Aircraft thread

[obelixtim]

The song of twin Merlins.....

They have built a few of these now. Also building Eric Browns favourite, the DH Hornet. Love to see one of those in the air.

[Chrysoprase]

By no means an aircraft aficioando or even knowledgeable but always loved the Mossie.

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Cracking vid, thanks for sharing

[Torquemada 1420]

Today’s ‘guess the plane’ - easier one as this one entered service

Is it The "Glue"?

It's a fokker g1 in possibly photoshopped luftwaffe markings and radar

Bugger. Yes. Had it down as a 189 but booms not thin enough for that.

[Torquemada 1420]

Shopping for this thread:
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[Yeeb]

Shopping for this thread:
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Some of those would make good bikini tops

[Niegs]

Is it The "Glue"?

It's a fokker g1 in possibly photoshopped luftwaffe markings and radar

Bugger. Yes. Had it down as a 189 but booms not thin enough for that.

Sued for copyright by Northrop? Or vice versa?

[laurent]

It's a fokker g1 in possibly photoshopped luftwaffe markings and radar

Bugger. Yes. Had it down as a 189 but booms not thin enough for that.

Sued for copyright by Northrop? Or vice versa?

The fokker is a 30's plane.

anyway pictures ;)

[Hong Kong]

[average joe]

Bugger. Yes. Had it down as a 189 but booms not thin enough for that.

Sued for copyright by Northrop? Or vice versa?

The fokker is a 30's plane.

anyway pictures ;)

No it's not.

[laurent]

What is not ?
A picture or a plane that entered service in 1939 designed in 36 is not a 30's plane?

[average joe]

A fokker is a guy that courts your wife while you're at work.

[laurent]

A fokker is a guy that courts your wife while you're at work.

That one flew me by

[Globus]

I know little of aircraft but this is a pic of a plane flown by my wife's Squadron Leader uncle who did a few sorties and got the DFC.

[RichieRich89]

I know little of aircraft but this is a pic of a plane flown by my wife's Squadron Leader uncle who did a few sorties and got the DFC.

Handley Page Hampden. I've read the narrowness of the fuselage made it very difficult to replace the pilot if he was hit.

[Globus]

I know little of aircraft but this is a pic of a plane flown by my wife's Squadron Leader uncle who did a few sorties and got the DFC.

Handley Page Hampden. I've read the narrowness of the fuselage made it very difficult to replace the pilot if he was hit.

Spot on. He's sadly no long with us. I wrote his funeral script. The back page was composed as funny and a real tribute to a wonderful man.

Just the man you want in a spot of trouble.

He did lots of raids on Germany. He lost many fellow pilots and crew.

What do you say? He was terrific, in every way. He got back twice from ememy grounds, having been shot down.

Helped by the French Resistance.

I need say little else.

[Torquemada 1420]

I know little of aircraft but this is a pic of a plane flown by my wife's Squadron Leader uncle who did a few sorties and got the DFC.

Handley Page Hampden. I've read the narrowness of the fuselage made it very difficult to replace the pilot if he was hit.

Largely irrelevant. There were too few pilots and so most bombers (Lancaster included) only had one set of pilot controls. Ergo, if your pilot was rendered incapacitated, you either bailed or died.

That said, it was known as the Flying Suitcase for the reasons you cite!

[laurent]

[Globus]

I know little of aircraft but this is a pic of a plane flown by my wife's Squadron Leader uncle who did a few sorties and got the DFC.

Handley Page Hampden. I've read the narrowness of the fuselage made it very difficult to replace the pilot if he was hit.

Largely irrelevant. There were too few pilots and so most bombers (Lancaster included) only had one set of pilot controls. Ergo, if your pilot was rendered incapacitated, you either bailed or died.

That said, it was known as the Flying Suitcase for the reasons you cite!

We knew it as the Flying Coffin.

Uncle ditched in the sea on the way back and was resued by the Royal Navy.

The next time he went out he got shot down in France, got captured then escaped back to Blighty with the aid of the French and a trawer captain.

He has sadly passed away. He got Christmas cards and Birthday cards till his widow told of his death.

[obelixtim]

Transall C160. French/German.

Jumped out of the back of one at the Bali boogie, 1989. Indonesian air force supplied one, plus 3 Hercs, and a couple of CASA 212s.

800 skydivers, for 2 weeks. Participated in a mass jump over Kuta beach, over 500 jumpers all out in one minute from the Hercs and Transall in formation. Largest civilian mass jump in history.

[laurent]

You may be interested in this one


There is one still flying and dropping paras in the airshow circuit.

[Torquemada 1420]

You may be interested in this one


There is one still flying and dropping paras in the airshow circuit.

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[laurent]

30 years ago



one of the Jaguars that was hit during the attack on the Al Jabber airfield (now in museum)

[Yeeb]

That jaguar took a pounding - did it even have time to deploy chaff, flares and white flag?

[laurent]

That jaguar took a pounding - did it even have time to deploy chaff, flares and white flag?

It was able to land safely.

Repetitively repeating bad jokes will never make you funny

[Torquemada 1420]

Here's an interesting one. And there is still one flying. It was its country's highest production fighter in WW2. No peaking at the URL

[Calculon]

I watched a video on that exact airplane a while back

[Torquemada 1420]

I watched a video on that exact airplane a while back

Hah. Thought the Swiss markings might throw you all.

[laurent]

Good youtube guy :) this one

[Calculon]

Hah. Thought the Swiss markings might throw you all.

When I was around 13 I memorised the shapes of the main ww2 aircraft, which tbf is probably only a couple of hundred. Anyway, a passenger plane from an era when they didn't all look rather similar

[laurent]

Breguet 2 Ponts ...

nice old bird

[mat the expat]

Hah. Thought the Swiss markings might throw you all.

When I was around 13 I memorised the shapes of the main ww2 aircraft, which tbf is probably only a couple of hundred. Anyway, a passenger plane from an era when they didn't all look rather similar

I was a teen ATC aircraft recognition champion!

I always got my Marane Saulnier and Dewotines confused - the dinky engine/prop spinner is similar

[Torquemada 1420]

Hah. Thought the Swiss markings might throw you all.

When I was around 13 I memorised the shapes of the main ww2 aircraft, which tbf is probably only a couple of hundred. Anyway, a passenger plane from an era when they didn't all look rather similar

I was a teen ATC aircraft recognition champion!

I always got my Marane Saulnier and Dewotines confused - the dinky engine/prop spinner is similar

I'm seriously out-geeked here.

[laurent]

Currently the French airforce is on a trip to India so some "exotic" liveries and birds...



a refresher for the Indian Rafales and SU30 as well as Mirages

[mat the expat]

When I was around 13 I memorised the shapes of the main ww2 aircraft, which tbf is probably only a couple of hundred. Anyway, a passenger plane from an era when they didn't all look rather similar

I was a teen ATC aircraft recognition champion!

I always got my Marane Saulnier and Dewotines confused - the dinky engine/prop spinner is similar

I'm seriously out-geeked here.

At one point, with a flying career out the window, I was considering Photographic interpretation in the RAF.

I was lucky living in North Wales - I live high up and could look down onto the jets in the valleys below - My high-point was standing with my bike and an brace of F15E's rolling inverted over the ridge and the back seater giving me the thumbs up as they passed over me

[Saint]

I was a teen ATC aircraft recognition champion!

I always got my Marane Saulnier and Dewotines confused - the dinky engine/prop spinner is similar

I'm seriously out-geeked here.

At one point, with a flying career out the window, I was considering Photographic interpretation in the RAF.

I was lucky living in North Wales - I live high up and could look down onto the jets in the valleys below - My high-point was standing with my bike and an brace of F15E's rolling inverted over the ridge and the back seater giving me the thumbs up as they passed over me

[fishfoodie]

Good youtube guy :) this one

I'm surprised the AH-D concept of sticking the radar atop the rotor; so you can paint the landscape, without exposing the aircraft; isn't the absolutely standard way of designing any attack Helicopter. It's a piece of design genius.

[Torquemada 1420]

At one point, with a flying career out the window, I was considering Photographic interpretation in the RAF.

I was lucky living in North Wales - I live high up and could look down onto the jets in the valleys below - My high-point was standing with my bike and an brace of F15E's rolling inverted over the ridge and the back seater giving me the thumbs up as they passed over me

Ditto-ish for me. Flying career went West. Now I play with this:

[Yeeb]

That jaguar took a pounding - did it even have time to deploy chaff, flares and white flag?

It was able to land safely.

Repetitively repeating bad jokes will never make you funny

If it’s not funny, then why am I laughing ?

[Yeeb]

Air nerds - anyone get this one?
I will admit, I never heard of this before I found it !

Absolute minger of an aircraft !

[laurent]

That jaguar took a pounding - did it even have time to deploy chaff, flares and white flag?

It was able to land safely.

Repetitively repeating bad jokes will never make you funny

If it’s not funny, then why am I laughing ?

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