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Craig380 · 18-06-23, 06:46 PM

The noise and spectacle of a fighter on full reheat is something else, isn't it?

When I was a nipper in the 70s, my uncle worked at the British Aerospace factory at Brough. They had an annual airshow and we used to get special tickets. Lightnings, Phantoms, F-111s and Buccaneers all giving it full noise.

I clearly remember the Lightning and Phantom both going near-vertical almost as soon as their nose-wheels were off the ground, and the cones of blue flame from the tailpipes. There was also the Vulcan lifting off with its 4 Olympus engines screaming. As you say, the noise shook you physically.

18-06-23, 06:46 PM	#2
Craig380 Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1,245	Re: Peace is disturbed The noise and spectacle of a fighter on full reheat is something else, isn't it? When I was a nipper in the 70s, my uncle worked at the British Aerospace factory at Brough. They had an annual airshow and we used to get special tickets. Lightnings, Phantoms, F-111s and Buccaneers all giving it full noise. I clearly remember the Lightning and Phantom both going near-vertical almost as soon as their nose-wheels were off the ground, and the cones of blue flame from the tailpipes. There was also the Vulcan lifting off with its 4 Olympus engines screaming. As you say, the noise shook you physically.