Topic: The Plane Thread

[Xabi]

You have changed this into a thread for planes so... any more opinions?

[BIGdavalad]

How annoying is the Police helicopter? I know all to well it does a good job but its loud and flies low. Quiet helicopter designers needed.

You think the Kirkby Star's loud, you've never flown on a Wessex or a Chinook

[Pheeny]

You think the Kirkby Star's loud, you've never flown on a Wessex or a Chinook

Chinook? don't you mean a wocka wocka!

[Gerrardinho]

yeah i agree xabi they are noisy

[Xabi]

You think the Kirkby Star's loud, you've never flown on a Wessex or a Chinook

Sorry but I have been in a Chinook once. Point taken. We don't have a Chinook over the house every night though!

[BIGdavalad]

Chinook? don't you mean a wocka wocka!

There's only about six people on here who'd understand wocka-wocka mate 

I do actually call them wocka-wockas far more than is healthy for a 23 year old NCO though 

[Pheeny]

Point taken. We don't have a Chinook over the house every night though!

I did for 5 months whilst in the Falklands

[BIGdavalad]

Sorry but I have been in a Chinook once. Point taken. We don't have a Chinook over the house every night though!

I do a lot, noisy fuckers. Quieter than the Tornados and Harriers that I had flying over every 20 minutes in my last place though.

[Roger]

have you mistaken it for the air ambulance?

 

[Xabi]

have you mistaken it for the air ambulance?

 

No it's just been over here now. My reason for the thread.

[Pheeny]

I do a lot, noisy fuckers. Quieter than the Tornados and Harriers that I had flying over every 20 minutes in my last place though.

had that too but the Lightning was the worst.Beautiful aircraft though.

[Roger]

No it's just been over here now. My reason for the thread.

I was only fishin. sorry.

    

[BIGdavalad]

had that too but the Lightning was the worst.Beautiful aircraft though.

The last completely British front line aircraft as well.

[Xabi]

I do a lot, noisy fuckers. Quieter than the Tornados and Harriers that I had flying over every 20 minutes in my last place though.

You used to live in Iraq?

[Huyton Fatties]

you wanna live in Fuckin Huyton
the pilot lets on now as if hes the driver of the 75 going down wezzy av

[BIGdavalad]

You used to live in Iraq?

Only for six months!

I lived in Bulford, on Salisbury Plain. There was a research airfield (Boscombe Down) about two miles from the house, and I lived on one of the flight paths.

[anon-y-mouse]

Fucking pain in the arse.

[Curly Tom]

Only for six months!

I lived in Bulford, on Salisbury Plain. There was a research airfield (Boscombe Down) about two miles from the house, and I lived on one of the flight paths.

I live right on the edge of salisbury plain, little village called west lavington. Get usef to all the aicraft and guns going off.

[Kanonkop]

The last completely British front line aircraft as well.

Agree that it was a great plane - up there with the Vulcan but slight point of correction, the Harrier was a completely British front line aircraft.  The Yanks have merely made an adapted version for their Marines but the original was 100% Made In Britain.

[Pheeny]

The last completely British front line aircraft as well.

and with out doubt one of the most beautiful Jet Fighters ever made.Magnificent rumour that its never been flown at its top speed being that its a rocket with wings.Its also the only aircraft that the whole "Station" would watch take off cars /tanks whatever would stop and the occupants would be glued hoping for the famous lightning take off!Which was a more or less right angle!(if that makes sense)

[BIGdavalad]

Agree that it was a great plane - up there with the Vulcan but slight point of correction, the Harrier was a completely British front line aircraft.  The Yanks have merely made an adapted version for their Marines but the original was 100% Made In Britain.

Only after the Americans paid a lot of money into the design so that they could buy it for their Marines - who were also the first people to buy it (before the RAF or the FAA).

Saw a programme on Discovery about it like last week 

I live right on the edge of salisbury plain, little village called west lavington. Get usef to all the aicraft and guns going off.

I think I know it, not far from Larkhill ranges.

[BIGdavalad]

and with out doubt one of the most beautiful Jet Fighters ever made.Magnificent rumour that its never been flown at its top speed being that its a rocket with wings.Its also the only aircraft that the whole "Station" would watch take off cars /tanks whatever would stop and the occupants would be glued hoping for the famous lightning take off!Which was a more or less right angle!(if that makes sense)

It is a lovely plane - saw a video of a proper Lightning take off, looks like the shuttle taking off or something.

[Pheeny]

Dont know about helicopters or anything, but I used to live right next to a RAF base (where Pheeny used to be, I think ) and the planes over our house used to be so loud (think they were mostly Hawks, but to be fair I do know fuck all about planes ). And bloody annoying when they were doing their night flying! You learn to block it out though.

when I was at Valley it was the busiest airfield in the UK.More take offs and landings than Heathrow.

[Pheeny]

It is a lovely plane - saw a video of a proper Lightning take off, looks like the shuttle taking off or something.

I have the pleasure of being on top of the Air Traffic Control Tower(was fixing the security lights) when a Lightning did one of its take offs!

[BIGdavalad]

when I was at Valley it was the busiest airfield in the UK.More take offs and landings than Heathrow.

If you go up the Great Orme in Llandudno, you can quite often see the Hawks from Valley flying below you doing low level training.

[BIGdavalad]

I have the pleasure of being on top of the Air Traffic Control Tower(was fixing the security lights) when a Lightning did one of its take offs!

Bit noisy?

[Pheeny]

Bit noisy?

Pardon

[Kanonkop]

Great planes of their times (post WWII)-

Lightning
Sabre
Vulcan
Phantom
A-10
F-16
Harrier
SR-71
Hercules

[Pheeny]

If you go up the Great Orme in Llandudno, you can quite often see the Hawks from Valley flying below you doing low level training.

which I have done when I was in a trialest with the RAF Valley Mountain Rescue.

[BIGdavalad]

Pardon

 

which I have done when I was in a trialest with the RAF Valley Mountain Rescue.

Done it a few times when I was kid, mum and dad would drag me up there at least once a year. Never thought to take a camera though - can't be many people who've taken a picture of the top of a flying jet

[Pheeny]

Great planes of their times (post WWII)-

Lightning
Sabre
Vulcan
Phantom
A-10
F-16
Harrier
SR-71
Hercules

Phantom is the 2nd most beautiful aircraft.

[Pheeny]

Done it a few times when I was kid, mum and dad would drag me up there at least once a year. Never thought to take a camera though - can't be many people who've taken a picture of the top of a flying jet

Me and my sis took my lad through Snowdonia 2 years ago and I was well chuffed when a couple of Hawks flew over.

[hindsy101]

What's the helicopter doing over my house?!

http://www.merseyside.police.uk/html/aboutus/departments/air-support/whereabouts/index.htm

Really informative site that details all police helicopter flights, reasons for flight, outcome of flight, etc.

Doesn't make the noise any less annoying, but at least you know it is being put to good use

[Kanonkop]

I forgot the F104 Starfighter - A truly awesome beast in the same mould as the Lightning.

[Pheeny]

I forgot the F104 Starfighter - A truly awesome beast in the same mould as the Lightning.

[Pheeny]

[Pheeny]

take off

[anon-y-mouse]

Thread hijackers.

[Kanonkop]

Thread hijackers.

yes - but here is one to make you happy all the same:

The F-22 Raptor

[anon-y-mouse]

Someone named a plane after me? Whoo hoo.