The plane enthusiasts thread

[FishFright]

It will extend the B52s service life to 2050. That’s nearly a hundred years! Incredible for a front line aeroplane.

An incredible bit of foresight to spec the modular design.

 

[midlife]

I think there are still some DC 3's still flying!

 

[DaveReading]

I can remember taking scheduled flights flown by DC-3s.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 2nd

I dragged the BWSOW down to Newark-on-Trent, so I could go to Truckfest
It would have been 'we', but wife decided due to the rain, she'd stay warm & dry, in the 'van

Some of you may know, that the Newark Showground is partially built on the site of the old RAF Winthorpe (I had to check)
https://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/winthorpe/

With that in mind, Lincolnshire Air Museum own part of the grounds, I've been before

One aircraft can definitely be seen from the old runway, where Saturdays parking was
Sorry, that was as close as I could get, from where I was parked

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/home
https://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/vulcan/survivor.php?id=49

 

[Cycleops]

Some of you might be interested in this story by the excellent Mark Felton about how a captured Spitfire Mk VB had a Daimler Benz engine (used in the Bf 109) installed by a testing establishment in Germany.
The resulting 'Messerspit' was superior to both planes on climb rate, top speed and altitude, while retaining the sweet handling of the Spitfire. Fascinating stuff.

View: https://youtu.be/5s2YabkzSrg

 

[midlife]

The reverse of a Bouchon

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispano_Aviación_HA-1112

Used in the battle of Britain film iirc

 

[DaveReading]

Or Buchón (male dove), even.

 

[midlife]

Spelling was never my strong point

 

[figbat]

Whilst waiting for an ultimately cancelled sky dive I stumbled across this place. Sadly I didn’t have time to go in, where they apparently have a load of stuff to sit in and play with.

 

[midlife]

Boscome Down?

 

[figbat]

Boscome Down?

Yep, Old Sarum.

 

[Profpointy]

I can't remember if anyone's
mentioned the Fleet Air Arm museum near Yeovil but it's really good afternoon out for anyone who's on this side of the country. The nearby Hayne's motor museum is close by too but it would be a full day to see both if you had much travel to do as well

 

[Drago]

Ooh, a widow maker for sale...

https://silodrome.com/cf-104d-starfighter-for-sale/

With the current exchange rate I could just afford that, although I'd have nothing left with which to learn to fly.

 

[DaveReading]

Ooh, a widow maker for sale...

https://silodrome.com/cf-104d-starfighter-for-sale/

With the current exchange rate I could just afford that, although I'd have nothing left with which to learn to fly.

The article, by a petrolhead, strangely fails to point out that it's a rather rare two-seater Starfighter, of which only a handful survive.

 

[figbat]

I used to love the F-104. It was like a plane the Thunderbirds would use. I recall doing an Airfix model in German Air Force livery.