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  • My baby brother just emailed me that, he saw it flying over Boscombe Down and failed to identify it. Nice pitch document by the 'neutral' BBC, but in a global market I'm not sure what it offers over the cheaper Yak-130*

    *Declaration of interest: Yak-130 orders are good for the local economy of miss.ua's family

  • I saw what I think was a Hercules and a couple of Tornadoes yesterday up by Builth Wells. They looked really low then I remembered how big the Hercules actually is.

    /csb

  • I saw what I think was a Hercules and a couple of Tornadoes yesterday up by Builth Wells. They looked really low then I remembered how big the Hercules actually is.

    /csb

    [Ted]And those are far away[/Ted]

  • What's the plane in Indiana Jones? Raiders.

  • I don't think it was a real aircraft, it looks like a mash-up of various flying wing designs the Luftwaffe was tinkering with, with styling cues from more conventional German types.

  • It's not a real aircraft, but it is obviously intended to reference designs by Horten

  • There are elements of Convair B-36 and Northrop YB-35 in there too, plus a smidgeon of North American XB-70

  • From the link I posted...

    The Nazis attempt to transport the Ark from Tanis to Germany via this airplane. Following an attempt by Jones to board it, it is destroyed in an explosion. It is a fictional prop, based on historical Northrop Corporation designs and drawings by Ron Cobb of the Horten Ho-2-29.

  • Jet is on BBC now.

  • Bbc4 that is.

  • An-12 propeller blade tip wake vortex condensation spirals


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  • Seen afore.

    Reminded of vampire crash.

    Killed 28, injured countless.

    Cleared up and carried on.

    That's the spirit.

  • ^ hey what you doing ?

    oh nutting just messing around
    lovely video

  • The two Lancasters and the Vulcan at one Airshow, was rather lovely!

  • Keep watching plane docs on Quest...

    Already been mentioned, but this thing was mental. Looks like Manga.

  • We used to make the best planes in the world, then it all went to shit

  • I dunno. Yes, certainly Government intervention killed it.

    There were also as with any process inevitable flaws.

    I never liked in wing engines, although possibly more elegant...

    All of the V Bombers were cleared for operations including the Valiant.

    Even though its performance was brought into question.

    Also, the nuclear submarine program was fast evolving.

    It kind of pokes at what was the mood at the time.

    We still have a major role to play in aviation too.

    That said, I would have liked to have seen the TSR2 in service.

  • 3 B52-Gs on a minimum interval takeoff #dirrrty

  • Just read about those. 12 second intervals?

    They should do that at Heathrow!

  • They are limited at Heathrow by the civil aviation rules that require the first aircraft to be airborne before the second can commence its takeoff run. That restriction aside, as long as the aircraft are on diverging tracks after departure and the tower controller can separate them visually until adequate radar separation exists between them (3 miles), there's nothing to stop them launching at roughly 45-60 second intervals. Which they do.

    If they could launch them 12 seconds apart, the carnage in the en-route sectors that would result doesn't bear thinking about.

    (csb)

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