By: Manonthefence - 16th October 2003 at 16:50
Philo 😎
By: mike currill - 16th October 2003 at 16:23
How about replacing the corsair and P40 in OFMC’s 4 ship with the Yak and the La9? that would be different
By: philo - 16th October 2003 at 12:43
MOTF,
This is not my view.
I was having a go at MONOPLANE who said in another thread that all OW displays had basically the same aircraft.
I know as you do that the OW displays offer great variety in a unique atmosphere which make it the best aviation site in the UK.
Long live the Shuttleworth collection at OW.
By: trumper - 16th October 2003 at 08:38
Originally posted by Manonthefence
philo
Went to Shuttlworth 5 times this year, didnt see the same show twice.Its a magical place which knocks Duxford into a cocked hat in just about every aspect except size (Legends excepted that is – that is a class apart).
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I went to Shuttleworth display for the first time this year and i agree with you.In some respects Duxford is too big and impersonal,sometimes with bad planning,i e who decided to put the artificial climbing wall at last weekends display between the crowds and flightline:confused:
Duxford is ok for faster and formation displays but there is a nice cosiness and intimacy and access to the planes at O W,I will definately be going again next season.:)
By: Manonthefence - 16th October 2003 at 07:23
philo
Went to Shuttlworth 5 times this year, didnt see the same show twice.
Its a magical place which knocks Duxford into a cocked hat in just about every aspect except size (Legends excepted that is – that is a class apart).
By: duxfordhawk - 16th October 2003 at 00:15
thought
caa was run by aliens in suits who not know there a*** from there elbow
By: Taifun - 15th October 2003 at 17:44
Originally posted by trumper
Why restore a plane you can’t operate in the UK ,or have the CAA stepped in after the plane was under restoration?:(
Is it permenantly over in the USA or just visiting.
This reminds me, did anyone see the UFO hoax show where they built a fake UFO and then set about trying to convince a bunch of p#ssed hippys in a beer garden that it was real? They did a great job and it got world news coverage as many people managed pictures and video image of it.
Well this UFO (radio controlled) was big enough that the CAA had to get involved.
One of the building team was overheard to say “Bl##dy CAA – No wonder real aliens have never landed..”
It was just a throw away line by him but it made me giggle..
🙂
By: Eddie - 15th October 2003 at 14:08
Originally posted by philo
Talking of which, Shuttleworths Poli should be up and running I think.
I’ve heard talk of this being a difficult one to get flying. It’s got a rather convoluted story, having been here before at some stage, and it’s been in the US, then New Zealand, and now it’s back here. It’s been suggested that the CAA might have a lot of awkward questions to ask about its past.
By: philo - 15th October 2003 at 13:28
Talking of which, Shuttleworths Poli should be up and running I think.
That should put some variety into OW shows that are apparently all the same eh MONOPLANE!!!!
By: MONOPLANE - 15th October 2003 at 12:32
How about a Polikarpov I-16 Rata, I thought Steven Grey owned one of the 6 built in NZ, he told me so several years ago before they were finished?
By: DazDaMan - 15th October 2003 at 09:07
On another “dogfight-double” note, one thing I would love to see is a WAR replica pairing up with another for a display. There’s a Focke-Wulf 190 replica flying up here that I’ve seen at East Fortune (Perth-based, I think), and I’m pretty sure there’s a P-47 replica somewhere around, too.
They do it with SE5as/Neiuports/Fokkers etc, so why not?? 😀
By: trumper - 15th October 2003 at 09:01
Originally posted by Mark V
It will then be flying (in the USA)!
Why restore a plane you can’t operate in the UK ,or have the CAA stepped in after the plane was under restoration?:(
Is it permenantly over in the USA or just visiting.
By: DazDaMan - 15th October 2003 at 08:46
Ahhh, I thought it was coming back again. Sorry! Mind you, I did write that last night at the back of ten, so maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me when I read about it! 😉
By: Mark V - 14th October 2003 at 23:03
It will then be flying (in the USA)!
By: DazDaMan - 14th October 2003 at 23:01
What about RACo’s Buchon, when it’s finished it’s USA flight testing?
By: Kenneth - 14th October 2003 at 21:19
How about the Red Bull team ythey own / sponsor … I think a Grumman Mallard (Goose ?) … ?
Their amphibious Grumman is a beautifully restored (by Dornier) and immaculate French-built Widgeon. Don’t forget that they also have a completely restored (reskinned as well!) DC-6 in the pipeline!
By: Yak 11 Fan - 14th October 2003 at 20:42
Originally posted by Mark V
TFC Sea Fury would be nice. There is a very large cicular lump of metal with 18 cylinders sticking out of it close by too 🙂
Is that not the Bearcat???? 😀
By: ageorge - 14th October 2003 at 19:10
Originally posted by Mark12
In a French Clouseau accent.A ‘berm’. 🙂
“I haff a berm ” ” a berm ?? ” yes A Berm “
By: Mark12 - 14th October 2003 at 19:04
In a French Clouseau accent.
A ‘berm’. 🙂
By: Mark V - 14th October 2003 at 18:16
TFC Sea Fury would be nice. There is a very large cicular lump of metal with 18 cylinders sticking out of it close by too 🙂
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