Topic: What's your favourite aircraft? (Read 225686 times)

Norseman · « **Reply #350 on:** March 12, 2013, 08:06:32 pm »

Quote from: Augustine M on February 22, 2013, 03:20:49 am

Sure is a lovely photo - and that would make a nice flight of models too.

Dave

Augustine M · « **Reply #351 on:** March 13, 2013, 04:20:15 am »

Dave

indeed, i have a model Mirage 2000, flew it couple of times and presently donated to an Air Force Museum, here are some of the shots of this model, flying, aint pretty shots though, taken from a mobile cam

Augustine M · « **Reply #352 on:** March 13, 2013, 04:32:33 am »

here is the video of homemade MiG 29, since flown'em both, model one flies better than the real especially Cobra, Roll Tumble yaw and Kulbit (you will see all of'em here)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EHzVdu2eUag

thunderchild · « **Reply #353 on:** March 13, 2013, 09:21:29 am »

Good Day All

It would have to be the Hawker Sea Fury.

justboatonic · « **Reply #354 on:** May 01, 2013, 09:54:38 pm »

Civilian, Piper Cub (I love 'em, Cubs. Really docile and easy to fly).

Airliner, got to be Concorde. Nothing like it will ever be seen in the sky again in my lifetime, sadly.

Military, close call between the mossie and the lanc. Depends which way the wind blows on the day. Today, it blows for the mossie

raflaunches · « **Reply #355 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:44:04 pm »

Mmm... I work for the RAF, and I find it difficult to choose my favourite aircraft!

Airliner, Concorde is beautiful but I have a soft spot for the DH Comet. (Damn, the VC10 is in there too!)

Vintage military, any late marque Spitfire, the bigger the Griffon engine the better! Favourite is Mk XIV.
Mossie is there too, but the old Stringbag gets a look in too.

Modern military, The Typhoon FGRA 4, the most manoeuvreable and stunning modern jet fighter I have seen fly, its also the only one I have seen go supersonic during my tour in the Falklands. It has Lightning performance with the load carrying capability of a bomber- the only aircraft in the world that can carry out a spectacular air show aerobatics display with a full fuel and weapon load! Very impressive!

boman · « **Reply #356 on:** May 04, 2013, 04:59:39 am »

Nothing more to say

vnkiwi · « **Reply #357 on:** May 04, 2013, 06:32:28 am »

got that in one

boman · « **Reply #358 on:** May 04, 2013, 07:24:43 am »

Quote from: vnkiwi on May 04, 2013, 06:32:28 am

got that in one

Kiwi Made too....

vnkiwi · « **Reply #359 on:** May 04, 2013, 08:18:39 am »

Yep, hopefully the first of many.

tony52 · « **Reply #360 on:** May 04, 2013, 08:20:58 am »

Earlier in this thread, I posted that my favourite aircraft was the Gloster Meteor. Some work has been going on with their preservation.
One was move by a Chinook helicopter - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22246388
and last year a 1949 T7 Meteor flew again from Coventry - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-17542185

vnkiwi · « **Reply #361 on:** May 04, 2013, 08:31:25 am »

beautiful, good year '49.

deadwood · « **Reply #362 on:** May 04, 2013, 01:56:19 pm »

Quote from: boman on May 04, 2013, 04:59:39 am

Nothing more to say

Is this a Mosquito?
Is it true that these aircraft were largely made of plywood and spruce?
Sounds like a perfect plank on frame construction to me, something we are used too.

Circlip · « **Reply #363 on:** May 04, 2013, 02:38:01 pm »

Ply/Balsa/Ply.

Regards Ian.

vnkiwi · « **Reply #364 on:** May 04, 2013, 09:02:43 pm »

All here for the history behind the aircraft in 'Boman's photo.

http://www.mosquitorestoration.com/

All wood body and wings
cheers
vnkiwi

boathound · « **Reply #365 on:** June 19, 2013, 08:01:16 pm »

Tri-Star. Yep weird but I just like the way tri-jets look!

deadwood · « **Reply #366 on:** June 20, 2013, 02:42:52 pm »

Quote from: boathound on June 19, 2013, 08:01:16 pm

Tri-Star. Yep weird but I just like the way tri-jets look!

What about the venerable Trident then?

Look at her unusual eccentric bow under-carriage.

GAZOU · « **Reply #367 on:** June 20, 2013, 06:03:25 pm »

Piper Pawnee

Netleyned · « **Reply #368 on:** June 20, 2013, 07:22:12 pm »

To anyone who served on the real carriers in the 60's
the favourite would have been the Fairey Gannet
ASW Mk IV aka COD.
It was our link with WAG's at home as it landed on
with much mail for the crew.

Ned

raflaunches · « **Reply #369 on:** June 20, 2013, 08:37:52 pm »

The best description I read about a gannet was in a book called Phoenix Squadron by Roland White about the Belize Crisis in 1970.
One was intercepted by a F102 Delta Dagger to which the pilot described seeing a strange bent wing aircraft that looked pregnant with what looked like a pirate flying it who gave a customly two finger salute!

tony52 · « **Reply #370 on:** July 16, 2013, 10:14:50 pm »

Channel 4 at 8pm - Sunday 21st July - The Plane that Saved Britain - programme features the De Havilland Mosquito.
Tony

Circlip · « **Reply #371 on:** July 23, 2013, 05:36:43 pm »

Just watched it on callback, Sunday was busy with Le Tour, BSB, WSB and Moto GP. Pity they didn't acknowledge the fact that the flying Mossie was built in the land of the big white cloud and the big gun was a Mollins gun, the reloading mechanism of which was devised by the guy responsible for cigarette machine mechanisms.

Regards Ian.

petermun · « **Reply #372 on:** July 23, 2013, 06:44:59 pm »

During the war, my father was ground crew. A very skilled cabinetmaker, he spent most of his time repairing shot-up Mosqito aircraft. Pete

raflaunches · « **Reply #373 on:** July 23, 2013, 09:25:01 pm »

Quote from: Circlip on July 23, 2013, 05:36:43 pm

Just watched it on callback, Sunday was busy with Le Tour, BSB, WSB and Moto GP. Pity they didn't acknowledge the fact that the flying Mossie was built in the land of the big white cloud and the big gun was a Mollins gun, the reloading mechanism of which was devised by the guy responsible for cigarette machine mechanisms.

Regards Ian.

For any one interested, the best description of the Molins 57mm/6pdr anti tank gun fitted to the Mosquito Mk XVIII in action can be found in 'Dark Sky, Deep Water about coastal command forces and the American catalinas. It starts with the pilot firing the gun- BOOM... Clunk...click...clang...click...clunk...click...crash...bang...BOOM!!!
Then the process starts again! There are reports from UBoat captains that they were attacked by Mosquitos armed with light artillery guns! One mosquito hit a UBoat repeat lay in the conning tower preventing the UBoat from crash diving. The Molins was used because the trajectory of the 6pdr shell was the same as the 0.5mm machine guns in the nose so all the pilot had to was fire his machine guns at the target and as soon as he saw them hit the hull he pressed the button for the Molins!

ballastanksian · « **Reply #374 on:** February 15, 2014, 04:34:38 pm »

My favorite is the Messerschmitt 410. It was developed from the 210 which was a cowbag in many ways, and became a successful fighter bomber and night fighter with gun sponsons on the fuselage side controlled remotely by a rear gunner. It is sleek and deadly looking:O)

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