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Fecal ejection?

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OH WOW!!!!

I want one

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/8543202.stm

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A good way to cure sea sickness

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Extremely worrying how this happened

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8549954.stm

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The big 747's were in today transporting TV camera's and gear, as well as some F1 cars for the Grand Prix destination: Bahrain.

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I've just been discovering videos of some FPV (First Person View) RC planes. It looks like great fun.

For example:
http://www.youtube.com/user/nastycop.../1/s2Kyfc7FUic

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Red arrows have had a slight accident at their Crete training base

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/8583263.stm

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dont go to sea

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im after military plane pics.:) even a good diecast seller

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I have bought a few models from here:

http://chipairchip.com/

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That's a bit more than a "slight" accident. :eek:

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Video (from far away and very grainy) of the accident

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8586114.stm

Says the pilot in hospital dislocated his shoulder (probably the ejection or landing) but yes I count that as a slight accident.. Any landing you walk away from is a good landing whether you be in the plane or not at the time of touching the ground :D

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Latest from the red arrow's website naming the two pilots

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A380 first incident????

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/8598450.stm

Just love the tail mounted camera which must be fed to all the seats..

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A few dates for you:

16th May: Imperial War museum, Duxford: Spring Airshow

30th May: Bruntingthorpe Museum open day.
All serviceable aircraft will be performing fast taxi runs.

3rd/4th July: Royal Airforce Waddington Airshow

10th/11th July: Imperial War museum, Duxford: Flying Legends & classics of flight.

24/25th July: Farnborough International Airshow

12/13th August: Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival

4th/15th Septmeber: Imperial War museum, Duxford: The Battle of Britain Airshow



More on the upcoming shows here:

http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.24060

http://www.lowestoftairfestival.co.uk/

http://www.waddingtonairshow.co.uk/

Quite a list there and I'm sure there are a few more too. Let's hope the weather is good!


halcyon.

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I reckon a few of those seats were ruined :D

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There's been a crash during thursdays Red Bull Air Race practice session in Perth, Australia. The pilot Brazilian Adilson Kindelmann is fine after a very speedy recovery by the emergency crews :clap:

Video here >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/8622390.stm
Official Statement here >> http://www.redbullairrace.com/cs/Sat...=1238611393596

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With not much to spot at the moment just having a browse through the archives. Couple of odd paint jobs (or lack of) spotted at Manchester a while ago.

They hadn't got around to painting the Airbus yet. Not sure where it was heading to, think it was Thomas Cook. (sorry about the Gulfstream wing, wish they'd park them somewhere else out of the way)

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Never really worked out what was going on with the Cathay freight paint scheme. Someone went mad with the paint stripper on the 747F and just put a few stickers on it ;)

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Nice photos Uncle Peter!


Flights around the world over a 24 hour period:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1US_4uf4YE

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Don't forget AeroExpo http://www.expo.aero/london/ at Wycombe Air Park, I've booked my landing slot already.

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How to land a twin prop without landing gear

This pilot demonstrates an absolutely picture-perfect gear-up landing, caught on tape by the media

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjFg5uEIszA

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That's quite an old vid that one..

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Anyone want a flight manual for a SR-71 Blackbird?

No problem ;)

http://jalopnik.com/5532546/how-to-f...kbird/gallery/

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And along the same lines, if you happen to pick up a Vulcan Bomber at a car boot, you'll be needing one of these.

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price ? ?.

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Thanks for that. I've got one sat outside in the garage but as you can see there were some bits left over when we tried to put the engines back.

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A Lancaster bomber is to visit Manchester for the AVRO Centenary on 16 May.
LINK

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There is a strong rumour that Air France are going to be putting on an A380 between Paris and London and that it will be doing several journeys during the day.
So if you are heading to try and see the A380, this will add to the ones already going into Heathrow.

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Thats a bit stupid, The A380 is for long haul.

That would be like a local taxi firm using double decker buses.

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Apparently this route is busy enough for this. Trials are meant to be starting soon.

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Yup. http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/67697...80-flights-hea

It makes better sense than using 3 x 737s. More fuel burnt, more landing fees, parking fees, maintenance.

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Oooh I think I should save up just to do a quick return trip. I want to travel on this plane.

The annoying thing is that both Charles De Gaulle and Heathrow will both have those foot bridges that go right up to the aircraft so it will be hard to get photos. I like it when you can get out on the apron and see the plane as you get off.

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I think the main issue is a landing/takeoff slots available at heathrow, Air france will only be allowed so many so if the demand exceeds the slot capacity they can ony put on a larger plane

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I've just booked my flights on the A380. All for less than £80 return.
This is giving me something to look forward to.

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Hope it's not anytime soon...

Quote:

UK airspace could close from tomorrow until Tuesday because of a volcanic ash cloud, the Department for Transport has warned.

Link

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It's booked for mid July so still some time for the ash cloud to finally leave us all alone. (I hope).

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Well it's been coming and going for the last 6 ish weeks and now it's back!!

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Yes, about time but pity the French are the ones to take the initiative

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8712806.stm

[edit] My mistake as it is a Anglo-French team :D

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There was rumour about this a few months ago so it is great to hear things are still in motion and plans are underway. :tu:

The Air France Concorde is the one in the best condition for restoration and I can't wait to see it back in the skies.

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Not gonna be cheap though is it? Just look at what it's cost to get the Vulcan flying again. Not to mention keeping it there.

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From my insider info the Air France Concorde's weren't as well manitained as the BA ones

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Oh right, thanks for that Hom3r.
I thought the AF one was the only one left with working electrical systems.

______

Documentary on tonight about AF Flight 447...

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I don't know about the AF one they are trying to get back into the air, I was making a genral comment that the BA one were better looked after.

Either way I would love to show my Nephew and Niece a fly Concorde.

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One plane I would have loved to see flying but I never got a chance was an SR-71.. As for Concorde I used to live next to Heathrow so used to love sitting in the twilight at Hatton Cross watching it taking off and going above my head with afterburners on :D

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Harrier doesn't make it....


http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=28e_1275619112

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Ohhh - when / where was that?

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It is in Afghanistan. Kandahar Airfield. I believe this happened in May 2009.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ier-crash.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8049470.stm

I think not!!!!!

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by the sounds and looks of it the pilot:
a: came in too fast
b: too low and didnt see the ground approach

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If any of you are up early tommorow (Sunday 6th June) and near East Midlands Airport, the Formula1 cars are heading out again after their time in Europe and there should be a couple of Cargo 747's coming to pick up all the gear and flying out to Montreal, Canada.
I believe the first one is in early, 8.40am and back out 10.10am.

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Nice recovery....


http://homepage.ntlworld.com/taf.par...taseaplane.wmv


I wonder what the cockpit smelled of after that?

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lucky guy....... very lucky, I do wonder what dropped off his plane (around landing gear) after hitting the water.

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Looks like his right gear was a bit bent!!!

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Looking at it again it's the wheel cover (aerodynamic top cover) that he loses, hence as he flies away from the camera the wheels look different (I thought it was bent)

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still I do wonder how many different brownish colours where in the cockpit.

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Just taken from the Queen's fly past. As we live right under their flight path. (Ipswich)

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Cool. Nice photo. I think that's one of the Royal Airforces Tristars.

In other aviation news, today is the first day that Air france are doing their Heathrow - Paris route on the A380.
There are still a few seats at £80 return if anyone is interested.

I've got mine booked for later in July.

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MOD are not happy

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/07/72.jpg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...d/10412257.stm

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Cad West (Mach Loop). Well worth a visit if you like a nice walk too.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3f0_1278149709

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And the idiot who sold the shot to the papers for £250.00 (as hubby heard from a low fly web site from where the guy has been banned for life) could well have cost this guy his career despite the laugh it off comment from MoD. http://www.forumup.org/images/smiles/slider_hoh.gif

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Nice!

Do you know in advance when they do it? I'd love to see that one day.

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Most weeks Monday to Friday. No guarantee what will show up if anything

This site gives some details. Be warned once you start you could become addicted. Hubby & a workmate go up once a month to photograph, one regular has an RAF Flag another lives in a nearby hotel, only going home to Holland at the weekends.

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You can if a person has been up there... smiles so wide their face looks like it's going to split. :D

And they go a little deaf but can't stop talking about it :woot:

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Same here, Considering taking a day off work and going there in August

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Hubby is taking our son one day in August. Make sure you have plenty of food, drink and a comfy seat. Use a once a day sun cream as the wind & sun are strong up there. Also the biggest lens for your camera which you can hand hold for panning purposes.

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Thanks for the info :tu:

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One plea for anyone going up there - please make sure you take your rubbish away as there are no bins. :)

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Not long had Apaches go over here, they're quite common along with Lynx, Puma's, Merlins, Chinooks and the Bedfordshire police helicopter

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And here it is today at BZN waiting for Yeovilton.

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Documentary on Concordes last flight before they were all grounded on tonight:

Concordes Last Flight, Monday July 12th, Channel 4 at 9:00pm

If anyone has a media centre and could record this for me, it would be much appreciated. I'd pay for a DVD and postage.

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It's on 4OD

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/c...ht/4od#3105076

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Birdstrike, Manchester airport

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=eff_1278964099

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Ah yes I've seen that one before. It's great how the person filming it got the ATC recordings too.

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I have stood on the mound where that was filmed. There are many there with scanners recording all the air traffic control voice chat.

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Hawk trainer video filmed from the cockpit on an iPhone4 :Yikes: http://vimeo.com/13225492

The Mach Loop is likely to be very quiet for a while following the newspaper pictures. At least until it is felt the furore has died down.

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Didn't have a camera on me but 5 spitfires have just gone overhead on a bearing of about 250 which would have sent them over leighton buzzard heading towards north of Oxford direction. Anyone know where they came from/was going to? Weird as we've had a couple of low flying longbows going roughtly in the same direction

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Fairford - Royal International Air Tattoo?

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And I've just realised what's past Oxford, the RIAT at RAF Fairford.. I wonder if they met up at Duxford for the final stage..

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LOL, Jon got it just as I did :)

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787 Dreamliner should be making it to Farnborough arriving 9am this Sunday 18th July and then leaving on Tuesday with the possibility of a flyby over RollsRoyce and East Midlands on the way back.

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Saw an A380 practising earlier, as well as the Vulcan.

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Gutted i'm not going Kymmy!

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shurrup! that's why i'm so gutted!

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Hubby is going to Fairford on Monday to see the departures. Only £20 on the gate.

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More or less confirmed now, Boeing's 787 will be doing a few go arounds East Midland Airport around 5pm Tuesday and then onto Rolls Royce before heading home.

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Well Stansted has been approved for the big jets, so I'm waiting to get a photo of the A380 flying over my house :D

Even though the CAA state that they do not fly over my house (planes that is).

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner does a fly past over EMA:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/07/17.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/07/18.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/07/19.jpg

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Cool takeoff.....


http://homepage.ntlworld.com/taf.par...ol-takeoff.flv

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CF-18 crashes at an airshow practice and the pilot ejects at 90'and survives.

http://gizmodo.com/5595167/a-fighter...+%28Gizmodo%29

Looks like he was slow, nose up and went into a stall spin. Apparently the right engine flamed out.

And it had to happen during that song didn't it? :rofl:

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Yep, just let the Nose up slow speed pass get away from him, at least he would have known that he had an issue as soon as the nose slewed hence the succesful punchout

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F22 Raptor at Farnborough - fairly impressive flying.

BBC

At about 1:50 and 2:45 there are some "how do they do that" moments.

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hmm I wonder what the score would be Typhoon vs Raptor....I do know from wiki that the typhoon did beat 2 F15e's

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Lucky man.

'Pilot Ejects From Diving CF-18 Fighter Jet Moments Before Impact' - http://laughingsquid.com/pilot-eject...before-impact/

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Went to Farnborough yesterday - here are some of my photos! Enjoy!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...1&l=e442f3ac31

(This is a Facebook shared link so you should be able to view it regardless of you have a Facebook account or not!)

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some nice pics Lee :)

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One of the few years I never got trade tickets for free :(

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Thanks. :)

I'm happy that the ones of The Blades came out quite good!

Towards the end of the afternoon, the cloud started rolling in more (as you can see) so I'm a bit disapointed with the Red Arrows and the Vulcan.

Still - I got to stand under the wing of a moving Vulcan when they towed her out!:)

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Gutted - you could have seen the Raptor!

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Yep, still not seen one live.. Will have to do with sitting in the back garden watching the ocasional spitfire and ever increasing apaches :(

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What is the deal with those Apaches? We've had loads over our way!

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Excellent pics. I just wish I could have gone.

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They gotta train somewhere.. We get them from the west either high up over the south end of the vilage (following the chilterns) or they come in just north of the chilterns on a lower altitude then bank left to go north from the top of the village. Also get a lot of Pumas, Lynx following the same route quite often

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I've been to a hotel up north where sitting on the balcony, Tornado jest would fly past below your point of view.

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2 spitfires and 2 hurricanes in formation heading back towards duxford way just passed overhead about a minute ago