Author Topic: Favourite Aircraft (Read 68311 times)

7Dalglish · « **Reply #320 on:** May 7, 2008, 07:22:09 pm »

Quote from: NewHampshire_Exile on May 7, 2008, 05:03:18 pm

just to let you know that in cape town there is a flying school that has the very rare 2 seater English Electric Lightning. and yes you can pay to fly in it...
not sure if it was always theres or they bought the one that used to be at Binbrook (that I so nearly got to fly in).. hell of an experience though...

also of the same era.. XH558 is back in the air http://youtube.com/watch?v=7-x43MKI6LY

That would be some experience, life long dream to get put in a cage surrounded by great whites, then in the afternoon I could fly in a Lightening! If they have a website put the link up here

redpride9 · « **Reply #321 on:** May 7, 2008, 07:33:20 pm »

Great thred...... love planes...

pantbash · « **Reply #322 on:** May 8, 2008, 07:07:14 am »

I always thought the MiG's were the sexiest of the fighter jets.

sonnyred · « **Reply #323 on:** May 8, 2008, 11:42:39 am »

Some nice pics.

ME 262

Hind - When I see this in COD4 I leg it

F-22

NewHampshire_Exile · « **Reply #324 on:** May 15, 2008, 08:40:16 pm »

Quote from: 7Dalglish on May 7, 2008, 07:22:09 pm

That would be some experience, life long dream to get put in a cage surrounded by great whites, then in the afternoon I could fly in a Lightening! If they have a website put the link up here

http://www.thundercity.com/tc_main.htm

there ya go!!

Rob K · « **Reply #325 on:** March 25, 2009, 09:18:05 pm »

Totally in love with these after seeing them up close at Coningsby yesterday:

Had a look round the VC-10s at Brize a few weeks ago too, surprised at the size of them to be honest, thought they would be bigger than they actually are.

alpha2omega · « **Reply #326 on:** March 25, 2009, 09:56:26 pm »

Buccaneer

BIGdavalad · « **Reply #327 on:** March 25, 2009, 09:57:33 pm »

Quote from: sonnyred on May 8, 2008, 11:42:39 am

F-22

One of them hit the desert today

Party Phil · « **Reply #328 on:** March 25, 2009, 09:58:54 pm »

Quote from: BIGdavalad on March 25, 2009, 09:57:33 pm

One of them hit the desert today

waste of an amazing machine

Lady_brandybuck · « **Reply #329 on:** March 25, 2009, 10:07:33 pm »

this beauty

BIGdavalad · « **Reply #330 on:** March 26, 2009, 07:51:01 am »

Purely because I haven't posted a picture of the most beautiful machine ever created for a while

It's still the Spit

The Gulleysucker · « **Reply #331 on:** March 26, 2009, 09:03:45 am »

So many to choose from...but when I was young in the early 60's I always wanted to fly one of these.

Pure Dan Dare.

Far greater bomb load than the Vulcan, faster (Mach 1+ in shallow dive) and higher altitude, there's even film of one loop-de-looping at Farnborough in the late 50's.

If it wasn't for the change in deterence thinking and the pressing need for 3 point tankers in the late 60's and Victors capability to carry so much and fit the bill cheaply, these would have easily outlasted the Vulcans and still be in service as big stick bombers if they had been treasured, rather than hammered. That, and aviation industry politics, something we seem to historically do really well here in the UK.

Just think, modern avionics could have reduced the crew to 2, and with an ability to hoik upto 35000lbs (Bomb bay like a railway carriage, so it was possible for 70000lbs, 35 x 2000lb to be carried) up to 69000 feet, the boys and girls out in Afghanistan could probably do with a few of these loitering up above them to provide some instant precision pounding on Terence when he gets naughty.

'Mondzz' · « **Reply #332 on:** March 26, 2009, 09:39:37 am »

F16C Definatly my favourite

Pheeny · « **Reply #333 on:** March 26, 2009, 09:52:24 am »

Quote from: BIGdavalad on March 5, 2008, 07:54:56 am

That's what happens when you call a Mod a crab.

BIGdavalad · « **Reply #334 on:** March 26, 2009, 12:46:01 pm »

Quote from: Pheeny on March 26, 2009, 09:52:24 am

theCanadian · « **Reply #335 on:** March 26, 2009, 12:50:24 pm »

Harrier Jump Jet.

Dick_Emre · « **Reply #336 on:** March 26, 2009, 01:05:19 pm »

My favourite era of aircraft...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpeF-PIhOWU&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwwiaircombat.com%2F&feature=player_embedded

theCanadian · « **Reply #337 on:** March 26, 2009, 01:22:21 pm »

Have to say the Cessna 150 as well, simply because they're some of the best built planes of all time and my Dad owns one I've flown in 'em number of times.

Roady · « **Reply #338 on:** March 26, 2009, 01:38:18 pm »

personally find this hard to beat.the power of this thing, i mean check this out its almost motonless then bang, away it .go

www.youtube.com/watch?v=79LE4ty_gkM

would love to on that when that happened!

philmcevatt · « **Reply #339 on:** March 27, 2009, 10:35:00 pm »

The Saab Gripen. Always thought it was better looking than the Viggen

The classic, guessing it needs no introduction in this thread

Tankbuster - likewise this one

Comache - like the first pic, preferred this one over the apache

Cruiser · « **Reply #340 on:** March 29, 2009, 05:18:36 pm »

Although I've always loved the F-16 I think variants of the Su-27 Flanker family easily the most sleak and fearsome looking fighters.

Ken-Obi · « **Reply #341 on:** March 29, 2009, 05:24:52 pm »

Quote from: Cruiser on March 29, 2009, 05:18:36 pm

Although I've always loved the F-16 I think variants of the Su-27 Flanker family easily the most sleak and fearsome looking fighters.

The Flanker doing a Cobra is quite something.

Still one of my favourites

Ken-Obi · « **Reply #342 on:** March 29, 2009, 05:32:06 pm »

My favourite though is still this guy -

Possibly the best looking plane I've seen.

The Gulleysucker · « **Reply #343 on:** March 29, 2009, 06:11:59 pm »

Quote from: Cruiser on March 29, 2009, 05:18:36 pm

Although I've always loved the F-16 I think variants of the Su-27 Flanker family easily the most sleak and fearsome looking fighters.

The SU27/33 is indeed a beautifully designed and very potent aircraft.

Heard a story from an aviation insider a few years ago that British Aerospace did a full scale study of buying SU27(SU33) airframes and putting Western avionics and UK engines into them for use on the new UK carriers. The storyteller said that the predicted results were outstanding, easily beating the JSF and the possible Navalised Typhoon alternative in performance and every other respect, but at half the cost.

The Yanks went ballistic when they heard of it, we'd already or were about to sign the one-sided crock-of-crap blacksmiths apprentice STOVL JSF contract, and a storm of political pressure resulted in the project being canned and well and truly buried and the perpetrators of this audacious idea sent to clean toilets.

If true, it sadly brings back memories of the TSR2/F1-11 debacle back in the early 60's.

BIGdavalad · « **Reply #344 on:** March 29, 2009, 07:34:33 pm »

Quote from: The Gulleysucker on March 29, 2009, 06:11:59 pm

The SU27/33 is indeed a beautifully designed and very potent aircraft.

Heard a story from an aviation insider a few years ago that British Aerospace did a full scale study of buying SU27(SU33) airframes and putting Western avionics and UK engines into them for use on the new UK carriers. The storyteller said that the predicted results were outstanding, easily beating the JSF and the possible Navalised Typhoon alternative in performance and every other respect, but at half the cost.

The Yanks went ballistic when they heard of it, we'd already or were about to sign the one-sided crock-of-crap blacksmiths apprentice STOVL JSF contract, and a storm of political pressure resulted in the project being canned and well and truly buried and the perpetrators of this audacious idea sent to clean toilets.

If true, it sadly brings back memories of the TSR2/F1-11 debacle back in the early 60's.

I don't think Sea Typhoon has ever been a realistic proposition. I read an RAF officer explaining all the reasons why on ARRSE once, although I can't remember his reasoning fully and I can't find the thread at the moment. It mostly boiled down to cost, I think.

SU-27/33 vs JSF is interesting, although it would depend what variant of JSF it was compared to I suppose. I believe Ivan uses them on his carrier and ~~I think the Indians are planning on using them on their new carrier that they're building~~ (edit - no they're not, it's MiG-29 and a new aircraft type they're planning on using). I don't think they'd be any use to our carriers though, because the Queen Elizabeths won't have catapults or arrestor wires, so they need a STOVL type such as the JSF or Harrier.

The Gulleysucker · « **Reply #345 on:** March 29, 2009, 08:06:53 pm »

Quote from: BIGdavalad on March 29, 2009, 07:34:33 pm

I don't think Sea Typhoon has ever been a realistic proposition. I read an RAF officer explaining all the reasons why on ARRSE once, although I can't remember his reasoning fully and I can't find the thread at the moment. It mostly boiled down to cost, I think.

SU-27/33 vs JSF is interesting, although it would depend what variant of JSF it was compared to I suppose. I believe Ivan uses them on his carrier and ~~I think the Indians are planning on using them on their new carrier that they're building~~ (edit - no they're not, it's MiG-29 and a new aircraft type they're planning on using). I don't think they'd be any use to our carriers though, because the Queen Elizabeths won't have catapults or arrestor wires, so they need a STOVL type such as the JSF or Harrier.

I think you're right regarding a Sea Typhoon derivative, it always seemed to be just a threatened backstop/fallback option if the STOVL JSF failed big time and I doubt any serious work has been carried out other than a preliminary feasability and costing study. Still be quite a nice option though.
I understand the proposal was to use a ski-jump for the SU-33, like the Russians use on the Kuznetsov, and to thus fit in with one of the original proposed options for our CVF design, and while not needing a catapult, it would still need an angled deck and arrestors.
As it is, I really fear for these ships, if they ever even get completed in the current economic climate. A whole lot of assets concentrated in a very expensive commercial standard hull with little to protect them and a seeming reliance, like everything these days, for everything on GPS. Let's just hope they are only ever used against peeps who can't fight back, (or who can't knock out or jam&jitter GPS etc). I suppose we'll muddle through like we always seem to do.

BCCC · « **Reply #346 on:** March 29, 2009, 08:21:20 pm »

No problems with the STOVL variant of the F-35 Lightning II (JSF) as far as i know. Britain has just ordered its first three aircraft for testing.

buzzing · « **Reply #347 on:** March 29, 2009, 08:24:28 pm »

Just heard about the f-22 crash...so much to go wrong in modern planes these days. Think the f-22 is one of those that can only "fly" because of the al the computers constantly making minor adjustments. Takes one of these not to work (although i'm sure they have a backup) and it leads to something like this

Party Phil · « **Reply #348 on:** March 29, 2009, 08:25:44 pm »

Quote from: buzzing on March 29, 2009, 08:24:28 pm

Just heard about the f-22 crash...so much to go wrong in modern planes these days. Think the f-22 is one of those that can only "fly" because of the al the computers constantly making minor adjustments. Takes one of these not to work (although i'm sure they have a backup) and it leads to something like this

yep, because planes never crashed in the good old days

BCCC · « **Reply #349 on:** March 29, 2009, 08:59:15 pm »

Quote from: buzzing on March 29, 2009, 08:24:28 pm

Just heard about the f-22 crash...so much to go wrong in modern planes these days. Think the f-22 is one of those that can only "fly" because of the al the computers constantly making minor adjustments. Takes one of these not to work (although i'm sure they have a backup) and it leads to something like this

Fly by wire mate. Modern fast jets cannot be flown by the pilot alone.

Ken-Obi · « **Reply #350 on:** March 29, 2009, 09:02:04 pm »

Quote from: BCCC on March 29, 2009, 08:59:15 pm

Fly by wire mate. Modern fast jets cannot be flown by the pilot alone.

Once watched on Discovery Channel that the F22 Raptor have two super-computers in the plane to help the pilot avoid information overload during operations, especially in combat.

.adam · « **Reply #351 on:** July 20, 2009, 10:52:05 pm »

Dunno if anyone was at Fairford last weekend? Anyways, was great to see the Vulcan flying again. The howl from those engines is superb.

'Mondzz' · « **Reply #352 on:** July 20, 2009, 11:43:52 pm »

Cant beat a good old F16-C!

Rob K · « **Reply #353 on:** July 21, 2009, 12:11:12 am »

Quote from: .adam on July 20, 2009, 10:52:05 pm

Dunno if anyone was at Fairford last weekend? Anyways, was great to see the Vulcan flying again. The howl from those engines is superb.

I was working it. Vulcan was deffo one of the highlights. I'm still in love with the Typhoon though. Amazing.

Ben S · « **Reply #354 on:** July 21, 2009, 01:11:58 am »

A319 is quite nice.

PaulF · « **Reply #355 on:** July 21, 2009, 10:33:31 am »

Quote from: BCCC on March 29, 2009, 08:59:15 pm

Fly by wire mate. Modern fast jets cannot be flown by the pilot alone.

Use the Force Luke.

hansen6 · « **Reply #356 on:** July 21, 2009, 11:04:23 am »

killer-heels · « **Reply #357 on:** July 21, 2009, 11:15:01 am »

Some of those aircrafts look amazing. Too bad they end up being the bringers of death!

♠Dirty Harry♠ · « **Reply #358 on:** July 21, 2009, 11:24:26 am »

Quote from: killer_heels on July 21, 2009, 11:15:01 am

Some of those aircrafts look amazing. Too bad they end up being the bringers of death!

Yes but I wouldn't mind if i was on my death bed and someone decided to grass my ass flying any of those suckers, couldn't think of a cooler way to go.

This thing scares me just looking at it

OneKop · « **Reply #359 on:** July 21, 2009, 11:39:25 am »

Quote from: killer_heels on July 21, 2009, 11:15:01 am

Some of those aircrafts look amazing. Too bad they end up being the bringers of death!

Rumour has it, that during the war, a lot of the aircrafts bought bringers of life as well {well so me auntie told me

} damn them yanks. overpaid, oversexed and over here.