peanuts Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 4 hours ago, Jeff Smith said: Puzzling - Bombing up looks like a model diorama due to the unfocused bomb. Not sure about most of the rest, heavily edited and maybe colourised real pictures? they are all real pics some of them the re enactors had to pose fot several seconds for longer exposures in the low light conditions leading to them looking quite toy/model like hence not being totaly sharp .the photographer concerned has pruduced similar images before to good effect 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted October 3, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2019 Sad news: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49909735 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, polybear said: Sad news: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49909735 Indeed. There is definitely an increased risk with taking a passenger ride in a warbird . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) On 28/09/2019 at 04:59, SHMD said: Not a pic but yesterday returning on the 16:25 KL1074 AMS-MAN I had my first aborted landing - I enjoyed it immensely! We came in low over Denton/Bredbury with low cloud cover and patchy rain. Turbulence was much lower than expected with just a little roll present occasionally. We went lower and power was applied pressing us into our seats - then back to the glide path over the pub at the end of the runway. I did think we were still a bit low at this point. Then more power whilst descending over the runway. Must have been a few 10s of feet above it now. The plane was pitching quite a bit - then nose up with full power. The Pilot later explained "that wind shear was the cause and that we wound try and have another go if the weather improves - if not we would be off to another city." So a low tour around Manchester and we landed without fuss 20 minutes later. Obviously I am no expert but wind shear did not seem to be a problem but height was. I wonder if they had that pressure/altitude thingy set correctly to show Manchester's runway to be at zero height when coming in? Kev. It’s pretty much impossible to know from the back where the plane is in relation to either the visual glide path or instrument version. windshear normally makes its self felt with a sudden increase in headwind or tailwind. Below 1000’ airlines have strict criteria for continuing the approach . If the speed alters by +10/-5 this will be followed by a go around as per ( most ) companies procedure , or if it’s severe the “ Windhear escape manoeuvre “. modern aircraft have excellent windshear detection systems. Ours starts looking 12 seconds after the weather radar is switched on. Edited October 3, 2019 by rob D2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 No pics, they were tiny as high up, but we've had a couple of Typhoons doodling about here (North Yorkshire) this pm. Even though they were high up they were still flippin' noisy. steve 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted October 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, steve1 said: No pics, they were tiny as high up, but we've had a couple of Typhoons doodling about here (North Yorkshire) this pm. Even though they were high up they were still flippin' noisy. steve Its those Napier Sabre engines.....!!!! 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted October 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 3, 2019 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Modern typhoon wasn’t a popular name with some participating countries due to WW2 connotations . Theres a pilot called Paul Godfrey on airline interviews talking about his time in the RAF . One day he got to fly a chipmunk , hurricane , spitfire and ( jet ) typhoon all in one day . carlsberg don’t do days at work but if they did .. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperlad Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Just in case anyone isn’t already aware there’s a UK project to restore a combat veteran Typhoon to flying condition. https://hawkertyphoon.com/ PL. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Vancouver airport is on an island in the delta of the Fraser River, with a channel of the river to the north, and another to the south, with the runways east-west along the length of the island. There is also a terminal at this southern channel for floatplanes, which provide service up and down the BC coast. We were in Richmond today, on the south shore of the southern channel. I didn't have my best camera with me, but I took a few pictures with an older camera I keep in the car. Here's an Air Canada flight taking off to the west from the main airport, with the North Shore mountains in the background: And a De Havilland Beaver coming in west-to-east to land on the Fraser River: Another Beaver closer to touchdown, with the main airport control tower on the left edge of the picture: 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BMacdermott Posted October 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2019 Hello everyone I had to go to Heathrow early this morning so thought you might like to see this (mobile phone) photo. No wing condensation here, but it kicked in very nicely as they 'went over the fence' (over my left shoulder). Although my photo might appear to show a take-off, it is actually on short final to 27L at 0800. The visit was rounded off nicely with a view of BA's A319 in BEA retro livery departing to Dublin and superb wing condensation of larger planes at around 200ft. Sadly, too far away to photograph with the phone! Brian 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 From a plane....not a plane.....very clear day! Guess the island ... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) San Seriffe? steve Edited October 23, 2019 by steve1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted October 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2019 Steve1 you are wicked. "San sarriffe"! I might as well say Atlantis now - at least there is more documentary* evidence**! Kev. * and ** - A lesson to us all. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted October 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2019 Seriously, It looks volcanic to me - Ascencion, Hawaii, Las Palmas? Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 1 hour ago, steve1 said: San Serife? steve Is that near fruitiger ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 12 minutes ago, SHMD said: Seriously, It looks volcanic to me - Ascencion, Hawaii, Las Palmas? Kev. Wish it was Hawaii ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PMP Posted October 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2019 7 hours ago, rob D2 said: From a plane....not a plane.....very clear day! Guess the island ... Tracy? 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 On 22/10/2019 at 12:53, SHMD said: It looks volcanic to me - Ascencion, Hawaii, Las Palmas? Certainly volcanic. Hawai'i is much bigger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted November 29, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2019 Eccles Road 29 November 2019 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Some interesting landings that pilots would call "character building" and a lot of go arounds. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 On 03/10/2019 at 18:00, Metr0Land said: I think that is the first sound film of a Napier Sabre I have heard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocor Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 I have been sorting through some old family photographs. Here are a few that were taken by my late father who served on aircraft carriers during World War two. Can any of you guess at the historical event that is taking place?. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted February 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 12, 2020 First jet landing on aircraft carrier. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted February 12, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2020 24 minutes ago, rocor said: I have been sorting through some old family photographs. Here are a few that were taken by my late father who served on aircraft carriers during World War two. Can any of you guess at the historical event that is taking place?. Looks like Eric “Winkle” Brown performing the first ever landing of a jet aircraft on a carrier. Cheers Darius 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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