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Spitfire flying about at the moment over Biggin Hill!
Lovely sound they make!
Anyone going to the Airshow next weekend????
Mr Toad
27-05-06, 01:06 PM
probably
Treacle
27-05-06, 01:14 PM
Yep im there. :D
The spitfire is my most favourite sound of all. At always manages to pull the old hart strings when ever I see one fly over. :smt060
Yep,one of my favorite sounds.
Although these are also others I Love: Top-Fuel Dragster,Tornado GR1 with Afterburners alight,Fireforce Jet-Funnycar,My SV and Shirley Manson from "Garbage". (I LOVE HER :smt055 )
Fizzy Fish
27-05-06, 02:33 PM
Yep im there. :D
The spitfire is my most favourite sound of all. At always manages to pull the old hart strings when ever I see one fly over. :smt060
I'm with you on that one!
Mr Toad
27-05-06, 04:55 PM
try this for a Spitifre taking off - look to the right of the reporter . . .
http://www.j-talk.com/files/library/gary/spitfire.wmv
one of my all time favorite clips :lol:
wyrdness
27-05-06, 05:12 PM
try this for a Spitifre taking off - look to the right of the reporter . . .
http://www.j-talk.com/files/library/gary/spitfire.wmv
one of my all time favorite clips :lol:
Quality :D :D :D :D
Was it actually shown on TV? (minus the last few seconds)
socommk23
27-05-06, 05:17 PM
what airshow?
im going to the international air tattoo! in july! thats allways a good day out!
always a spit there.
Mr Toad
27-05-06, 05:19 PM
Was it actually shown on TV? (minus the last few seconds)
I think it appeared on Meridian a few years back at the time of the 60th anniversary
You don't get any closer than that :D
Nope, dont have to. Every year the red arrounds use the school (its a mansion) next to us as there turning point, so I get a double fly by from the red arrows very very low to the ground.
Its fantastic, and deffening!
Dan
what airshow?
im going to the international air tattoo! in july! thats allways a good day out!
always a spit there.
The one next weekend here at Biggin Hill! 3rd and 4th June!
Flamin_Squirrel
28-05-06, 12:37 AM
Bah. BH Airshow nowhere near as good as it used to be. No Vulcan, no crazy Russians crashing their fighters etc :cry:
Very true about the Vulcan,although it is due to fly again soon (been restored) Crazy ruskys?! They didnt crash here,that I think was at Farnborough Airshow.
(correct me if I'm wrong)
But yes you're right,no-where near as good as it was. SO many planes that don't come here anymore. A-10 Tankbuster,Stealth-Fighter,Bucaneer,Sukhoi SU-27's,(they're the ones that crashed) F-16,to name a few.
We,(me and mates) don't bother with the Airshow,in which I mean going in,we go in to the Fields off of Oaklands lane,that is right on the flight-path,so they fly right over your head!
Treacle
28-05-06, 04:06 PM
try this for a Spitifre taking off - look to the right of the reporter . . .
http://www.j-talk.com/files/library/gary/spitfire.wmv
one of my all time favorite clips :lol:
Bloody hell I see what you mean now Si. :smt082
try this for a Spitifre taking off - look to the right of the reporter . . .
http://www.j-talk.com/files/library/gary/spitfire.wmv
one of my all time favorite clips :lol:
Bloody hell I see what you mean now Si. :smt082
Holy Poo! That was VERY close,nearly got himself a very short haircut!
The type where your head falls off!!!!
try this for a Spitifre taking off - look to the right of the reporter . . .
http://www.j-talk.com/files/library/gary/spitfire.wmv
one of my all time favorite clips :lol:
That's brilliant :lol: :lol: :lol:
Warthog
28-05-06, 05:45 PM
Haha what a clip! Scared the bejeesus out of me first time I watched it!
I went to the Belgian air defense day (yes belgium have an army :lol: ). They had two flying fortresses in formation come over the treeline, it was incredible. Also had an A10 (Warthog! :D ), F16 etc etc. I also got a go on a Mirage anti-air missile and a MILAN anti-tank TOW. (Practice fire not real obviously :)). Very good fun all round!
Sid Squid
29-05-06, 09:27 AM
try this for a Spitifre taking off - look to the right of the reporter . . .
http://www.j-talk.com/files/library/gary/spitfire.wmv
one of my all time favorite clips :lol:
Bloody hell I see what you mean now Si. :smt082
That was the one I was talking about on Friday! I won't bother finding it now.
socommk23
29-05-06, 10:29 AM
well this coulda happened to him!
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/125571/plane_hits_man_in_the_head/
hope it works.
Anonymous
29-05-06, 08:53 PM
That first clip of the spitfire is excellent! THey're brilliant aircraft.
As for the second one.. OUCH! :shock:
The Basket
29-05-06, 09:18 PM
Closer than close.
Should have got that guy's reg for that.
hall13uk
29-05-06, 09:39 PM
hmmmm bh airshow u say what date please & time :?:
hmmmm bh airshow u say what date please & time :?:
Hello mate!
Hows your job going?!
Anyway,next weekend, 3rd+4th June,usually starts at about 9am.
Im surprised that bloke didnt die from that plane hitting him!
Spitfire flying about at the moment over Biggin Hill!
Lovely sound they make!
Anyone going to the Airshow next weekend????
I havent been since i got severe sunstroke one year.
the_runt69
30-05-06, 09:11 AM
Best sound of all is the Battle of Britain flight, usualy a spit and Hurricane and a Lancaster, they came over the office one year and really shook the building. It was then followed by a concorde sheer class.
H
hall13uk
31-05-06, 11:00 AM
hmmmm bh airshow u say what date please & time :?:
Hello mate!
Hows your job going?!
Anyway,next weekend, 3rd+4th June,usually starts at about 9am.
Im surprised that bloke didnt die from that plane hitting him!
my job's going very well thanks :)
trickywoos
02-06-06, 09:27 PM
Didn't the rusky's crash at Fairford?
I remember a fair few years ago, we were flying the plane back to Biggin after the airshow (had to move the plane for the show), and had to circle for ages as the vulcan had burnt a hole into the runway! (sure it was the vulcan, don't quote me on it)
But those were great airshow days, the russians would be in the main building (now the terminal) ****ing it up on the Sunday night - great fun!
Will try and be there on the Sunday if it's dry :D
P.s. Plane Geek time - XH558 (Vulcan) will be flying soon (Can't wait) , they've been ground training on the Vulcan at Wellesbourne. And you'll find me at the Swan for the Farnborough airshow this year, with a pint in my hand!
Yes it was the Vulcan that blew a hole in the runway!
Can't wait to see it fly again!!!!!
Well I have to say,this years Airshow was the WORST ever!
SO many planes WERN'T there!
Only one with an afterburner was the Typhoon(eurofighter).
sharriso74
05-06-06, 01:24 PM
BH airshow was a pain this year last week they closed one of the runways to put up fencing so had to take off and land with a strong crosswind (still learning at the moment so a bit hairy) and no flying this weekend and the weather was lovely.
Mr Toad
05-06-06, 01:37 PM
Bit of a quiet show this year, no Red Arrows or anything. I'll post up some pics when I get back home tonight
Highlight was the takeoff of the Red Bull Sea Vixen - thundered down the runway holding it down, and then pulled up sharply at the end - scattered bits of tarmac all over the place :twisted: - must have taken them nearly an hour to resurface it :lol:
Treacle
05-06-06, 07:17 PM
Lol that was good its just a shame about the red bull being splatered all over it. I thought that belgian bloke in the Fouga Magister was cutting it a bit fine when he took off down the runway. Must have been at lest 2ft off, nut case! :shock:
Other than that it was avery low key one. Not as good as it used to be.
Mr Toad
05-06-06, 10:11 PM
You mean this one :D
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/Mr_Toad_650/Biggin_Hill_2006/Magister.jpg
Would have been a good pic if that kid hadn't stood up :evil:
Here's a few more
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/Mr_Toad_650/Biggin_Hill_2006/Lanc.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/Mr_Toad_650/Biggin_Hill_2006/18pa474.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/Mr_Toad_650/Biggin_Hill_2006/B17.jpg
BigApe at the controls :wink:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/Mr_Toad_650/Biggin_Hill_2006/Chinook.jpg
A glider demonstrating how to fall with style - vertically, tail first :shock:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/Mr_Toad_650/Biggin_Hill_2006/Glider.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/Mr_Toad_650/Biggin_Hill_2006/Butterley.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/Mr_Toad_650/Biggin_Hill_2006/Butterley2.jpg
Cue the James Bond theme tune
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/Mr_Toad_650/Biggin_Hill_2006/Bond.jpg
Time for some noise
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/Mr_Toad_650/Biggin_Hill_2006/Typhoon.jpg
Although if you really want noise you need one of these
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/Mr_Toad_650/Biggin_Hill_2006/F15Afterburner.jpg
or perhaps one of these
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/Mr_Toad_650/Biggin_Hill_2006/dbf3.jpg
try this for a Spitifre taking off - look to the right of the reporter . . .
http://www.j-talk.com/files/library/gary/spitfire.wmv
one of my all time favorite clips :lol:
turned the sound up full for this. just cleaning up now :shock: :D :D
quality pic's.
i actually applied for the job of the wingwalker with the utterly butterly's. said me legs were too hairy or something like that :( :D
love that shot of the lancaster cockpit.
the show wasn't that grate, i went on the Sunday but the weather was nice.
Treacle
05-06-06, 11:41 PM
That will be the one toady. Some superb piccys the mate. Top notch. :thumbsup:
the last airshow i went to a spitfire crashed into the runway and burst into flames.. unfortunately the pilot died.. that was in 1992, at woodford
i heard they managed to rebuild the spitfire though which must have been a feat considering it was a blazing wreck !
Mr.Toad,
Excellent Pictures,I'll post mine when I download them from camera! :thumbsup:
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