Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)
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JeremyH5 said:
They unloaded the cargo from the 'hover barge' I'd imagine...https://community.infiniteflight.com/t/the-hover-b...
https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/52tleq/...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Vertol_CH-46_...
(scroll down to "Civilian" versions)
Edited by yellowjack on Thursday 12th December 19:37
yellowjack said:
JeremyH5 said:
They unloaded the cargo from the 'hover barge' I'd imagine...https://community.infiniteflight.com/t/the-hover-b...
https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/52tleq/...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Vertol_CH-46_...
(scroll down to "Civilian" versions)
Edited by yellowjack on Thursday 12th December 19:37
It is a slightly odd perspective as it looks like the front rotor disk is in conflict with the ice floe. As someone in those links observed, it was probably due to telephoto lens. It might have been a slightly transient pitch to get the barge moving as they had 25 deg as the plan. The tow cable is underslung so it wouldn't have interfered with either disk. It is a classic image in the industry.
Edited by Speed 3 on Thursday 12th December 20:27
El stovey said:
...Mind you I do have a row of 3 economy seats from a 757 in my garage doing nothing useful.
...with the tourist passengers still strapped in?I'd recommend you get one of these (part of an Avon) as a conversation piece. The 737 undercarriage hubs turned into coffee table supports looked good too.
As for chopper registrations is G-ANAL still registered to Lord Beaverbrook? Read about it in Alan Bristow's autobiography which I'd recommend as a Christmas read - only £2 at Naval and Military Press (i'm not on commission yet).
Ayahuasca said:
That's the A-10 Demo Team - I got to see them last month and the paint job looks great in the flesh too:
Air Force Heritage Flight
CanAm said:
Here it is in colour
Edited to add that the RR test pilot was rather tall so the canopy had to be removed. It couldn't be flown with it open as they were side-hinged.
I watched a documentary years ago presented by the late Raymond Baxter about both the Spitfire and 109 and at one point he sat in the cockpit of a 109, the look on his face as the canopy was closed said it all...Edited to add that the RR test pilot was rather tall so the canopy had to be removed. It couldn't be flown with it open as they were side-hinged.
Edited by CanAm on Sunday 15th December 16:34
I bet that was a documentary that featured the then leader of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight pilot, Squadron Leader Paul Day.
It sounds like the 1990 documentary made by one of the ITV franchisees of the time (possibly TVS).
And I also reckon it didn't feature Raymond Baxter - unless you can prove otherwise.
It sounds like the 1990 documentary made by one of the ITV franchisees of the time (possibly TVS).
And I also reckon it didn't feature Raymond Baxter - unless you can prove otherwise.
james_TW said:
Wow 
However, what's with the Engines? What's at the back of them?
And how low ??
Regarding the engines, early versions of the Douglas DC-8 (the series 10/20/30 family) were powered by pure turbojets (Pratt and Whitney JT3 or JT4) which were quite noisy. The rings mounted behind the jet exhausts helped attenuate some of the noise. However, what's with the Engines? What's at the back of them?
And how low ??
When I was a keen plane spotter in the 1970s, there were still quite a few of these first generation DC-8s in airline service. One of the most colourful operators was Air Spain who operated inclusive tour and package holiday flights chiefly to Spain and the Canaries.
You can see the engines clearly in this shot -
Later versions of the DC-8 were fitted with early turbofan engines - essentially derivatives of the JT3 - such as the JT3D. By modern standards, these were still pretty noisy engines but they were deemed quiet enough to not require exhaust attenuation.
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