Lightning Four Ship

The 4-ship flew on Saturday afternoon as well (about 15h30 or thereabouts) – I waited specifically for them before getting stuck in traffic 🙂

Stu Davidson’s ex-Iraqi Fury FB.10 – ex N21SF, now ZU-WOW ! Unfortunately it has the R3350, but beggars can’t be choosers I suppose …

Seen basking in the sun one morning last year…

Don’t get too excited about the spit

…on the program it shows up as a Spitfire Mk 26 – a quick google returns this:

http://www.supermarineaircraft.com/About.htm

Also, if you happen to be at the show, stop at the project 6832 display :

http://www.saafmuseum.co.za/6832news.htm

Saw the Bucc yesterday – glimpses were a bit fleeting, but it looked as if she was painted in “raspberry ripple”

Shiny!!

Very cool – speed is ok for me bu then I am on broadband.

Very very cool – had to force myself to stop playing and do some work

I saw it happen – could have been a lot scarier – there were spectators standing a couple of metres away (getting the full Shackleton experience 🙂 ) from where the Ikarus was taxying. If the Ikarus had a little bit less forward velocity (which took it clear of the Shack’s prop wash after the initial incident) – I think there may have been a chance of it being flung into the spectators.

Won’t stop me taking up that position in the future though – there is something about being sandblasted by R – R’s finest that makes the experience worthwhile!

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.

Good news – alucky escape

Would be interested to know the reason for catching the power lines.

Any news on the Tiger Moth?

Cool – did you work off some sort of technical drawings to get sizes etc?