The plane enthusiasts thread

[midlife]

The Gnat was designed by the same chap that designed the Westland Lysander, Whirlwind twin engined fighter bomber, Canberra and Lightning.
W.E.W. Petter.

I think the Indians improved it as the Ajeet to iron out some of the design flaws

Shaun

 

[Illaveago]

The Breitling Wing Walkers were at Weston Saturday afternoon, they are Boeing Steerman Biplanes, noisey and bright orange. They were there a bit before 5 o' clock, the BBMF were there with the Spit and Hurricane earlier. Weston also had a group of 3 Stompe biplanes, a bit like Tiger Moths.

 

[Illaveago]

Folland designed a single seat version of the Gnat called the Midge I think!

 

[Illaveago]

BBMF Hurricane and Spitfire flying around in this neck of the woods this weekend (18th & 19th June).

Also a pair of very slow biplanes. Anyone know what they may have been?

R. A.F . Cosford Airshow was on Sunday 19th.

 

[Illaveago]

A couple of photos from Weston

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

A couple of photos from Weston View attachment 132515

3 off SE5's? WW1 replicas....... Great War Display Team?

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

3 off SE5's? WW1 replicas....... Great War Display Team?

Got that wrong I think

STAMPE SV4C(G) according to the G-AWEF registration here https://www.caa.co.uk/Aircraft-register/G-INFO/Guidance-on-using-the-G-INFO-Database/

 

[DaveReading]

Folland designed a single seat version of the Gnat called the Midge I think!

The Midge (only one built) was the predecessor of the Gnat. The latter was also built as a single-seater for Finland and Yugoslavia, and licence-built in India, as well as the 2-seat trainer version for the RAF.

 

[Illaveago]

3 off SE5's? WW1 replicas....... Great War Display Team?

Sorry they are Stompe biplanes , they may have been used in films as WW1 fighters. Or is it Stampe. I'm not sure now.

 

[DaveReading]

Stampe - Belgium's answer to the Tiger Moth.

 

[Illaveago]

I saw this plane at Yeovilton, it is a new one for me. I think it is a Textron Scorpion.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Poor man's fighter bomber, I've heard that described as.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Amazing what you see lying by the road.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

 

[midlife]

A Buccaneer too. One of my fave planes...... is it the Highland Aviation Museum or is the door an exhibit?

Shaun