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From the chive this morning

Thats an easy one...... Not too shabby for the 'cloggies'.....

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:09 am Thats an easy one...... Not too shabby for the 'cloggies'.....

Yeeb wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:27 am

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:09 am Thats an easy one...... Not too shabby for the 'cloggies'.....

Fokker G.I....... made its debut in the mid '30S

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:39 am

Yeeb wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:27 am

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:09 am Thats an easy one...... Not too shabby for the 'cloggies'.....

Fokker G.I....... made its debut in the mid '30S

The Lockheed P-38 Lightening bears a close resemblance.

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:39 am

Yeeb wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:27 am

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:09 am Thats an easy one...... Not too shabby for the 'cloggies'.....

Fokker G.I....... made its debut in the mid '30S

Correct - sorry but I had zero idea what you referred to, again, just too cryptic for me.
Suppose you know that some Fokker pilots did a runner in one of these to England after they had been conquered ?

Yeeb wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:20 am Today’s ‘guess the plane’ - easier one as this one entered service

Reminds me of

Possibly the oddest looking plane ever



Answers on post card to yeeb

Yeeb wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:47 am

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:39 am

Yeeb wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:27 am

Fokker G.I....... made its debut in the mid '30S

Correct - sorry but I had zero idea what you referred to, again, just too cryptic for me.
Suppose you know that some Fokker pilots did a runner in one of these to England after they had been conquered ?

I was brought up on these stories. Both my Gran'dad and Dad were RAF pilots...form Spitfires to Lightning F.6's and anything in between.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:12 am Possibly the oddest looking plane ever



Answers on post card to yeeb

Mad Russians...

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:15 amI was brought up on these stories. Both my Gran'dad and Dad were RAF pilots...form Spitfires to Lightning F.6's and anything in between.

Cool. Which Lightning Sqn?

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:19 am

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:15 amI was brought up on these stories. Both my Gran'dad and Dad were RAF pilots...form Spitfires to Lightning F.6's and anything in between.

Cool. Which Lightning Sqn?

I know my Dad was stationed at Binbrook just before I was born , 5 squadron if my memory is correct.

For some reason, I could not see that in your first posting. But yes indeed.

The Druid wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:47 pm

Ellafan wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:19 pm

The Druid wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:57 am.

Eh?

The Druid wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:57 am A thing of beauty, one of my favourites.

Ah the Caspian Sea monster - although not really a plane but and ekranoplane

Don't know why, but I have always loved the A6 Intruder. Probably the tear drop aesthetics... would love to own one.

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:26 am I know my Dad was stationed at Binbrook just before I was born , 5 squadron if my memory is correct.

Yes. Would have been 5 or 11.

I was with (Sqn Ldr) Dennis Brooks at the w/e. He served time in charge of the Lightning training at Binbrook so, conceivably, could have known your dad.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:39 am

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:26 am I know my Dad was stationed at Binbrook just before I was born , 5 squadron if my memory is correct.

Yes. Would have been 5 or 11.

I was with (Sqn Ldr) Dennis Brooks at the w/e. He served time in charge of the Lightning training at Binbrook so, conceivably, could have known your dad.

Maybe he IS his dad ?!

Yeeb wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:32 am Ah the Caspian Sea monster - although not really a plane but and ekranoplane

Find the air effects stuff all fascinating from the ugly (hovercrafts and the above) to the impressive later ekran (A-90) to, possibly the most beautiful plane ever:

Yeeb wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:43 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:39 am

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:26 am I know my Dad was stationed at Binbrook just before I was born , 5 squadron if my memory is correct.

Yes. Would have been 5 or 11.

I was with (Sqn Ldr) Dennis Brooks at the w/e. He served time in charge of the Lightning training at Binbrook so, conceivably, could have known your dad.

Maybe he IS his dad ?!

You never know with flyboys!

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:39 am

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:26 am I know my Dad was stationed at Binbrook just before I was born , 5 squadron if my memory is correct.

Yes. Would have been 5 or 11.

I was with (Sqn Ldr) Dennis Brooks at the w/e. He served time in charge of the Lightning training at Binbrook so, conceivably, could have known your dad.

If he was there in the '60s he sure would. My Dad is 90 now and the head isin't the best but I must ask my Mum who doesn't forget anything...... particularly if she was riding a bloke called Brooks in the '60s !!!

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:48 am If he was there in the '60s he sure would. My Dad is 90 now and the head isin't the best but I must ask my Mum who doesn't forget anything...... particularly if she was riding a bloke called Brooks in the '60s !!!

Your dad and grandad lucky to fly at a time when planes were so very interesting.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:46 am

Yeeb wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:32 am Ah the Caspian Sea monster - although not really a plane but and ekranoplane

Find the air effects stuff all fascinating from the ugly (hovercrafts and the above) to the impressive later ekran (A-90) to, possibly the most beautiful plane ever:

Sad what happened to that :
“Hey Hank, don’t forget to take lots of close up photos!”
“Don’t worry Wilbur , I will”

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:51 am

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:48 am If he was there in the '60s he sure would. My Dad is 90 now and the head isin't the best but I must ask my Mum who doesn't forget anything...... particularly if she was riding a bloke called Brooks in the '60s !!!

Your dad and grandad lucky to fly at a time when planes were so very interesting.

My Dad spent most of his life to retirement as a commercial pilot with BOAC and then Aer Lingus but everytime I would visit him on the flightdeck, when I was a kid, he did look as though he could do the job in his sleep . Different breed of people.

Yeeb wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:58 am Sad what happened to that :
“Hey Hank, don’t forget to take lots of close up photos!”
“Don’t worry Wilbur , I will”

Yeah. Widowmakers didn't just kill themselves!!!!

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:05 pm My Dad spent most of his life to retirement as a commercial pilot with BOAC and then Aer Lingus but everytime I would visit him on the flightdeck, when I was a kid, he did look as though he could do the job in his sleep . Different breed of people.

Whisper it quietly but most commercial pilots these days can't fly (relative)! My senior cap/trainer friend had his own light aircraft because he believed it was how he kept his flying skills and reactions working.

BOAC: VC-10s I assume?

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:15 pm

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:05 pm My Dad spent most of his life to retirement as a commercial pilot with BOAC and then Aer Lingus but everytime I would visit him on the flightdeck, when I was a kid, he did look as though he could do the job in his sleep . Different breed of people.

Whisper it quietly but most commercial pilots these days can't fly (relative)! My senior cap/trainer friend had his own light aircraft because he believed it was how he kept his flying skills and reactions working.

BOAC: VC-10s I assume?

And 707s, 747's....... He left there in '74 just as they were becoming BA to eventually fly Jumbos for AL.
He thought me to fly when I was a teenager....

Yeeb wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:56 am That doesn’t play for me torq



The Italian guy in the first clip, 4 feet altitude !

Reminds me of the scene in Catch-22

Fudge sake - I’m not naturally a jealous person, but I’m green with envy at someone being taught to fly by their dad.

I regularly fly the Harrier, the F18, F16, Mirage2000, P51, A4e, A Bell Huey Helicopter, A Gazelle, A Magnificient 8, a A10 and a Russian Blackshark.
You all could too, DCS world chaps.
Stick a VR headset on and get something to make your seat rumble and you are there.
It is just fantastic.

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:24 pm And 707s, 747's....... He left there in '74 just as they were becoming BA to eventually fly Jumbos for AL.
He thought me to fly when I was a teenager....

I forgot BOAC went back to 707s after runways were all extended.

Line6 HXFX wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:51 pm I regularly fly the Harrier, the F18, F16, Mirage2000, P51, A4e, A Bell Huey Helicopter, A Gazelle, A Magnificient 8, a A10 and a Russian Blackshark.
You all could too, DCS world chaps.
Stick a VR headset on and get something to make your seat rumble and you are there.
It is just fantastic.

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT

I must admit i am getting a slight semi on at the prospecrt of watching this

Yeah the film has my money already. Volleyball scene but with women is the kind of politically correct modern take on a sequel that I can really get behind.
Will also admit that, much like cars, all planes seem kinda the same now to me and I’m not up to speed on modern stuff at all.

ASMO wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 3:16 pm I must admit i am getting a slight semi on at the prospecrt of watching this

Did I hear Cruise actually flies the F-18 in some of the scenes ??.....it certainly would not surprise me.

Yeeb wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:41 pm Fudge sake - I’m not naturally a jealous person, but I’m green with envy at someone being taught to fly by their dad.

It was just in a little Cessna 172 borrowed from a pilot mate of his in the Iona flying club at the back of Dublin airport.... it was all very tame at the time.

The sun god wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 3:35 pm

Yeeb wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:41 pm Fudge sake - I’m not naturally a jealous person, but I’m green with envy at someone being taught to fly by their dad.

It was just in a little Cessna 172 borrowed from a pilot mate of his in the Iona flying club at the back of Dublin airport.... it was all very tame at the time.

Don’t rub it in you bastard

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:53 pm

Line6 HXFX wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:51 pm I regularly fly the Harrier, the F18, F16, Mirage2000, P51, A4e, A Bell Huey Helicopter, A Gazelle, A Magnificient 8, a A10 and a Russian Blackshark.
You all could too, DCS world chaps.
Stick a VR headset on and get something to make your seat rumble and you are there.
It is just fantastic.

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT

We had an A10 fly a few feet above us seconds before a show of force on the Taliban. Absolutely gutted we never got to hear (or see) any brrrrrt

Jock42 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:19 pm

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:53 pm

Line6 HXFX wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:51 pm I regularly fly the Harrier, the F18, F16, Mirage2000, P51, A4e, A Bell Huey Helicopter, A Gazelle, A Magnificient 8, a A10 and a Russian Blackshark.
You all could too, DCS world chaps.
Stick a VR headset on and get something to make your seat rumble and you are there.
It is just fantastic.

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT

We had an A10 fly a few feet above us seconds before a show of force on the Taliban. Absolutely gutted we never got to hear (or see) any brrrrrt

If it was a Yank pilot, you’re lucky he didn’t strafe your unit.

The A10 is an absolute marvel of an aircraft, the amount of weopens it can carry is just mindblowing. Not just the gun..Mavericks, Rockets, Clusterbombs, GBUs (general purpose bombs). Just loads and loads of death. There is nothing like dropping CBU96s in CCRP mode. It can also fly for days and is a full on loitering aircraft (even without external fuel tanks).
Another one is the Harrier. The US Marines upgrades to it (think they made the wings bigger and added more weapons stations) make it a rather special little plane.
The F18 is something else though, it can drop lazer guided Bombs on a tiny target from another country (sixty miles away) if you have it flying high and fast enough and use the lightening pod. Landing it on an aircraft carrier is just the greatest feeling too.
Some planes may be slightly boring but the shit they can drop and fire and spit these, all those modern weapons is just scary.
DCS is basically a combat simulator. It really mqkes you want to master all the systems from Radar to weapons to navigation and communication, systems. All modelled exactly to the real aircraft (unless one of two systems are top secret)..

Sandstorm wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:35 pm

Jock42 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:19 pm

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:53 pm

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT

We had an A10 fly a few feet above us seconds before a show of force on the Taliban. Absolutely gutted we never got to hear (or see) any brrrrrt

If it was a Yank pilot, you’re lucky he didn’t strafe your unit.