In the context of ‘does it look good’ – I stand by my opinion. eurgh!
in the context of ‘it will last longer and someone else paid for it’ then – hoorah, but eurgh!
A good effort all round and well worthy of restoration no mattey how long it takes.
chanced across the dh88 on fs2004, its a ****** to land, talk about floating,
it just floats and floats and floats for miles. With the nost up you have no chance of seeing anything. – had to raise the flaps just to get it to start moving earthwards.
good luck
Me before these bloody computers ruined my eyesight
pimpin
That is repulsive. Its almost beats the Trocadero Harrier!
Completely irrelevant to both Jaguars.
Pimp my mud mover.
I remember bodding around BM597 at church fenton.
It didnt look too clever. It never occured to me it was a real one.
Or maybe it wasnt that important when I was 13.
Nations Library – Aviation CGW
I picked up a CGW book off ebay the other week.
Its a 1912 version of ‘Aviation’
Its a fantastic read and the chap certainly had his expertise set even in the early days.
Book is marked to W.George.Blight Sep 17th 1913.
Key Publishing magazine featured Diamond Twin star a super looking modern twin that used about 5 gph of diesel. glass cockpit, bubble canopy and 4 seats.
the figures look very healthy, it will fly for miles and cost peanuts.
apparently.
very nice
Text 80111 ending in 01 for Shayne Ward
Text 80111 ending in 02 for Red Beard
urgh! (*snaps out of trance)
what the hell was that about!
Inspirational
That CG is inspirational and new to me.
It makes me want to pick up Maya and start modelling. (come back in 15 years I might have something).
Ive seen shrek and LOTR bring nonsense to life, bringing back those fighters is fantastic.
The ambience in those shots is also amazing and the animation of flight (in particular the landing) is A1.
Wings of Deliverance
*The, On ..
Abingdon 91, scap carnage
I was just thinking back to when I was an air cadet flying out of Abingdon one summer camp.
I remember at one point we walked over to where there were masses of Nimrods and Vulcans parked up. Had plenty of fun wandering round out and in them.
I saw that pic of the scrap carnage! – cant have been too long after my visit.
Terrible shame, but then again those old birds really were huge. Not too many places you can park em.
Hands down its the Griffons.
Its obvious that any jerry sneaking up on a Griffon spitfire would simply return the gun catch to safety rather than put holes in such a fantastic looking aircraft.
I now know why Mark12 is called Mark12, Those Mk12 shots are fantastic, the best yet, especially that oily one breaking away.
Having said that, the PR version with the contras does it for me.
Sad for his passing.
But what a fantastic life to have lived.
awesome.
respect.
I remember flying circuits at Warton one day way back in the early 90s cant remember when. I happened to comment on the rows of ex-Saudi Lightnings lined up.
My instructor told me they were up for sale, £1 each but you had to sign that you would preserve them ,display them and not sell them.
I considered putting my £2 dinner money in at the time and heading off home in an F53 or Twin seater. I dont think my mum would have been pleased.
how would the struture on that stack up against a real spitfire?
Would it be possible to fly it assuming all the main spar and mounts and like were all made to flying spec?
Was wartime construction entirely different to stamping aluminium sheet? or were the frames very similiar,
Spitfire man – how much to build another?