Getting Excited. Tomorrow is the Airshow at Ysterplaat and ALL day they have been practicing.Today I’ve seen Impalas,Cheetahs,Hunters,Harvards, Shackleton,L-29,Dakota,Strikemaster. R30 (2.80 pounds sterling) entry fee. I will take my camera…
By: taylorman - 4th December 2005 at 12:16
Great shots!
Love the Shackleton :rolleyes:
By: kukri - 4th December 2005 at 09:30
Specially for Andy Mac
Dunno if this will make things better or worse 🙂
By: Andy Mac - 4th December 2005 at 09:16
Oh man I am homesick !
By: kukri - 4th December 2005 at 09:02
Report – Shackleton’s First Kill?
Hi All
Some feedback and a few pictures that I got before the batteries on the camera died. Had a great day – very windy though, but at least it cooled things down! Saw the Lightning take off for its record attempt, return, attempt a landing and then bolt for CT International after braking chute failure. Lightning made it home safely – dunno bout the record tho.
Also, while the Shackleton was running up its Griffons, I was in my favourite position – directly astern, being blasted with every bit of debris that was astern of the Shackleton, when a two-seat kitbuilt high-wing cessna clone taxis past behind the Shackleton. Propwash plus considerable crosswind was enough to pick up the kitbuilt, bringing it even closer to where I and a few others were standing, before the kitbuilt dropped to the ground. Bit of wingtip damage and minus nose gear, but at least nobody was hurt!
Other than that the usual suspects for a SAAF airshow: Cheetah, Lightning, Bucc, Hunter, Sea Fury (rare sight in Cape Town), Dak, Sasol tigers in L-29s, Silver Falcons, Oryx – the list goes on.
Would have liked to have seen a formation of hawker’s finest (Hunter & Sea Fury) together. The Shackleton taxied out but had to return and I am not sure if it did fly at all (I had to leave early to play Father Christmas at the office kids party) – but I did see some of the Sea Fury – lovely stuff. As usual a very professional turnout from the SAAF and all concerned.
By: barrythemod - 2nd December 2005 at 16:36
Hunters AND a Lightning 😀
This could be good 😉
By: T6flyer - 2nd December 2005 at 16:28
and I always thought that the Harvard was the world’s noisest aeroplane! 🙂
By: ollieholmes - 2nd December 2005 at 14:53
According to flypast they will have made one attept at it and will make another one soon. Sory dont have exact dates, i am in one place magasines are elsewhere.
By: wilhelm - 2nd December 2005 at 14:39
Apparentely Mike BeachyHead(?) of Thundercity has taken all essential equipment out of one of their Lightnings, polished it to hell and back and are going to attempt the record to 60 000ft.Will this be the world record or South African record?
By: ollieholmes - 2nd December 2005 at 14:35
We do certianly like our noisey planes.
By: wilhelm - 2nd December 2005 at 14:27
wow…and now a Lightning…You Brits really designed a NOISY plane there..
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