The plane enthusiasts thread

[dicko]

I made many parts for Concorde in my BAe days at Filton, Hurn and Weybridge but the most exciting thing we ever did was the escape chute simulator rig. When completed volunteers were called for so we all put our names down and so did all of the secretarial staff. What fun we had sliding down the chute, girls screaming and bodies everywhere in a heap at the bottom.
Later in life I worked on the Olympus engine and helped with the rudder falling off problems with Fairy Aviation.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I thought I'd heard of people doing local sightseeing trips on Concorde but perhaps they were with limited fuel??

They used to do that in old days from Liverpool airport

flew up from Heathrow subsonic and landed in time for the rich people to get to the Grand National

Then took off for a supersonic trip ove the Atlantic while the race was on
landed in time to refuel and take the rich people back to London after the race

My Dad and I used to go and watch every Grand National day

one year we actually went out on the supersonic trip - which was just simply amazing

but she did take off wit absolutely full thrust and just got off the ground in time

which was no bad thing when the viewing point at that time was just behind the start point for take off!!!

 

[steveindenmark]

My allotment is at Skydstrup in Denmark and so I get to watch the F35s all day. 😁

 

[Jameshow]

F16..…

 

[DaveReading]

F16..…

To be fair, there were two of them - that almost makes an F-35 ...

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

F16..…

It's in disguise - it is a new secret feature!!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

It's in disguise - it is a new secret feature!!

or maybe the photos of the F35 didn't show the plane

Because it is stealthy so can't be seen

(source DJ Trump literally said this!)

 

[classic33]

To be fair, there were two of them - that almost makes an F-35 ...

Why not an F-36?

 

[Punkawallah]

Why not an F-36?

Almost makes an F36, but not as near as an F35.

 

[DaveReading]

Why not an F-36?

Wouldn't that require two F-18 Hornets ?

 

[gbb]

Two F15s been doing the rounds, heard them close by, north of Peterborough, currently headed south of the Washes. Unusual to have them showing on adsb.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Two F15s been doing the rounds, heard them close by, north of Peterborough, currently headed south of the Washes. Unusual to have them showing on adsb.

There are often some on Flightradar bussing around

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday

Wind-vane

Old Snydale
(between Normanton & Featherstone)

Near here; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2590221

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Far better than a garden gnome, or Topiary

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2kp8kepyn7o

 

[a.twiddler]

Seen on the way home from the library yesterday. Airbus Helicopters H135. Northwest Air Ambulance. Approximately 1600 hrs. It didn't show up on Flightradar, though it took off and came back a couple of times later. Nothing on the local news yet. A bit mysterious.