Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

[AndrewEH1]

MartG said:

It seems the German ones may be around a bit longer - https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2019/01/...

Think the Germans might have made a good move staying away from the F35s...although Typhoons are expensive 1/4 of the money will stay in the German economy and all will be built in Manching.

[Dr Jekyll]

yellowjack said:

Those houses are still there.

No 44 Angus Drive sold in Jan 2016 for £545,000 (Land Registry records)

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/detailMat...

Edited by yellowjack on Friday 1st February 11:38

Imagine showing a prospective buyer round and saying 'we did once have to use the loft ladder to rescue passengers from an airliner that crashed into the loft'. They would think you were delusional.

[MartG]

US Navy KA-6 Intruder of VA-176 catches fire on the catapult. One of the crew pulled the ejection handle, which blew the canopy off and this photo was taken just prior to the ejection seats firing.

[Voldemort]

[irocfan]

Voldemort said:

[MartG]

Almost unrecognisable at this stage of construction...



...once the wings and nose are on though...



...Tu-144

[MartG]

Skunk Works F-117A production line

[kash seal]

Concorde gift wrapped! 😃

[MartG]

1941 Mechanix Illustrated article:
"JESS DIXON, of Andalusia, Ala., got tired of being tied up in traffic jams, so he designed and built this novel flying vehicle. It is a combination of automobile, helicopter, autogiro, and motorcycle. It has two large lifting rotors in a single head, revolving in opposite directions. It is powered by a 40 h.p. motor which is air-cooled. He claims his machine is capable of speeds up to 100 miles an hour.”

I thought it looked like the pic had been retouched, but apparently not -

FourWheelDrift said:

Apparently real not altered - https://www.andalusiastarnews.com/2009/01/02/dixon...

Edited by MartG on Sunday 17th February 20:21

[FourWheelDrift]

Apparently real not altered - https://www.andalusiastarnews.com/2009/01/02/dixon...

[MartG]

FourWheelDrift said:

Apparently real not altered - https://www.andalusiastarnews.com/2009/01/02/dixon...

Thanks - edited my post

[MartG]

Interesting comparison of YF-22 and F-22A

[MartG]

Timings now available for the Tornado farewell flypast this week

Subject to weather and aircraft serviceability here are the Tornado GR FINale flypast timings.

Tuesday 19th February

1315 – 1330 Kendrew Barracks (RAF Cottesmore) – National Memorial Arboretum – DECA Stafford – RAF Cosford

1330 – 1345 RAF Shawbury – DECA Sealand

1345 – 1400 RAF Valley

1415 – 1430 BAES Warton – BAES Samlesbury

1430 – 1445 RAF Spadeadam

1445 – 1500 RAF Leeming – RAF Topcliffe – RAF Linton-On-Ouse

1500 – 1515 RAF Waddington – RAF College Cranwell – Royal Air Force Coningsby

1515 – 1535 RAF Donna Nook – RAF Holbeach – RAF Wyton

Wednesday 20th February

1300 – 1315 Royal Air Force Honington

1315 – 1330 Imperial War Museum Duxford – Former RAE Bedford – Cranfield Airfield – Royal Air Force Halton – RAF High Wycombe

1330 – 1345 RAF Benson – HQ Land Forces, Andover, MOD Boscombe Down

1400 – 1415 RAF Pembrey – MOD St Athan – Cardiff Airport

1415 – 1430 Rolls Royce Filton – MOD Abbey Wood – MOD Shrivenham – RAF Brize Norton

Thursday 21st February

1115 – 1130 Leuchars Station

1130 – 1145 RAF Tain

1145 – 1200 RAF Lossiemouth

1. FarewellTornado #ThanksTonka #FINale

[MB140]

MartG said:

Timings now available for the Tornado farewell flypast this week

Subject to weather and aircraft serviceability here are the Tornado GR FINale flypast timings.

Tuesday 19th February

1315 – 1330 Kendrew Barracks (RAF Cottesmore) – National Memorial Arboretum – DECA Stafford – RAF Cosford

1330 – 1345 RAF Shawbury – DECA Sealand

1345 – 1400 RAF Valley

1415 – 1430 BAES Warton – BAES Samlesbury

1430 – 1445 RAF Spadeadam

1445 – 1500 RAF Leeming – RAF Topcliffe – RAF Linton-On-Ouse

1500 – 1515 RAF Waddington – RAF College Cranwell – Royal Air Force Coningsby

1515 – 1535 RAF Donna Nook – RAF Holbeach – RAF Wyton

Wednesday 20th February

1300 – 1315 Royal Air Force Honington

1315 – 1330 Imperial War Museum Duxford – Former RAE Bedford – Cranfield Airfield – Royal Air Force Halton – RAF High Wycombe

1330 – 1345 RAF Benson – HQ Land Forces, Andover, MOD Boscombe Down

1400 – 1415 RAF Pembrey – MOD St Athan – Cardiff Airport

1415 – 1430 Rolls Royce Filton – MOD Abbey Wood – MOD Shrivenham – RAF Brize Norton

Thursday 21st February

1115 – 1130 Leuchars Station

1130 – 1145 RAF Tain

1145 – 1200 RAF Lossiemouth

1. FarewellTornado #ThanksTonka #FINale

Looks like I will see it at Waddington. Hard to believe I started on GR1 over 20 years ago (Avionics TG1) and they were old and battered then. I remember being one of the first on the sqn to get converted to GR4. They have served us well. Shame they are getting old and costing more to maintain.

[MartG]

Early versions of the Wright Flyer were dangerously underpowered, a situation which was finally remedied by the addition of two 825 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830-54 Twin Wasp radial engines...

[irocfan]

MartG said:

Early versions of the Wright Flyer were dangerously underpowered, a situation which was finally remedied by the addition of two 825 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830-54 Twin Wasp radial engines...

[Eric Mc]

I'm trying to figure out where they put the fuel.

[MartG]

Back end of the nacelles

[Eric Mc]

I can see CofG issues too.

[FourWheelDrift]

Eric Mc said:

I'm trying to figure out where they put the fuel.

Under his hat.