Ozexpatriate Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 On 09/06/2019 at 11:32, Ron Ron Ron said: Shannon to meet the Irish Tea Shop Reports here suggest that there was a disagreement on where talks should be held. Reportedly the Irish camp wanted to host the President in a local castle and the White House camp wanted to host the Irish at the Golf course. They settled on the airport. Sadly I am off-topic, unless this thread is to encompass airport lounges as well as aircraft. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 11, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said: Sadly I am off-topic, unless this thread is to encompass airport lounges as well as aircraft. Just testing the water here, but if people are really interested in lounges I can post a picture from the Qantas international first-class lounge at Sydney, where the flight departure information is displayed on genuine, working, Solari flap indicators, 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted June 11, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11, 2019 I like lounges a lot, and aircraft (a little less!), so posting either is ok (for me). At Manchester, (apart from leaving), the only good thing is the "1903" lounge. Kev. Today I "copped" all 5 Airbus Beluga A300-600s. Within 24 hours! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 14, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 14, 2019 On 12/06/2019 at 07:17, St Enodoc said: Just testing the water here, but if people are really interested in lounges I can post a picture from the Qantas international first-class lounge at Sydney, where the flight departure information is displayed on genuine, working, Solari flap indicators, Here it is, taken early on the morning of Saturday 20/4/19 as we were waiting to fly to Noumea (New Caledonia) for a short holiday: Sorry about the glare on the left - the rising sun was shining straight through the lounge windows. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted June 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) Are there really 9 flights leaving at 7:10? (Edit: And all from gate 26C!) Or was the time cascading/clattering through the changes at the time you took the photo? (It does look in good nick.) Kev. (Edit: Just answered my own question!) Edited June 16, 2019 by SHMD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 16, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 16, 2019 38 minutes ago, SHMD said: Are there really 9 flights leaving at 7:10? (Edit: And all from gate 26C!) Or was the time cascading/clattering through the changes at the time you took the photo? (It does look in good nick.) Kev. (Edit: Just answered my own question!) All the same flight, but several code-sharing flight numbers. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) This weekend sees the 2019 Swansea Bay Air Show, a magnificent event which takes in the 5 mile sweep of the bay and, when the weather is good, allows for excellent displays. I didn't get to see it today [and probably won't tomorrow], but I did spend an hour or two at Fairwood Aerodrome [somewhat optimistically called Swansea Airport] this morning and saw this pair of Spitfire Mk5c and Mk14 [fabulous Griffon growl], a Canadian-built Catalina and a pair of Merlin-engined Hispano Me109 types. The sound of the four fighters taxiing and taking off in quick succession was stirring to say the least. Fairwood is not the easiest place to photograph from as everything has to be shot through a chain link fence, hence a couple of these are a little cloudy. Tony Edited July 6, 2019 by Prometheus 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted July 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 6, 2019 Only caught a quick glimpse but we had 3 spitfires over Churchdown this morning - wondered where they were going? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MPR Posted July 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 6, 2019 A few from the 2019 Torbay Airshow 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted July 7, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 7, 2019 (edited) Not a real plane (at least on the jacket front) but the artist got a lot right on the drawing of the plane: Rear cover: Note that it is not my type of music, but I just had to get the album for the jacket artwork. Edited July 7, 2019 by J. S. Bach 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted July 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2019 My wife snapped the Catalina going over our house on the way to Swansea: 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 11 hours ago, Phil Bullock said: Only caught a quick glimpse but we had 3 spitfires over Churchdown this morning - wondered where they were going? There were supposed to be five at Headcorn (Kent) for their show this weekend. As there are normally only two there, one being a recently-built twin-seater. the other three must have come from somewhere 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 11 hours ago, Prometheus said: This weekend sees the 2019 Swansea Bay Air Show, a magnificent event which takes in the 5 mile sweep of the bay and, when the weather is good, allows for excellent displays. I didn't get to see it today [and probably won't tomorrow], but I did spend an hour or two at Fairwood Aerodrome [somewhat optimistically called Swansea Airport] this morning and saw this pair of Spitfire Mk5c and Mk14 [fabulous Griffon growl], a Canadian-built Catalina and a pair of Merlin-engined Hispano Me109 types. The sound of the four fighters taxiing and taking off in quick succession was stirring to say the least. Fairwood is not the easiest place to photograph from as everything has to be shot through a chain link fence, hence a couple of these are a little cloudy. Tony What are the 'German' aircraft? Fairwood was in-filled using slag from the Cwmfelin Steelworks tip, between Landore shed and Cockett Tunnel; it was apparently really in a dip when they started. I remember, back in the 1960s, when there were commercial flights with Dragon-Rapides and Dakotas. I think the operators were Cambrian and Dan-Air. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted July 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, Fat Controller said: There were supposed to be five at Headcorn (Kent) for their show this weekend. As there are normally only two there, one being a recently-built twin-seater. the other three must have come from somewhere Cheers Brian Staverton (our local airport) is often used as a stop off for aircraft in transit - we had that Catalina a few weeks ago, it waddled off to a tremendous roar! Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted July 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, Fat Controller said: What are the 'German' aircraft? Fairwood was in-filled using slag from the Cwmfelin Steelworks tip, between Landore shed and Cockett Tunnel; it was apparently really in a dip when they started. I remember, back in the 1960s, when there were commercial flights with Dragon-Rapides and Dakotas. I think the operators were Cambrian and Dan-Air. Those are Bouchons Brian - ME109s built under licence by the Spanish - with Rolls Royce engines! As featured in the Battle of Britain film. Genuine Daimler - Benz engined ME109s are pretty rare birds.... Phil 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 4 minutes ago, Phil Bullock said: Those are Bouchons Brian - ME109s built under licence by the Spanish - with Rolls Royce engines! As featured in the Battle of Britain film. Genuine Daimler - Benz engined ME109s are pretty rare birds.... Phil Thanks, Phil; I think I might have encountered them before at Blackbushe, when I went to see Dylan there in the late 1970s; we rounded a corner and were confronted by JU52s, Heinkel 1-11s and pseudo Me109s. All Spanish copies... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted July 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2019 Yes the paradox is that when the Battle of Britain was filmed the producers sourced an entire German air force from the Spanish - Bouchon 109s and HE111s. They struglled with the british aircraft - only 3 Hurricanes and many late mark Spitfires. Now its the other way round - no flying HE111s, a few Bouchin 109s but there must be gettng on for 20 Hurricanes and 50 Spitfires world wide... Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Spot on: a single seater and a twin seater, both powered by Merlins. tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu from EGDL Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 (edited) One of mine from the South Atlantic Later, Stu from EGDL Edited July 7, 2019 by Stu from EGDL 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 One from a trip to the USA that I did in April 1997 - U2 Spyplane at Beale AFB, California....... They also had these rather smart T38's(?) in a tasteful shade of gloss black.... (with a U2 coming into land in the background) 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Well now I know what EDGL related to, never typed it into Google before. Is that an Airbus A400, I'm clearly out of touch now with my planes, I didn't know we had them in our inventory now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted July 7, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 7, 2019 The A400, we've got 20 with 2 more on order. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A400M_Atlas#Operators Been in service since 2014. Rob P.S. B-17 "Memphis Belle" just flown over Billericay going SW. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kingzance Posted July 8, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2019 This one I took over Spithead on Saturday 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 A recentish Fairwood fly through. Tony 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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