Jeff Smith Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 These aircraft were incredibly underpowered by modern standards, as shown by the very slow initial rate of climb. Very good chase plane footage, I wonder if that was organized for the movie or already existed. I last visited the museum at Wright-Patterson in the mid 90's and you could walk all around and under the one on inside display there. There is also the surviving XB-70 Valkyrie there. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted July 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2020 Back in Mar 2001 we visited Castle AFB Museum in California (to see the Vulcan). This example of B-36 was newly restored at the time. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 There is an ex-Revell model kit of the B-36, now made by Atlantis Models. Even at 1/184th scale it still has a 15 inch wingspan! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted August 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2020 Speaking of museum, I visited the Nuclear Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico and saw this B-29: And this atomic cannon: 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Ok, if we are discussing nuclear aircraft experiments look here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Nuclear_Aircraft_Laboratory This area of Dawson Forest in north Georgia is still fenced off but there is no lingering radiation, at least according to the Forestry Service here. This facility deliberately radiated parts of and whole aircraft to test the effects. There have been lots of stories of two headed rabbits and other contaminated wildlife but nothing proven. I lived in the vicinity until last year..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 No photo sadly as I just wasn't quick enough, but what looked very much like a Bristol Beaufighter just flew over our house heading roughly south east, it was in dark grey livery with the D-Day stripes. Can anyone confirm what it was and where it was going...? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted August 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2020 27 minutes ago, Rugd1022 said: No photo sadly as I just wasn't quick enough, but what looked very much like a Bristol Beaufighter just flew over our house heading roughly south east, it was in dark grey livery with the D-Day stripes. Can anyone confirm what it was and where it was going...? Normandy? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted August 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2020 On 31/07/2020 at 12:59, Metr0Land said: Some footage of B-36's from the film Strategic Air Command re-edited in 4K Definitely a propaganda film but a good film nonetheless and probably the best ever footage of B36s and B47s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted August 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2020 Sometimes you time it just right. 4 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Big big visitor to Prestwick today for a fuelling stop 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 8 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: No photo sadly as I just wasn't quick enough, but what looked very much like a Bristol Beaufighter just flew over our house heading roughly south east, it was in dark grey livery with the D-Day stripes. Can anyone confirm what it was and where it was going...? Is there one flying? I know the Fighter Collection are/were restoring one but I don't think it's finished yet. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2020 1 hour ago, luckymucklebackit said: Big big visitor to Prestwick today for a fuelling stop someone posted in line It would be flying over Silloth-on-Solway this afternoon, when I checked on Flightradar24 it had already gone over and was over barrow 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted August 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2020 9 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: No photo sadly as I just wasn't quick enough, but what looked very much like a Bristol Beaufighter just flew over our house heading roughly south east, it was in dark grey livery with the D-Day stripes. Can anyone confirm what it was and where it was going...? Are you sure it wasn't the Bristol Blenheim? It was all black underneath. I hadn't heard of it getting invasion stripes and indeed am unsure if any took part in D-Day, though given so many thousands of aircraft were involved may have been there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 I didn't think there were any flyable Beaufighters. The one at Duxford is still being restored. The only surviving original Blenheim in the world is in Finland. There is a flyable Bristol Bolingbroke at Duxford but it doesn't have invasion stripes. Could it have been the BBMF Dakota? 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Definitely not a Dakota, we used to get them coming over all the time when they operated out of Baginton Airport, it was much smaller than a Dak so most likely it was the Blenheim as Metroland suggested. Thanks for the replies gents. If I'd been wearing my glasses when it passed over I'd seen a bit more detail...! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) On 07/08/2020 at 03:58, Rugd1022 said: Definitely not a Dakota, we used to get them coming over all the time when they operated out of Baginton Airport, it was much smaller than a Dak so most likely it was the Blenheim as Metroland suggested. As mentioned there is only one Blenheim anywhere in the world and it's a static exhibit in Finland. The other "Blenheims" are Canadian-built Bolingbrokes. Cheers David Edited August 19, 2020 by DavidB-AU 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 A Flying Blenheim. http://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-restorations/bristol-blenheim-flies.html 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 4 hours ago, sandwich station said: A Flying Blenheim. http://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-restorations/bristol-blenheim-flies.html It's not a Blenheim. It's a Bolingbroke Mk IV T rebuilt after a crash in 2003 with the nose of a Blenheim Mk I. [Source] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, DavidB-AU said: It's not a Blenheim. It's a Bolingbroke Mk IV T rebuilt after a crash in 2003 with the nose of a Blenheim Mk I. [Source] A Blenheim built under licence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 some of you may enjoy this when its broadcast https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week38/flying-britain-david-jason?fbclid=IwAR0KCvUyoJIjQmM3Yfr2SIVddrfQKuSVKoZ5y0OTOC2nXRbcUxdqnBO_ulE 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted September 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2020 Something a little different https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GdpwPRSGgA&feature=youtu.be&_ccCt=YHe8iTczE7xImyaB7n4L1a_ykX31BejPg43BVF~4isTFR8qgFxoR9d~gqpRqXqVn But surely it's a Hurricane? Rob 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu from EGDL Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Hi Gang, A pic or two from Kemble/Cotswold Airport last weekend... Later, Stu from EGDL 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted September 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2020 This flew over Long Preston last Wednesday. I’ve no idea what it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, ColinK said: This flew over Long Preston last Wednesday. I’ve no idea what it is. That’s what the RAF use for multi engine training . IIRC it’s an Embraer product 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, mezzoman253 said: Something a little different https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GdpwPRSGgA&feature=youtu.be&_ccCt=YHe8iTczE7xImyaB7n4L1a_ykX31BejPg43BVF~4isTFR8qgFxoR9d~gqpRqXqVn But surely it's a Hurricane? Rob It is certainly meant to be a hurricane but is unfortunately somewhat distorted. The fuselage behind the cockpit looks wrong and the engine nacelle would not house a merlin. It is a little unfair to be critical of other artists but whenever I paint or draw anything that has a very recognizable shape (including portaits) I trace or use a grid to get the proportions and angles correct. Some would say this is cheating but artists through the years have used shortcuts to ensure accuracy (eg camera obscura). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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