Simviation Forum - A few classics

May 24^th, 2004 at 3:36pm

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I've been browsing through the several hundred photos I've taken during the last couple of weeks. Here's a few random shots I haven't posted before. These were taken at the vintage fly-in at Abingdon.

Pretty little Luscombe Silvaire.

The Falco 8L. Super little plane. Haven't seen one for years. Think it's now sold as a homebuild. One used to visit Shoreham regularly back in the 1960s.

Jodel DR1050 like the one I flew in yesterday..

A nice CAP 10. Very popular with R/C modellers.

Some of the big radial jobs. The classic Stinson Reliant.

Not too many Cessna taildraggers this year. Here's the C-165 Airmaster with a Warner Scarab.

The beautiful Waco YKS-7. This is a real luxury aeroplane.

Here's one of my many out-takes. Whoa.......! Shocked

Too late.

Darn it.......! Angry

Maybe I should have zoomed out a little. LOL Grin

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Reply #1 - May 24^th, 2004 at 3:40pm

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Doug, You always seem to have the best seat in the house! Wink

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Reply #2 - May 24^th, 2004 at 4:35pm

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Strewth Doug, that Waco is a limo with wings Shocked

8)
As for the last one, normally you'd see my friends and I coming out of the open door Wink

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Reply #3 - May 24^th, 2004 at 7:35pm

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Wonderful shots Doug

Got to like that Waco...of course it has two wings and a radial!

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #4 - May 25^th, 2004 at 7:30pm

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Have you seen the display list for Shoreham airshow this year Doug? It is truly awesome. Both the Fairy Gannet and the Catalina are scheduled to fly 8) I will definately be video taping the show this year Wink

Lovely photos I love the Falco it looks seriously sleek. 8)

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Reply #5 - May 26^th, 2004 at 1:08pm

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Have you seen the display list for Shoreham airshow this year Doug? It is truly awesome. Both the Fairy Gannet and the Catalina are scheduled to fly 8) I will definately be video taping the show this year Wink

Not yet Pete. There's a few months to go yet & things tend to change. The Catalina was listed last year but unless it flew over on the Sunday it didn't show.

I didn't know there was an airworthy Gannet. I used to see them around here all the time when they were based at RNAS Ford - now sadly an open prison & market.

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Lovely photos I love the Falco it looks seriously sleek. 8)

Thanks. I always liked the look of the original factory-built Falco. One used to visit regularly & beat up the airfield. More like a small fighter with that retracting gear. Fast too. Wink

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Reply #6 - May 26^th, 2004 at 1:11pm

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Doug, You always seem to have the best seat in the house! Wink

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I definitely have to agree Dave!

He makes me jealous lol

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Reply #7 - May 26^th, 2004 at 6:45pm

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Yeah I seen the Gannet fly before. It doesn't get out much poor thing but a lovely bird.

The more I loook at the Falco the more I want one lol Grin

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Reply #8 - May 29^th, 2004 at 12:59pm

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I didn't know there was an airworthy Gannet. I used to see them around here all the time when they were based at RNAS Ford - now sadly an open prison & market.

I believe Tim Manna's just acquired one at North Weald and I think the airworthy one fomr the US has just been bought by someone on this side of the atlantic off the top of my head...

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Reply #9 - May 29^th, 2004 at 1:11pm

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Hi Charlie. Great to see you around here. Grin

Thanks for the info. I've lost touch with all that stuff now. As you can see, I've been having too much fun with my old favourite vintage light aircraft for a while. Wink

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Reply #10 - May 29^th, 2004 at 1:22pm

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Hi Charlie. Great to see you around here. Grin

Her Maj gave me a weekend off... it's nice to be back Wink

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Reply #11 - May 30^th, 2004 at 1:58am

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Truly classics, in every sense of the word......

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Reply #12 - May 30^th, 2004 at 1:56pm

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like the out take doug, very . . . . artistic Wink

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