The plane enthusiasts thread

[classic33]

You wouldn't get me doing this. View attachment 131768

Why not?

 

[Illaveago]

Why not?

I would look silly posing like that!

 

[Spinney]

Propeller tip vortices

Shaun

I haven't seen many pics of those.
Talking of vortices, though...

 

[Drago]

Anyone here listen to HF or VHF air band or decode ACARS?

 

[classic33]

Anyone here listen to HF or VHF air band or decode ACARS?

Now and again. Under the North-South corridor and close to three airports.

 

[Elybazza61]

Had an Osprey fly over here t'other day. Don't see many of them.

See them a lot here but then we do live under the flightpath in to Mildenhall where they are based.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Had an Osprey fly over here t'other day. Don't see many of them.

We had a Buzzard fly over the other day too. Dead common though!

See them a lot here but then we do live under the flightpath in to Mildenhall where they are based.

That`s clever... Do the makers of Springwatch know?

 

[Illaveago]

Here is a picture of the Gnat display team taken at Weston Super Mare Air Day yesterday.

 

[colly]

Here is a picture of the Gnat display team taken at Weston Super Mare Air Day yesterday. View attachment 132404

The Gnat. My favourite airfix model.

 

[midlife]

Here is a picture of the Gnat display team taken at Weston Super Mare Air Day yesterday. View attachment 132404

The Gnat. My favourite airfix model.

The Gnat, the aircraft technicians worst nightmare

Shaun

 

[colly]

The Gnat, the aircraft technicians worst nightmare

Shaun

Really ? Because they were so compact ?

 

[DaveReading]

The Gnat, the aircraft technicians worst nightmare

Horrendously complicated to maintain, but a superb aerobatic aircraft with a phenomenal rate of roll, as demonstrated by the Red Arrows' "twinkle" manoeuvre (fast forward to 6:45):

 

[midlife]

Really ? Because they were so compact ?

My Uncle built Buccaneers and I'm sure he used to laugh at the poor old Gnat as apparently it was a design nightmare and the instructor in the back could only see the back of a helmet !


Shaun

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

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?

 

[Illaveago]

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.