Wops

I thought the last Spitfire based over in that part of the world was MT719 🙂

It’s not a service I am ever likely to use, but if a bus service was available and
widely advertised, I would expect it to be very popular.

I can only go by my experiences with the park and ride from Lakenheath to Mildenhall.

But this is not a regular park and ride service. It would be a one-off bus from Whittlesford station to outside Duxford airfield, so would only suit people arriving by train at just before the time the bus is due to depart, therefore would just serve arrivals from a maximum of two trains (one southbound and one northbound) on the Saturday only (so Legends and the September show only). It would also need to fight its way through the peak traffic going into the airfield. I would therefore suggest that it would have limited appeal.

hampden98, you seem to be missing the point entirely.

The whole point of this exercise is to be seen to be cutting non-essential expenditure. Many civilian employees employed by the armed services are being laid off without pay. The military have obviously decided to make a political point by cutting the most public manifestation of their activities, whilst protecting the combat effectiveness of their forces. Therefore, all support for airshows, flyovers of sporting events, etc is being suspended whilst sequestration is in effect.

It has nothing to do with not being able to afford an air force, nothing to do with ‘bean counters shuffling money about’ (whatever that is supposed to mean). It is a decision by the top echelons in each of the armed forces as to where they will make cutbacks to non-essential activities.

NEEMA,

That’s what we all keep telling a friend, who insists on collecting (and flying) examples of types powered by the OX-5. It doesn’t seem to deter him, though! He did buy one of those new-fangled round-engined aeroplanes last year, but I think he got confused when he couldn’t find anywhere to pour the glycol in, so he’s since sold it on. 🙂

I am wondering what effect the enforced US defence cuts will have on RIAT this year. Were they expected to have a significant presence?

As it stands at the moment, there will be no US military support, static or flying, for any airshows worldwide after 1 April. Again, this is subject to month-to-month review.

15 years after the Wrights alleged “achievement” there was not one single significant successful American production ………aero engine in existence.

Whilst there is a lot of truth in your claim, I’d argue that the OX-5 was a very successful engine. It might not have been the most advanced or reliable, but numerous examples were still giving service into the 1930s.

SR71 looks like it has been repainted as well..

Count the number of crew positions! 😉