The plane enthusiasts thread

[Mad Doug Biker]

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!

If I won the Euro Millions, I would get one flying again, even if I have to go the U.S to do it (I would also get another Vulcan flying again then!).

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

MY GOD!! Just look at that crescent wing as it lifts off - It looks like something straight out of Flash Gordon!!

There is a bit of a story to this one. View attachment 116289

Look up

'Now that's a Bomber' on Youtube!

What would otherwise have been a footnote in the history books got the full Hollywood treatment, and in Technicolour too.... And yes, that is Jimmy Stuart.

Sit back and enjoy!!:

View: http://youtu.be/HE1IuyriWUo

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

'Every day is a thrill, by the time the passengers come aboard the air is absolutely charged with excitement'

'Its a thrill, its the closest I'll ever feel to a rocket'

View: http://youtu.be/qT-1lXdJkGA

 

[Profpointy]

There is a bit of a story to this one. View attachment 116289

ooh I've looked it up now; quite a beast to say the least. It looked like some absurd Nazi wonder weapon that never got built, but the Yanks had loads of 'em.

 

[Brandane]

With honourable mentions to Le Madmoiselle Caravelle and VC - 10 of course!

Ahhh the VC10; my first ever flight was on a BOAC VC10 in 1968. Prestwick to New York.

Beautiful lines, and classic livery:

The same aircraft, after being hijacked to Jordan in 1970:

 

[midlife]

The Russians are the kings of big planes

Shaun

 

[Illaveago]

'Every day is a thrill, by the time the passengers aboard the air is absolutely charged with excitement'

'Its a thrill, its the closest I'll ever feel to a rocket'

View: http://youtu.be/qT-1lXdJkGA

Concorde used to fly over here every day , twice in the morning and twice in the evening. I went to see it's last flight into Filton, I am in the photo along with hundreds of other fans gathered at Clifton Suspension Bridge. I was greeted by my wife when I returned, she said " Did you see it ?" " It flew around here twice".

 

[Profpointy]

The Russians are the kings of big planes

Shaun

'kinell what's the top one? Ming the Merciless's flying stronghold or what?

 

[Illaveago]

'kinell what's the top one? Ming the Merciless's flying stronghold or what?

Have you seen those guns front and rear? They look a bit like our 5.5 inch field guns.

 

[midlife]

'kinell what's the top one? Ming the Merciless's flying stronghold or what?

Kalinin K7 aparantly

http://gizmodo.com/5891839/the-kalinin-k7-was-king-of-the-propeller-planes/

Forget the Spruce Goose, the Ruskies also had the Caspian Sea Monster ekranoplan

Shaun

 

[Profpointy]

'kinell what's the top one? Ming the Merciless's flying stronghold or what?

ah sadly that's an artist's rendition of a never-built plane sometimes mistakenly described as a Kalinin K-7 - which was itself pretty big, but not quite as absurd. Kalinin was shot on Stalin's orders so it didn't pay to go over budget on your projects bacj then

 

[midlife]

Sorry, I thought they built one and had a stab at flying it...

Shaun

 

[classic33]

ah sadly that's an artist's rendition of a never-built plane sometimes mistakenly described as a Kalinin K-7 - which was itself pretty big, but not quite as absurd. Kalinin was shot on Stalin's orders so it didn't pay to go over budget on your projects bacj then

For a plane that was never built, it crashed!
http://aviatormag.com.au/wp/worlds-largest-aircraft-giant-russian-k-7-flying-fortress/

 

[Profpointy]

For a plane that was never built, it crashed!
http://aviatormag.com.au/wp/worlds-largest-aircraft-giant-russian-k-7-flying-fortress/

I gather the k-7 crashed - but this is.the k7



Sadly the even more impressive one is described here

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/russian-K7-heavy-bomber.shtml

I'm almost an expert having never heard of it half an hour ago

 

[Profpointy]

Sorry, I thought they built one and had a stab at flying it...

Shaun

I gather that is the pukka one which was built.

 

[classic33]

I gather that is the pukka one which was built.

More details here
http://www.migflug.com/jetflights/the-giant-bomber-of-the-30s-kalinin-k-7.html