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Civil Aviation => Modern Civil Aircraft => Topic started by: casper on December 26, 2008, 07:49:33 PM

Title: I want to be a fighter pilot Pt2
Post by: casper on December 26, 2008, 07:49:33 PM: [youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_vJliayH6co[/youtube]
Title: Re: I want to be a fighter pilot Pt2
Post by: Dave on December 27, 2008, 10:13:42 PM: If only we had something similar at airshows here. I love the noise of those over powered RR engines. By the way, im surprised the wings didn't fall off :)
Title: Re: I want to be a fighter pilot Pt2
Post by: Angry Turnip on December 28, 2008, 12:50:30 AM: The B757 is an amazing aircraft-extremely impressive climb rate-especially minus passengers.

I have a video of a Victor bomber doing a half loop and roll out at Farnborough in the 1960`s :o
Apparently the technique was developed to "throw" the bomb and then turn round ASAP.

I don`t know if it`s on the internet anywhere.
Title: Re: I want to be a fighter pilot Pt2
Post by: casper on December 28, 2008, 03:46:04 AM: I believe it was called 'Toss Bombing'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toss_bombing
Title: Re: I want to be a fighter pilot Pt2
Post by: Angry Turnip on December 28, 2008, 06:59:39 PM: I didn`t want to use that phrase for fear of smutty retorts ;)

To see a Victor doing a half loop is mighty impressive-recall an F-111 doing a spiral climb at the end of its display at Newtownards mid 80`s-that was amazing ;D
Title: Re: I want to be a fighter pilot Pt2
Post by: casper on December 28, 2008, 07:22:04 PM: Quote
I didn`t want to use that phrase for fear of smutty retorts ;)
Ah now we're all adults here :)

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recall an F-111 doing a spiral climb at the end of its display at Newtownards mid 80`s-that was amazing
A F-111 in Northern Ireland - wish I'd seen that.
Title: Re: I want to be a fighter pilot Pt2
Post by: Angry Turnip on December 28, 2008, 07:28:42 PM: The early shows at Ards usually had some USAF aircraft-I recall F-111,F-4 Phantom,A-10`s,C-23 Sherpa-I have photos but they`re not best quality.

If I get a chance soon I will scan them and post them in the gallery.
Title: Re: I want to be a fighter pilot Pt2
Post by: casper on December 28, 2008, 07:30:14 PM: I can recall A-10s and the C-23 (have photos of them too) but never a F-111, but then I didn't get to many shows in the 80s.