The plane enthusiasts thread

[Drago]

Could be a Griffon powered mustang. A fair bit more powerful, as were the Griffon powered Spits.

Theres a kinda shark grey/blue mustang I've seen once twice over the years. The bloody thing don't hang about!

 

[DaveReading]

Could be a Griffon powered mustang. A fair bit more powerful, as were the Griffon powered Spits.

I doubt you'll see a Griffon Mustang this side of the water, or indeed anywhere other than Reno or Chino.

 

[ozboz]

Ooooops !

 

[Cycleops]

Oh dear, look like they forgot to put the handbrake on.

 

[midlife]

My Uncle used to make them in Brough !!

 

[figbat]

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Ooooops !

It looks like it was deliberately pushed overboard.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/157090

 

[DaveReading]

It looks like it was deliberately pushed overboard.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/157090

That wasn't really the plan - but somebody forgot to shout "the Bucc stops here".

 

[Drago]

The old boy next door to me was an aircraft mechanic in the late 40s and 50s and well remembers working on vampires, venoms and vixens. I dont know if he worked on the Bucc, but I'll ask him now I've seen that.

 

[Dave Davenport]

Every few days a large cargo flight (Airbus something) direct from China carrying PPE goes over our house quite low on it's decent to Bournemouth airport (about 20 miles away), the last one seemed to have 'stuff' trailing behind it, me and mrs d both saw it and commented at the same time so I don't think it was my dodgy eyesight, sort of like what a tanker aircraft would trail, any ideas anyone?

 

[DaveReading]

Every few days a large cargo flight (Airbus something) direct from China carrying PPE goes over our house quite low on it's decent to Bournemouth airport (about 20 miles away), the last one seemed to have 'stuff' trailing behind it, me and mrs d both saw it and commented at the same time so I don't think it was my dodgy eyesight, sort of like what a tanker aircraft would trail, any ideas anyone?

You probably saw water vapour condensing in the vortices from the wings.

The vortices are always there, but it needs a bit of humidity before they can be seen.

 

[VelvetUnderpants]

My stepfather was an aircraft mechanic on HMS Colossus, repairing and maintaining F4U corsairs and Barracudas. This one was beyond repair.

 

[Drago]

Beyond repair? That's be a welcome upgrade for the current Argentine air force.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Every few days a large cargo flight (Airbus something) direct from China carrying PPE goes over our house quite low on it's decent to Bournemouth airport (about 20 miles away), the last one seemed to have 'stuff' trailing behind it, me and mrs d both saw it and commented at the same time so I don't think it was my dodgy eyesight, sort of like what a tanker aircraft would trail, any ideas anyone?

A couple of weeks ago one came in very low en route to Hurn. I joked with Mrs Tenkay that the pilot could do with a shave 😁

 

[neil_merseyside]

My stepfather was an aircraft mechanic on HMS Colossus, repairing and maintaining F4U corsairs and Barracudas. This one was beyond repair.

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I presume the heavy landing finished it off rather than being able to fly with a wonky motor!

 

[ozboz]

This was a fund raiser in Oldham