ejected from XS921 unveiling the gate guardian. He was Test Pilot at BAES for many years doing lot of work on Typhoon, before another ejection (from a Hunter this time) meant he couldn't fly on ejection seats again, so he went to work on Lightning II so full circle.

Edited by Ian Lancs on Monday 18th December 21:45

[MartG]

Ian Lancs said:

FourWheelDrift said:

Both replicas I would assume since XS921 is in the North Sea fifty miles off Flamborough Head at the moment.

With a little bit of historical context http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/13598026...

Link doesn't work

[Ayahuasca]

ChemicalChaos said:

XV582 was the aircraft that, in 1988, set the outright speed from Lands End to John O Groats at 46 minutes and 44 seconds.]

603 miles in 47 minutes is just 770mph, was it running on just one engine?

[ChemicalChaos]

Ayahuasca said:

ChemicalChaos said:

XV582 was the aircraft that, in 1988, set the outright speed from Lands End to John O Groats at 46 minutes and 44 seconds.]

603 miles in 47 minutes is just 770mph, was it running on just one engine?

I imagine that, being over land, they were flying as close as possible to the sound barrier without breaking it

[MartG]

[Eric Mc]

Nice to see a single seat Vampire flying.

[MartG]

Sea Vixen refuelling a Scimitar



Supermarine Scimitar - not the highest point of this illustrious manufacturers career

[Ayahuasca]

MartG said:

Nice to see the Vampire 'shepherding' its big brother.

[irocfan]

MartG said:

for some reason I do like twin boom aircraft

[Tango13]

Ayahuasca said:

Nice to see the Vampire 'shepherding' its big brother.

The Vampire should have a Mosquito as its' shepherd

[MartG]

Tango13 said:

The Vampire should have a Mosquito as its' shepherd

[tight5]

Ayahuasca said:

ChemicalChaos said:

XV582 was the aircraft that, in 1988, set the outright speed from Lands End to John O Groats at 46 minutes and 44 seconds.]

603 miles in 47 minutes is just 770mph, was it running on just one engine?

On one engine as it was out of fuel ?