Iconic Aircraft Aviation Forum

by **Gully** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:46 pm

Good find, Cluny!

Thanks,

Gully

by **Mackrick** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:28 pm

Nice find Cluny :ymapplause:

by **Checkflaps** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:20 am

Hope this works. Its actually from a French film called 'Les Chavaliers du Ciel', a Top Gun for the 21st Century of which you can watch the whole film on YouTube, albeit in either French or German. Love this video though.

Next one - yes, we've all seen it before (apologies for the swearing at the end). Not seen it on this thread though.

Lots of Low Passes in this one too. :ymapplause:

More later, back to work for me. ~x(

CF $\:D/$

by **RLN** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:59 am

Thanks CF. Never tire of seeing the Spitfire one. The French film has some excellent camera work. :ymapplause:

by **Saracenman** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 2:12 pm

by **Mackrick** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:07 pm

Thanks CF

by **Spitfire** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:14 pm

I just stumbled across this ......

Didn't know what it was ... but then saw this .....

Here is a clarification on the name confusion. Allan and Malcolm were born with the surname Loughead. Victor changed his surname to Loughead shortly after his mother remarried. Americans had trouble pronouncing the name properly so the family changed the spelling to Lockheed. However, this happened after they moved from Santa Barbara. So "Loughead" is the correct name for this plane, but most people are familiar with the Americanised name and companies, "Lockheed".

and I didn't know that either

Funny what you learn - every day learning

by **Saracenman** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:19 pm

blimey - I'd often wondered where the name originated! i know the hydraulic side of the business was formed a long while ago, but had never come across any other form of the name "Lockheed" at all - now i know why!

next you'll be telling us that Miss Sue P Marian started building Spitfires =))

sm

by **Xplumberlives** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:45 pm

Saracenman wrote:blimey - I'd often wondered where the name originated! i know the hydraulic side of the business was formed a long while ago, but had never come across any other form of the name "Lockheed" at all - now i know why!
next you'll be telling us that Miss Sue P Marian started building Spitfires
sm

Really

by **Dan4th** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:06 am

Thanks, David!

What a lovely piece of work!

I knew about the "name" origin, just
never thought to mention it...

Dan4th

by **IcH** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:53 pm

Not much mention of Phantoms on here, only good with Speys in though

Lovely and smokey.

These ones are horrible.

by **Spitfire** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:02 pm

I just LOVE the shape of the Phantom....
Up turned wing tips
Down turned all moveable tail ....

It just looks .... right .....Brilliant $\:D/$

by **Saracenman** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:56 pm

nasty, ugly things

sm

by **Hula-Hoop** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:17 pm

Phantoms are amazing don't think I ever saw them fly

by **IcH** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:34 pm

The Phantoms are my favourite planes ever

Particularly the RAF/RN ones and the shape just looks mean purposeful from every angle. I am also just about old enough to have seen and remember them flying in RAF colours, though only in their last couple of years of service.