Jets

Horizontally opposed · Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:36 am

Please excuse previous alzheimers moment.

Rolly Beaumont flew the TSR2 from Scotland to Wales very quickly, not the Lightning.

I should proof read my own work.

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:54 pm

Pt.2 well worth watching and a nice bit of Vaughan Williams 3 in places as the accompanying music. Particularly enjoyed the VC10 - done many hours on these (not as many as Sandbar though) and love this aircraft. Doing a rapid take off in a mostly-empty Firm's K4 is a great experience...and it's still the greatest sounding airliner ever imho.

gus · Post by **gus** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:05 pm

Vc10 on full chat and then going up at a rapid rate of knots . Oh yes sir!

I do believe Nigel had some fun flying those great airliners.
Gus

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:10 pm

gus wrote:Vc10 on full chat and then going up at a rapid rate of knots . Oh yes sir!
I do believe Nigel had some fun flying those great airliners.
Gus

Indeed - the howl/whine of 4xRR Conways is proper goosebump material. And to top it all, probably the most beautiful airliner ever made (except Concorde of course).

On one of the Firm's VC10's on the way to RAF Akrotiri...

el-nicko · Post by **el-nicko** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:35 pm

Well, for all my fellow lovers of things aviation

, you may find this interesting. I just spent most of the afternoon (well there was a lot of 'shootin' the breeze goin on too)at my local field (Shodon) fitting a ferry tank into a rather lovely $300.000.00 Bonanza that my mates taking down to South Africa next Wednesday. Apparently there's no AVGAS at Luxor anymore so he'll do from somewhere in Northern Egypt (he did say) to Jeddah as one leg. I've done this trip with him in the past and I must say it's always an 'eye opener' an that empty seat do look inviting.

For the hawk-eyed amongst us, It won't be pipped in, so he won't need to see that external indicator hence we put it in back to front to get it as far forward as pos. Also it won't be full 'cos he'll be landing with low fuel in the wings and a lot of weight in the cabin.(weight+balance). He plans to land at Jeddah and transfere on the ground as AVGAS is incredibly expensive there apparently.

And so to bed.

el-nicko · Post by **el-nicko** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:13 pm

Horizontally opposed wrote:Long shot, but there was also a Folland Midge. It's a big step from 'midge' to 'meek' but it is all I can offer.

You can Google Folland Midge for more facts.

Hmmm, I think some secretary must have mis-heared 'Folland Gnat' at a pre-show briefing and typed 'Follom Meek' on the commentators 'crib sheet'

Horizontally opposed · Sat Sep 01, 2012 5:51 am

For aircrew, or anyone who ever dreamed of being one, the following blog is great reading.

http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history- ... ory-3.html

Apparently a blog for ex test pilots.

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:54 am

when my daughter was 6 (so 14 years ago), after years of fighting for access, we finally had our first holiday together. It had to be in Wales so we spent the week in Anglesey. One day we went to Caernarfon Airport (airport is a grand title for one bumby piece of tarmac and a few buildings).

There were pleasure flights offered so off we went around Snowdon etc. I was in the rear seats and Lianne was in the front with the pilot. Part way through he let her take control (!) and the plane did up and down and banked left and right (under his direction) ... which has to be one of the coolest things as a 6 year old !

After the bumpy landing while walking back to the car I was buzzing and chatting with Lianne said "wasn't that great" ... the reply a cursory... "it was ok" I'd have had more reaction if I'd said lets go for a happy meal

.... kids (or perhaps it's not a girl thing?)

el-nicko · Post by **el-nicko** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:04 am

slparry wrote:After the bumpy landing while walking back to the car I was buzzing and chatting with Lianne said "wasn't that great" ... the reply a cursory... "it was ok" I'd have had more reaction if I'd said lets go for a happy meal .... kids (or perhaps it's not a girl thing?)

Sometimes, the seeds we plant 'take'

and sometimes they don't.

brookes745 · Post by **brookes745** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 5:14 pm

Gromit wrote:
On one of the Firm's VC10's on the way to RAF Akrotiri...

ahh.....trips to Cyprus on a Vicky Swish......3 or so hours flying backwards....happy days

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 5:40 pm

Gromit wrote:
On one of the Firm's VC10's on the way to RAF Akrotiri...

Could you not have photoshopped Kate Middleton or Michelle Obama into the pic? - that would have been really impressive

Al

Al · Post by Al » Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:09 pm

Perhaps we should have a poll as there seems to be a lot of ex (apart from Gromit ,light)blue suits on here, more than the other two services put together?
Had actually forgot you sat backwards on a 10!. I think I did more miles on a Herc, normally on rear party picking up broken tornado`s.

Al.

YouTube · Post by **Paul** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:32 pm

Since we are notionally a motorbike site, I feel obliged to garnish this thread with a picture of this non British application of a jet engine, before we get out interweb licence revoked:

As you were

(is there a part 3 planned featuring Concorde?)

el-nicko · Post by **el-nicko** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:13 pm

Boxerbanter; Pull up a chair - let's talk Boxerbollox

Dog Tyred · Post by **Dog Tyred** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:58 am

Paul wrote:Since we are notionally a motorbike site, I feel obliged to garnish this thread with a picture of this non British application of a jet engine, before we get out interweb licence revoked:

As you were

(is there a part 3 planned featuring Concorde?)

Are you sure its a jet bike? Says V4 on the side

DT

www.boxertrix.com

Jets

Re previous post.

Re: Folland aircraft etc.

Jets.