Farnborough Air Show 2008, Wed, Fry, Sat and Sun

Nice and crisp close ups! Lovelly pics! The Vulcan is a beauty!:)

Stunning photos, I was there. The F-16, F-18 and Typhoon did a stunning display.

Thank you Jay. I am going to Dunsfold Wings and Wheels on 24/08/08 but it seem the Vimy will be firmly on the ground at that show.

Thanks

Martin

Hi martin

That is an amazing shot of the Apache. You have only just missed getting the pilot’s face with you focus accuracy.

Thanks and it is some machine.

Yes the YouTube videos certainly show the Vimy in real trouble.

Cheers

Jay

Hi Jay

I did not realise the Vimy had come off the runway by as much as it did. The second youtube Video certainly shows it more much more serious than compared to my level view.

As to why it went off the runway, I bow to your experience as a former pilot.

An Apache pic.

Thanks

Martin

Thank you Jay and Teej.

Jay, I got a bit worried about the Vimy. It had come partly off the runway nearside almost in front of us and looked like it was about to go in to a concentric turn.
I got a shot of it as it was going wobbly but there was a security guard right in front of me at the critical point and anyway I was about to decide my next move.

Excellent efforts by the pilot to control and turn it away and bring it to a safe halt.

Teej, oddly enough the Hunter was probably the closest jet aircraft to come toward the crowd line on Saturday.

Martin

Hi Martin

I have been a pilot myself and the Vimy looked like it got into very serious trouble on Saturday and it was good fortune that it did not get airborne, as there may have been a disaster.

It looked in my humble opinion like the engines weren’t in sync with regards actual take off ‘revs’ hence causing what looked like a near concentric turn. Unfortunately I couldn’t see the rudder clearly to see the position it was in when the problem occurred.

From the grandstand it did not look to me like it was only the wind that contributed to the vimy’s misfortunes as shortly afterwards the sky was full of a multitude of replica First World War aircraft doing ‘dogfights’ all over the Farnborough skies, but of course they did not take off or land at Farnborough.

For the sake of the pilot of the Vimy I am glad he/she stayed on tera firma that day.

I just found these 3 (maybe more) YouTube URLS of the Vimy in trouble –

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf-DI4xibzE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4WVi2fXRtc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I3WyF-NlbA&feature=related

I am sure we shall see it safely airborne in the near future.

By any chance did you get any shots of the Apache doing its ‘facing’ crowd line ‘stuff’?
That is some ‘weapons base’ technology.

Thank you Jay and Teej.

Jay, I got a bit worried about the Vimy. It had come partly off the runway nearside almost in front of us and looked like it was about to go in to a concentric turn.
I got a shot of it as it was going wobbly but there was a security guard right in front of me at the critical point and anyway I was about to decide my next move.

Excellent efforts by the pilot to control and turn it away and bring it to a safe halt.

Teej, oddly enough the Hunter was probably the closest jet aircraft to come toward the crowd line on Saturday.

Martin

Some more,

May post some more in a few days.

Hi Martin

I was in the grandstand on Saturday and did the Halls on Sunday.

For me the two outstanding non jets in your photos were the BA609 Tilt Rotor (prototype 2) and the C27J.

Ofcourse all your photographs are superb and are a credit to an interesting show.

In contrast to the beauty of the restored Vulcan which graced the skies the poor Vickers Vimmy nearly got blown away on attempting take off on Saturday.

Super top-side Hunter shot, Martin. Pick of the bunch for me!

TJ

Some more,

May post some more in a few days.