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[Xplumberlives]

Thanks Mr. W.

As my late father used to say "If it looks right, it probably is"


Wonderful sound too!

[Pujgnie]

Agree - that Mustang sounds nice, but so does these :




C/w with a 'bumps a daisy' landing

Not forgetting the famous Hunter 'Blue Note'


(Commentator sounds familiar... is that Shaun ?)

[Saracenman]

poor old Black 6

sorely missed on the airshow circuit

[Mayfly]

hunters ...

[Mackrick]

We like hunters except for the sharp wheel spike in the main undercarriage bays

[Saracenman]

spill!

[Dan4th]

Lots and Lots of Parachutes!



Nederland this past weekend, I think....

Danf.

[Saracenman]

lots indeed, but i fear a mere fraction of the original Market Garden numbers

sm

[Mayfly]

from wiki

Market would be the largest airborne operation in history, delivering over 34,600 men of the 101st, 82nd and 1st Airborne Divisions and the Polish Brigade. 14,589 troops were landed by glider and 20,011 by parachute. Gliders also brought in 1,736 vehicles and 263 artillery pieces. 3,342 tons of ammunition and other supplies were brought by glider and parachute drop.


DT took part in the celebrations in the BBMF Dak most years.

[Dan4th]

Reno Air Races 2009::::::::::::



Ear Plugs Mandatory.....

Danf.

[Xplumberlives]

Love a good air race, great to see just how much power and thrust the chaps can get from the old warbirds!

[Dan4th]

For SM:::::::::

Fouga Magister Display:

T/O is at 02:20 for those in a hurry.......



Like the Noselight!

Danf.

[RLN]

I remember the Patrouille de France using those back when everything was in Black and White.

[Flipflopman]

Here's the first of a few I've dug out and will stick on Youtube. Spent some happy hours inside there, listening to Lincs FM on the aircraft radios, while carrying out post installation runs!!! Out test equipment was a bit more modern than the ones in the video though!!




Flipflopman

[Dan4th]

How Considerate!

Are their others like this scattered around
GB here and there or is this the only one?

As a kid growing up and with a SAC Base in
town, the run-ups and takeoffs were bad
enough, but the wee hours engine tests on
all the B-52s, KC-135s and F-101s were
REALLY hard to ignore!

Good to see you, Ron! ANYTHING you care to
post on here at any time and on any subject
is More than Welcome!

Dan4th

[IcH]

That was the detuner at Coningsby, it isnt there any more.

[Mackrick]

Nice find Ron thanks for that.

[Pujgnie]

Amazing flying ability of the F15 Eagle.. despite major damage

[Dan4th]

Whoo Hoo Hoo!

I saw a much shorter clip of that incident, but
Wow! And the pilot just nonchalantly lists the
events like a drive to the grocery for milk.......

A lot of yours and ours made it home to
Limeyland back in WWII that were technically
incapable of flight. You have to admire the
kind of skill and nerve that takes!

Thanks, Phill......

Danf.

[Stigish]

Brilliant Clip Phill,

you mush have searched for a while for that one?

Just goes to show the brilliance of the training the pilots receive & the engineering that goes into these aircraft even if the planes are made with the objective to fly with both wings intact!

[Spitfire]

Just happened across this ..............

Crap commentary ..............The 60s eh -----

[Xplumberlives]

Thanks S.F. that was lovely!

[Flipflopman]

Thanks for the warm welcome back, Danforth!

As goes the Hush House, at the time, it certainly was the only one of its kind in the UK. Up to that point, the 'pipe' style detuners were the only ones in use, which typically gave a 10-20 db drop in noise, but the 'Hush House' typically gave around a 40+db noise reduction. You could still make out that it was in use, of a night for example, but only as a sort of dull rumble. There were many studies looked at to provide Hush Houses at most RAF bases, but as usual, it didn't come to very much! There are a few more around now, and Coningsby has a new one, built in 2004, across the other side of the airfield from the old one.

Anyhow, enough rambling from me! Here are a couple of recruitment vids for the RAF from the mid - late 70's. As I said, I'll upload a few more to Youtube when time permits!!





Flipflopman

[Xplumberlives]

Thanks Ron

Why do those bloody awful recruiting films always show people working on or around aircraft with bloody hats on?

[Pujgnie]

Lightning display - S.Africa.