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RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 4:24 am
by Apollo11
Hi all,
Thanks for GREAT pictures Martin! [:)]
Leo "Apollo11"
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 8:22 pm
by sprior
Nice pics Martin.
My son joined Air Cadets and is off to summer camp at RAF Odium. That's what the letter says, I suspect they mean RAF Odiham,
Gen dit.
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 8:43 pm
by mikkey
Thanks for posting this nice pics Dixie.
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 7:21 pm
by Dixie
A quick video of MK356 and PZ865 joining formation with the Lancaster on our way to Waddington airshow. I would apolgise for the shaky filming, but I won't because it's bumpy back there! [:D]
http://youtu.be/hnTenYt-PMw
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 7:23 pm
by Dixie
ORIGINAL: sprior
Nice pics Martin.
My son joined Air Cadets and is off to summer camp at RAF Odium. That's what the letter says, I suspect they mean RAF Odiham,
Gen dit.
Poor sod. I wouldn't recommend Odiham to anyone, it's full of stupid Wokka-wokkas.
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 7:28 pm
by Dixie
MK356 outside the hangar yesterday. She's tethered down for some high power engine runs, the tail is tied to the ground to stop her nosing over and the chocks are also tethered to the ground to stop her from either jumping them or just shoving them out of the way.
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:38 pm
by sandman455
Wow!
[&o]
Some really incredible pictures. Thank you so much for sharing!
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:24 am
by Dixie
I went of to RAF Fairford for RIAT at the weekend. After three days away I looked back through the pictures I took. I didn't take long because I've only got two! Most airshows are full of jets, particularly the small, pointy variety or (even worse) helicopters. [>:][>:]
The one picture I took from the actual airshow was of the Red Bull F4U as she went out past our Lancaster for a display.
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:29 am
by Dixie
Saturday and Sunday were spent at the airshow, but although I flew in on the LancasterI didn't get to fly back in her. Instead three of us went to Bristol to repair one of our MkXIX Spitfires which had a technical problem the previous weekend.
Here she is missing a wheel as we were changing the brake unit. The Spitfire uses pneumatics to operate the brakes (like the Hurricane and Lancaster). Air pressure is used to inflate a rubber bag (the black things on the workbench) which press the brake pads against the inside of the wheel. After that it was a long haul back to Coningsby by road once a pilot had flown the Spit away.
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:43 pm
by reg113
I visited the "Mighty 8th Air Force Museum" last week in Pooler, SC. They are doing a really fine job of restoring a B-17G. If I can figure out how to get the pics off of my dangnabit phone I'll try and post 'em.
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 5:53 am
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: Dixie
We must have been pushing our max speed in order to keep the Tornado at a safe airspeed.
warspite1
What a superb picture! [&o]
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 8:54 am
by JeffroK
ORIGINAL: Dixie
Saturday and Sunday were spent at the airshow, but although I flew in on the LancasterI didn't get to fly back in her. Instead three of us went to Bristol to repair one of our MkXIX Spitfires which had a technical problem the previous weekend.
Here she is missing a wheel as we were changing the brake unit. The Spitfire uses pneumatics to operate the brakes (like the Hurricane and Lancaster). Air pressure is used to inflate a rubber bag (the black things on the workbench) which press the brake pads against the inside of the wheel. After that it was a long haul back to Coningsby by road once a pilot had flown the Spit away.
Wot!
The pilot didnt let you sit on his knee on the way home!!
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 9:48 am
by Dixie
ORIGINAL: JeffK
Wot!
The pilot didnt let you sit on his knee on the way home!!
Well two of them did fly down in a Chipmunk. [:D] Unfortunately I was needed to drive the van back. [:(]
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 9:49 am
by Dixie
ORIGINAL: reg113
I visited the "Mighty 8th Air Force Museum" last week in Pooler, SC. They are doing a really fine job of restoring a B-17G. If I can figure out how to get the pics off of my dangnabit phone I'll try and post 'em.
If it's anything like my phone it connects through USB, the pictures are usually stored somewhere in a folder named DCIM (iirc) with a subdirectory for camera pictures in there.
Get 'em posted!
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 6:12 pm
by Dixie
This was taken on Monday morning, sat on the wing of PM631 whilst carrying out an after-flight servicing. It's difficult to tell from this pic as I used a bit of zoom, but the prop is about 8 feet away from where I was sat (on the wing root just in front of the cockpit).
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 6:16 pm
by Dixie
And PM later that afternoon undergoing an engine ground run (EGR). We changed the tacho drive (mmmm, Mexican food) earlier due to fluctuating RPM gauge readings. So she had to go outside and check that the new drive worked.
Some people like the big Spits more than the babies (the Mk II and V) or the mid sized (IX and XVI). Me? I like the Hurricanes (although the Mk II Spit is close), particularly LF363. PZ865 has to prove herself worthy of my affection first [:D] She'snot done well so far though... Still ahead of the Spitfires though.
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:30 pm
by John 3rd
That CORSAIR looks fantastic. Wonder how many of those are still flying?
For that matter how many Spits are still airworthy?
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:54 pm
by wdolson
ORIGINAL: John 3rd
That CORSAIR looks fantastic. Wonder how many of those are still flying?
For that matter how many Spits are still airworthy?
This site tracks surviving warbirds:
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/
Bill
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 4:27 am
by Dixie
I think there's around 50 Spitfires airworthy around the world. Mostly mark 9s and up.
RE: OT: Planes, Planes and More Planes
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 8:01 am
by JeffroK
We have a MkVIII and a Mk XVI flying regularly out of Temora.
The VIII was still in a box at the end of WW2 but the XVI saw action over NW Europe in 1945.