Military Aircraft

[Pevenseagull]

BBC News - Chuck Yeager: First pilot to fly supersonic dies aged 97
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55225903

RIP

I was watching a cracking little documentary about Florence Lowe 'Pancho' Barnes a week or so back. Along with many. many other achievements, she ran 'The Happy Bottom Riding Club' the Mojave Desert bar frequented by all the test pilots in the 40s and early 50s. Chuck Yeager popped up in the film and I ended up having a bit of a read up on his life, pretty spectacular. Finding out that he was still alive at 97 put a smile on my face. RIP.





The Pancho Barnes documentary is on Prime and well worth a look.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1094299/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

 

[AmexRuislip]

https://www.forces.net/news/chinook-stuck-mud-leaves-oxfordshire-raf-benson

 

[AmexRuislip]

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[Pint of Ale and a Burger]

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That's weird,I was literally this afternoon just watching YouTube clips of RAF typhoons flying the Mach loop to recommend a video for someone.
I will recommend this now and also watch it myself.
Thanks for posting this.

 

[AmexRuislip]

That's weird,I was literally this afternoon just watching YouTube clips of RAF typhoons flying the Mach loop to recommend a video for someone.
I will recommend this now and also watch it myself.
Thanks for posting this.

It's always well worth looking at the RAF twitter page for such info


https://mobile.twitter.com/RoyalAirForce?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

 

[Swansman]

The Swedish ones:

SAAB 19 Tunnan (Tunnan = the barrel), 1951-1974


SAAB 32 Lansen (lans = lance), 1955-1997


SAAB 35 Draken (drake = dragon), 1960-1999


SAAB 37 Viggen (viggen = old word for lightning), 1972-2007


SAAB JAS 39 Gripen (grip = griffin), 1996-

 

[Change at Barnham]

Thanks for the heads up for tonight's programme.
Our son lives next to RAF Lossiemouth and we love watching the Typhoons taking off and landing when we go to visit.
In actual fact I think my wife enjoys it more than me. We're able to sit about 50 metres from the end of the runway with only a chest high wooden fence between us.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Thanks for the heads up for tonight's programme.
Our son lives next to RAF Lossiemouth and we love watching the Typhoons taking off and landing when we go to visit.
In actual fact I think my wife enjoys it more than me. We're able to sit about 50 metres from the end of the runway with only a chest high wooden fence between us.

Already posted before, buy hey worth the watch

 

[Pint of Ale and a Burger]

Some fantastic F-16 footage here

 

[Frutos]

The Swedish ones:

SAAB 19 Tunnan (Tunnan = the barrel), 1951-1974
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SAAB 32 Lansen (lans = lance), 1955-1997
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SAAB 35 Draken (drake = dragon), 1960-1999
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SAAB 37 Viggen (viggen = old word for lightning), 1972-2007
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SAAB JAS 39 Gripen (grip = griffin), 1996-
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The Draken is one of the loudest planes, especially by fighter standards, I've ever heard.

I believe it was the first supersonic aircraft to come into service anywhere in Europe.

 

[AmexRuislip]

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Some interesting facts on the Vulcanised in regards to Argentina.

https://mobile.twitter.com/vulcantothesky

 

[Frutos]

https://vulcantothesky.org/news/a-statement-from-the-vulcan-to-the-sky-trust/

Very sad news - were it not for his hard work, XH558 would probably never have returned to flight.

 

[swindonseagull]

RIAT cancelled for another year
Roll on 2022

Bollox!!!!!!!

 

[AmexRuislip]

RIAT cancelled for another year
Roll on 2022

Bollox!!!!!!!

That's a shame

 

[Dr Q]

RIAT cancelled for another year
Roll on 2022

Bollox!!!!!!!

I guess it was inevitable unfortunately, trying to organise bring in displays from abroad along with a large crowd to deal with.

Rolling my FRIAT membership to 2022, lets hope that's a show to make up for the lost years.

 

[Coalburner]

Pissed off about RIAT cancellation too. Has to be one of the best airshows in the world

 

[swindonseagull]

I guess it was inevitable unfortunately, trying to organise bring in displays from abroad along with a large crowd to deal with.

Rolling my FRIAT membership to 2022, lets hope that's a show to make up for the lost years.

Guess I will keep my weeks holiday although not camping at Totterdown.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Chinook over Bexhill beach.

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[AmexRuislip]

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[AmexRuislip]

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