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Some impressions of Biggin Hill (Read 499 times)
Jun 6
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Not the best Biggin Hill Air Fair I've been to but it was an enjoyable day out with some interesting moments.
Here's something you don't see every day. Taken during the practice session before the show. Guy Westgate inverted in his Swift S-1 glider in formation with the Extra 300L tug.
This sequence was taken later during the show. The S-1 is on tow. The Extra 300L is based at Shoreham & flown by John Gowdy or Justyn Gorman.
A few impressions of a varied show. The Red Arrows in the static park.
The Typhoon & Spitfire formation opened the flying display.
The Dr.1 & Nieuport 17 replicas share the same hangar at Popham. Nice to see them in the air.
Royal Navy Merlin.
I'm told this is the latest 747-400. Not sure what it was doing here but why not?
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Jun 6
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You're right that's something I don't see every day, or at all for that matter. Your 747 photo is pretty cool as well. Didn't Boeing stop production of the 747-400 recently?
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Nice pictures (mine are still at the developer) I have to agree, there have been better, nothing foreign this year.
Have to say I was disappointed at the 747 display. If anyone saw the 747 of South African Airways "Springbok 1" at Duxford a couple of years ago you will know what I mean.
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Some nice pictures there Doug, that glider set are impressive
There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!
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expat wrote
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Nice pictures (mine are still at the developer) I have to agree, there have been better, nothing foreign this year.
Have to say I was disappointed at the 747 display. If anyone saw the 747 of South African Airways "Springbok 1" at Duxford a couple of years ago you will know what I mean.
Matt
What I dont understand is why.....If I want to see a 747 Ill go and plonk myself at the end of a runway at EGLL.....
Now one good heavy display was the RNZAF 757...awesome
Good pics...shame most of the rest didnt come out all right
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Jun 6
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Mictheslik wrote
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What I dont understand is why.....If I want to see a 747 Ill go and plonk myself at the end of a runway at EGLL.....
Now one good heavy display was the RNZAF 757...awesome
Must admit to thinking the same. I suppose it filled a gap in the display schedule. Last year we had the complete Air Atlantique historic airliner fleet which was much better.
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Good pics...shame most of the rest didnt come out all right
Thanks. I have a few more if anyone is interested. You already covered most of it.
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Didn't Boeing stop production of the 747-400 recently?
I wouldn't know. My information came from the display commentator who is not known for getting his facts right.
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Nice shots Doug, How did you get that guy to wave to you?
Thanks for sharing, Mark
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Jun 6
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Roughrider wrote
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Nice shots Doug, How did you get that guy to wave to you?
Thanks for sharing, Mark
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Thanks Mark. He wasn't waving at me but I have met him. I once helped him put his aeroplane away at Popham after he let me take some photos of it.
PS. It's a full-sized replica with a Warner Scarab radial up front. He & his partner built it themselves from the original plans.
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Mictheslik wrote
on Jun 6
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expat wrote
on Jun 6
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Nice pictures (mine are still at the developer) I have to agree, there have been better, nothing foreign this year.
Have to say I was disappointed at the 747 display. If anyone saw the 747 of South African Airways "Springbok 1" at Duxford a couple of years ago you will know what I mean.
Matt
What I dont understand is why.....If I want to see a 747 Ill go and plonk myself at the end of a runway at EGLL......mic
The point of a display (most of the time) is to show what an aircraft can really do outside of it's restricted day to day use, be it military or civil. If you saw the 747 at Duxford, in the same vane as other aircraft at the display, they showed what it could
really
do...............it would have made your jaw drop.
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expat wrote
on Jun 6
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, 2007 at 1:55pm:
Mictheslik wrote
on Jun 6
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, 2007 at 12:41pm:
expat wrote
on Jun 6
th
, 2007 at 7:48am:
Nice pictures (mine are still at the developer) I have to agree, there have been better, nothing foreign this year.
Have to say I was disappointed at the 747 display. If anyone saw the 747 of South African Airways "Springbok 1" at Duxford a couple of years ago you will know what I mean.
Matt
What I dont understand is why.....If I want to see a 747 Ill go and plonk myself at the end of a runway at EGLL......mic
The point of a display (most of the time) is to show what an aircraft can really do outside of it's restricted day to day use, be it military or civil. If you saw the 747 at Duxford, in the same vane as other aircraft at the display, they showed what it could
really
do...............it would have made your jaw drop.
Matt
Exactly. A 747 at a place like that is just a marvelous treat, even if they don't horse it around at all.
BTW, Doug: abso-bloody-lutely amazing set, there! I love the glider/prop formation... !
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Jun 6
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, 2007 at 7:59pm
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Wonderful shots Doug
Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
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Awesome shots, Doug!!
Love the old aircraft and also the Queen 747!!
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'Nother nice set of things which I might not see if not for you Doug.........Thanks .....
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beaky wrote
on Jun 6
th
, 2007 at 7:38pm:
expat wrote
on Jun 6
th
, 2007 at 1:55pm:
Mictheslik wrote
on Jun 6
th
, 2007 at 12:41pm:
expat wrote
on Jun 6
th
, 2007 at 7:48am:
Nice pictures (mine are still at the developer) I have to agree, there have been better, nothing foreign this year.
Have to say I was disappointed at the 747 display. If anyone saw the 747 of South African Airways "Springbok 1" at Duxford a couple of years ago you will know what I mean.
Matt
What I dont understand is why.....If I want to see a 747 Ill go and plonk myself at the end of a runway at EGLL......mic
The point of a display (most of the time) is to show what an aircraft can really do outside of it's restricted day to day use, be it military or civil. If you saw the 747 at Duxford, in the same vane as other aircraft at the display, they showed what it could
really
do...............it would have made your jaw drop.
Matt
Exactly. A 747 at a place like that is just a marvelous treat, even if they don't horse it around at all.
BTW, Doug: abso-bloody-lutely amazing set, there! I love the glider/prop formation... !
The Glider Extra display, that was another jaw dropper. The Glider was doing 360 rolls and flying inverted on th tow rope. Then the Extra did it too. Then they climbed to altitude and separated. The glider then did a display that should have ripped it's wings off
.........Extra stuff, but without an engine.
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Jun 7
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expat wrote
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th
, 2007 at 4:15am:
The Glider Extra display, that was another jaw dropper. The Glider was doing 360 rolls and flying inverted on th tow rope. Then the Extra did it too. Then they climbed to altitude and separated. The glider then did a display that should have ripped it's wings off
.........Extra stuff, but without an engine.
Matt
it was rather good...though i think i preferred last year's Fox Glider....it had a nicer paint job
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