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I've seen more extreme manoevers than that with a Chinook. There are a few videos on youtube. Seeing the video just makes it look even more crazy.

I love Chinooks. I'd love to ride in one but the last remaining civillians models have gone out of service now. Not sure I want to fly around Afghanistan in one getting shot at either :p:

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Nope, it was going forward and about to turn on its axis and go the other way. :)

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Wonky!, how double dare you!!!!!!. :D

Video now posted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AFFKudYJMU

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A selection of images from the Wales National Airshow now on Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deltawh...7621103460633/

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Not a good few weeks for planes

B777 scrapes it tail on landing

German stunt plane crash

Aircraft crashes in Manchester (just round the corner from where I used to live)

Light Aircraft crashes into field

And there a few more I've not mentioned.. Amazingly only one person died in the links above

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You missed the bride's bouquet incident:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8149910.stm

And the hole that appeared near the tale of a 737:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8150346.stm

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Yep, I had a laugh over the bride's bouquet this morning..

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:( And yet another, a Tupolev has come down in Northern Iran with 150 peple on board :(

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/8151327.stm

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Oh dear, that is not good. Just been looking on pprune. Not much about it at the moment.
Let's hope there are some survivors.

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Spent the afternoon at East Midlands Airport today and apart from the usual BMI Baby, RyanAir and Easyjet, the Royal Airforce were doing takeoffs and landings all afternoon (RAFTristar) which was good fun plus a few other airlines.....and also spotted this little gem too....

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At about 3pm we had a Spitfire and a ww2 bomber went overhead from east to west (location here is between Luton and Bedford)

Not sure what the bomber was but it wasn't the lancaster of the BBMF, had a split tail and twin engines (something a bit like an Avro Manchester.)

Anyone else see it and/or identify the bomber?

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Nothing like this was it Kymmy:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/07/5.jpg

B-25

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It could be a mitchell I suppose, was painted though a dark color with three yellow stripes on the base of each wing..

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Ahhh, Duxford (in the direction they came from has 3 Mitchells so yes that probably was it.

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Reports coming in of the following

Will update and perhaps move to own thread as more news comes in

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Bangkok airways plane skidded off the runway after landing at the Thai resort island of Ko Samui and hit the conrtol tower, several people injured

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Nothing on PPRUNE yet...

Edit:

Ahh Here we go...

http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/383839-thai-incident.html

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Picked up my daughter on the 24th from Volos airport (Nea Anchialos), which is co-located with the Greek Air Force 111th Combat Wing - there were a couple of F16s being hangared, but I didn't take any photos, as the Greek military get a bit tetchy if you do that.

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Whatever makes you think that ;) :rolleyes:

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Link to Ko Samui crash story

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/8182962.stm

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Hemm, so you used a camera to take a picture of a no-photography sign :rolleyes:

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Nah, got it off the IntraWeeb ;)

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One dead in the Ko Samui crash :( Looks like it's an ATR-72-500

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The pilot is confirmed as the only current fatality

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Collision between a Helicopter and Light aircraft reported near New York over the Hudson river. No main details yet

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8191582.stm

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In order

C-130, Wing Walkers, Final Approach Durham Tees Valley Airport

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Deja-vu??

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8204072.stm

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Woman dies in Silverstone aerobatic crash.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...SS&attr=797084

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One to look out for at the end of this year (but probably only in Seattle) ;)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8224799.stm

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The infamous approach to Princess Juliana Airport on St Maarten.

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I so want to be on that beach one day.
Apparently the bar next to the beach has a board up that has all the arrivals so you know when the next jet is coming in.

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Big slap on the wrist for the BBC.

Airbus A350-900 entered service in 2007?

Not a bad feat considering it was only just on the drawing board!

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Awesomw 747 photo

Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) (closed)

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Catha...e07ca7c330b3af

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Wow!
That is one great photo.
I don't think I'd like to land at that airport actually if it's amidst all those buildings.

Hom3r, how are things up at EMA at the moment by the way?
Seen anything nice fly in lately?

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Could have turned nasty!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8225639.stm

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that was 1 of the scariest airports to land in the world...say you lived there you only had to look out and you could see another person sitting in the plane...peashooter any1 :)

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EMA?

I work at stansted.

I've lost the will to bust a gut and just doing the minimum I have to do until my leave date.

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I like this one aswell

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-F...82195c67ea482d

the checker board is to tell the pilot not to fly in to a hillside

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Any here around the Newbury area?

Look up in the sky about at 3:10pm tomorrow afternoon and you might just see XH558!

http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/A...rticleID=10907

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I wish I could be there to hear the roar of this amazing aircraft.

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Ditto

However, what are Amateur Radio Hams? ("Ham" is a slang term for a Radio Amateur), one term or the other please, not mixed.

and......

The vulcan has a cult following? It's one of the greatest bombers ever built, a statement like that is like saying the dambuster lancasters caused a few splashes!



The only thing that looked "Amateur" with the possibility to develop a "cult" following is that article:D

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With any luck I'll see the full flypast at it's destination - Wings & Wheels show at Dunsfold :)

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Well here she is...

XH558 - Taken over Greenham Common on a very grey and cold "Late Summer Holiday" weekend!

Very difficult to take - she moves so fast - and no tripod!

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Very good display at Dunsfold - pity about the parking (over two hours to get out).
I'll post some photos later, incl XH558.

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Hey thats the Top Gear track.:)

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Indeed - and they had the 'ice racing' coupes on display, including the rather dented Marina :)

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A couple for starters

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Mustang & Spitfire together would have made me cry just to hear them - the Vulcan would have only needed to be seen - but, as we know those engines don't allow that - awesome pics, Aragorn, thanks :tu:

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Some more photos on Picassa, including a B25 Mitchell, Fokker Triplane replica and the Guinot Wingwalkers. Enjoy :)

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Great photos Aragorn!

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Easyjet are to close it's EastMidlands base.

http://corporate.easyjet.com/en/medi.../03-09-09.aspx

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I wondered if this picture would ever come in use some day.

Taken at Sheldon Country Park. Nr Birmingham Airport.

Airbus A380
 

I'm hearing that anyone in the Birmingham area at 12.30 ish pm 9th Sept = today could see Emirates taking their flagship A380 into BHX for the celebration of the airport 70th anniversary Flight EK 0039


ETA 12:35.

If the wind is in the right direction and they don't use some weirdo flight path, I should see this from home :)

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So HONDO, did you see it ?

I know an Emirates or Singapore airlines flies in to Heathrow every day too.

That photo you posted is a BMIBaby isnt it.

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No I'm afraid not, not even a single snifter,but TBH I haven't seen a single aircraft at all today. I'm waiting for feedback now from my Brother, it may have gone overhead where he lives. What annoyed me was the cloud base was sky high, & weather perfect. :(

I'm not sure, but it is, more likely than not. :)
TBH I was more caught up in the moment, its the first time I've ever had Gawd knows how many tons, so close overhead. :shocked:

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They're surprisingly hard to spot, too, living under the flightpath I rarely look up these days, so I only ever see them if I'm out and about and they happen to go over. Seen Emirates, Singapore and a single Qantas one climbing out over Ealing a few weeks back which nearly caused me to swerve off the M4.

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I remember when I first saw a 380, was on the bike on the M25 (partner on the back) going to Farnborough where the A380 was on display.. Low and behold the singapore airlines one took off right in front of us :) So in the end we saw two that day :)

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Will someone please tell that Spitfire pilot that although I do love seeing spitfires flying in this day and age going across the top of my house 4 times in the last 30 minutes is a bit much for me whilst I've got a headache!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:p:

Will try and snap a pic if he goes over again!!!

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I'm not sure if this is on topic for the tread but the closure details of BAE Woodford in 2012, with a further 205 jobs to be be lost at Samlesbury in Lancashire, 170 staff at Warton in Lancashire and 111 workers at Farnborough in Hampshire have just been announced.

Living near the Woodford site I used to love seeing the Vulcan and Nimrod fly overhead when I was a child. I know the closure was on the cards but it is still a blow to those employed by BAE and to the local communitys.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle6835040.ece

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As a child, I remember putting my fingers in my ears a number of times at the Woodford airshow when a Vulcan came past.

A sad end to another innovative British company:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro

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Used to go all the time to Woodford and Barton for the air shows..

One for the plane spotters....
 

I was chatting to a mate of mine and he happended to mention a German company that is now selling newly built Focke-Wulf FW 190's. So I thought I'd post a link here incase the forum kite-lovers hadn't seen it. :angel:

http://www.flugwerk.de/

All in German ofcourse, but I think we can all muddle throught. ;)

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They also have P51 1:1 sirframe kits :D

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Apparently someone is now also building ME 262's.... Haven't found the buggers yet tho.... :dozey:

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http://www.stormbirds.com/project/index.html

:D :D :D :D :D

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Live webcast of first flight of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner starting at 17:40 today 15th December if all goes to plan:

http://787firstflight.newairplane.com/ffindex.html


Webcast button is at the top right.


Take-off hopefully happening soon.

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Here is a cool little site for tracking aircraft...

http://www.radarvirtuel.com/

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thats ace :D

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Just found two aircraft belonging to my ex-employer. TNT

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Cracking site major reps for that. :tu:

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The other day I saw a "Spec Savers" small jet over south east England.
I guess it is to transport company reps around the world.

That site is the closest I have found to tracking in real time.

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One word:

WOW!!


Is that real-time? Must have a delay of sorts in there?

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Think there is maybe a little delay but it's the closest as I can get. Will have to check tonight and time it with a jet going over my house.

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There will be more than likely be a 10ish min delay.

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This is a website I use all the time, there are some awesomw pictures in there

http://www.airliners.net/search/index.main

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video from an airshow in Portugal (he got his butt kicked)

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...-air-show.html

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There has to be for security reasons. I think it's 5 mins on the Radarbox network for eg. but professional users can subscribe to a realtime service.

You'll get a realtime feed of course in your radio line of sight if you have an ads-b receiver (radarbox of sbs). My system covers a radius of 200+ nautical miles for en-routes ;)

Flight Arrivals
 

If your picking someone up from the airport or just fancy a nosy at what planes are flying around check out http://www.tasmanchester.com/Radarvirtuel.html

Click on a plane for more info...

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That's a neat site. It will be interesting seeing my son's flights next week. :)

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I posted this in the Plane spotters corner thread the other day. It is a great site.

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same here, my daughter is flying on saturday

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The original site was as stated posted in the plane spotters thread, as such threads merged

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I do though hate sites that rip off someone elses great idea and iframe it within thier own site.

The original site http://www.radarvirtuel.com/ is a fantastic site :clap:

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The T50 has finally been flown.. amazing how video like this wouldn't of been available 20 years ago (unless a dozen spies had died sneaking it to the west!!!)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8486812.stm?ls

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Doesn't look very stealthy does it?

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great pics of the 747, i prefer the 747 to concord but im really in to ww2
planes :D

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Best. Livery. Ever.

http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/kulula-a...ebranding.html

Hilarious. I'd love to find some hi-res pictures.

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lol

Not bad at all.

Though it instantly made me think ASDA.

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Concorde to be restored to perform fast taxi runs:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...own-power.html


This is great news if it happens!
Just like the aircraft at Bruntigthorpe are kept in good enough condition to perform fast taxi runs, imagine seeing Concorde speed down the runway. It would be amazing!

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:clap: great news...

It always shocks me as to how they mothballed the entire fleet.. Surely they had offers from groups to keep one of these iconic planes flying?? I'm also suprised that EADS and British Aerospace didn't offer to keep one flying...

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For anyone that interested, the only airworthy Vulcan - XH558 just short of two weeks away from running out of money.

http://www.tvoc.co.uk

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After the funding and regulatory difficuilties they've had with the aforementioned Vulcan, i'm not surprised.

It's also worth noting that Richard Branson wanted to buy them and operate them under Virgin, BA refused.

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Seen this on a friends FB page.

very funny

http://blog.flightstory.net/1472/kul...-funny-livery/

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http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/34958233-post181.html

:doh:

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Thats mint! :) Nice to know the Black Boxes are labelled in case the plane crashes :)

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We lost all the Concordes, now this :mad:. Surely there is a way to keep it flying? I have been lucky enough to see Vulcans fly, including this one at last years Blackpool airshow. Awesome...:D

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There is. Make a donation pledge, ask your family, friends to do the same.

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XH558 saved (for now) by an anon £400K donation :)

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This Vodka Burner needs ALL the runway.....

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=31c_1267110267

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Yep, found out this morning via TVOC's website. Great News

el reg are under reporting the amount though, it was £450k

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Big :tu: to the person or persons who donated that money.

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Fantastic, now you may not believe this, but I have NEVER seen XH558 fly, and was beginning to think I never would.

Need to get myself to Waddington this year, would have like to have gone to Fairford for RIAT but doubt i'll be able to get there.

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Same here Jon. I've only seen her either in the hanger being restored or taxi-ing.
I really want to see her lift off and roar through the skies.

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Great idea, but the Oxford Street traffic will still be a bitch.:D

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A few photos I have taken so far this year....

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/02/3.jpg

The following is an ex BMI Baby, now sold to a russian airline and just come out of the respray factory:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/02/4.jpg


Ryanair....They are everywhere but I really like these 737's:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/02/5.jpg

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SU33 not carrier landing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE6fJMSSl7U

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daring stunt of the pilot.....but dont think that was intentional and the seat of the pilot must've been pretty brown.

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If the hook has caught I wouldn't like to imagine what would have happened