Simviation Forum - Spitfire freaks...is this fake or what?

Aug 1^st, 2003 at 7:57am

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maybe you already know this short video, if not...watch it and tell me if it's fake? personally i think it's fake...the plane looks like a CFS3 model and the man doesn't react very realistic

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Reply #1 - Aug 1^st, 2003 at 10:11am

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You may have missed the posting about this farther down. It's real...

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Reply #2 - Aug 1^st, 2003 at 10:22am

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Its gotta be real. After the spitfire goes past you see the grass get buffeted about by the prop wash. And he does react realistic. Tongue

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Reply #3 - Aug 1^st, 2003 at 12:14pm

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This is kosher. I've seen this Spitfire for real in Britain, and the guy that owns it really is that mental Shocked

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Reply #4 - Aug 1^st, 2003 at 3:13pm

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That can only be Ray Hanna in MH434. Check this out. http://www.shaunryan.freeserve.co.uk/spitfire/spitfire.htm

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Reply #5 - Aug 1^st, 2003 at 3:58pm

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It looks real. but i have my doubts.
As it passes the camera, it doesnt look quite right. And the way he smiles and says 'fuck me' repeatedly, just looks like hes putting it on. (If it happened to me, i would be more colourful than that Grin

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Unless it was designed to be a low-fly-over-let-try-and-make-it-a-fake-blooper, fake blooper

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Reply #6 - Aug 1^st, 2003 at 4:09pm

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It's real enough Maccers. The only thing fake about it is the guy's apparent surprise & reaction. It was obviously set up for the camera, carefully rehearsed & played out to a script. LOL

PS. Ray Hanna is famous & respected for his low flying. Some call him mad but I'm sure it's all very well rehearsed. Unfortunately he lost his son Mark back in 1999. Cry

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Reply #7 - Aug 1^st, 2003 at 9:55pm

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Its gotta be real. After the spitfire goes past you see the grass get buffeted about by the prop wash. And he does react realistic. Tongue

The first thing I noticed. It's definitely real. No doubt. Grin

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Reply #8 - Aug 1^st, 2003 at 10:02pm

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I don't know what the bloke's problem is! The Prop was at least 6 feet away from his head....................Fook me, fook me, fook me. Grin

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Reply #9 - Aug 1^st, 2003 at 10:11pm

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I understand that it would be a 'little' dangerous and probably a little difficult to fly a fighter at say, 20-25 feet (which is where I put this one in the film), but surely not too hard or dangerous.
My reason for thinking this way is simply the example of something seemingly far more difficult and dangerous having been done by a number of planes during the War.

Of course, I'm talking about the Dambusters. Lanacsters 60 feet off the WATER in the DARK, under fire, carrying a 3 ton bomb. Surely after this, in such an aircraft, 25 feet for a Spitfire is not that much of a feat.

I'll admit, I have no actual experience or knowledge regarding low flying but I'm applying a bit of common sense and come up with this idea. Grin

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Reply #10 - Aug 3^rd, 2003 at 4:57pm

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I already said in the last post where this is from, but just in case you missed it, the clip is from the opening sequence to the Spitfire 60th anniversary airshow program that is always being shown on the History Channel. It is indeed MH434 with the one and only Ray Hanna at the helm!

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Reply #11 - Aug 3^rd, 2003 at 9:07pm

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Simple camera tricks wit a spit at about 30 feet Roll Eyes

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Reply #12 - Aug 3^rd, 2003 at 9:15pm

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Upon further resolution and size enhancement you can see that the spit displaces the horizon in the first few frames where it is visible indicating what might some sort of computer trickery ???

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Reply #13 - Aug 4^th, 2003 at 11:00am

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If you think about it, the reaction the guy gives is one of a man who was expecting something to happen like that but was suprised at how low and close the spit was flying.

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Reply #14 - Aug 4^th, 2003 at 8:07pm

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Yep he was certainly expecting that flyover.

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