The plane enthusiasts thread

[vernon]

Yes, although a real carrier with proper planes might have been a simpler solution.

The navy weren't that successful at keeping their ships afloat and operational.

 

[vernon]

I refer you to my previous post. A proper carrier would have meant better radar coverage and more capable planes.

We can only speculate...

 

[Illaveago]

It is a shame people seem to forget the Handley Page Victor. It out lived the rest of the V bombers, it could fly higher, further, faster and carry 10,000lbs more bombs than the Vulcan. And looked the biz!

 

[vernon]

It is a shame people seem to forget the Handley Page Victor. It out lived the rest of the V bombers, it could fly higher, further, faster and carry 10,000lbs more bombs than the Vulcan. And looked the biz!

And never used for its intended purpose so its bomb capacity is a moot point.

It's a pretty scary plane to confront head on. I've seen the one at Elvington and I can't resolve my feelings about its aesthetics.

 

[vernon]

On what, the known capabilities of the kit discarded by John Nott's review?

Have you stumbled in here thinking that it's a the S,C&P forum?

 

[Illaveago]

And never used for its intended purpose so its bomb capacity is a moot point.

It's a pretty scary plane to confront head on. I've seen the one at Elvington and I can't resolve my feelings about its aesthetics.

I find it has got a strange beauty about it , rather menacing.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The navy weren't that successful at keeping their ships afloat and operational.

100% successful at keeping the carriers they did have afloat and operational.

 

[Illaveago]

Was it Lusty Lindy that accidentally took a few years ago?

 

[Bromptonaut]

Was it Lusty Lindy that accidentally took a few years ago?

You mean the Victor that got accidentally airborne on a fast taxi? That was the one at Bruntingthorpe.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3HaeYVlBw8

 

[Illaveago]

Here are a couple of planes I made from an old chair leg.

 

[Illaveago]

You mean the Victor that got accidentally airborne on a fast taxi? That was the one at Bruntingthorpe.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3HaeYVlBw8

Yes that's the one.

 

[midlife]

Here are a couple of planes I made from an old chair leg. View attachment 116142

Beverly and Hercules?

Shaun

 

[DaveReading]

Beverly and Hercules?

Yes, although it's Beverley (named after the town just up the road from the factory where they were built).

 

[vernon]

I find it has got a strange beauty about it , rather menacing.

A bit like the SR-71. This is the one that I saw at the Boeing Air Museum last year.

What appears to be a third engine is in fact the engine of a drone attached to the SR-71.

 

[vernon]

100% successful at keeping the carriers they did have afloat and operational.

They are a subset of the fleet.