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June 10, 2020, 02:19:15 AM
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PR19_Kit

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June 10, 2020, 05:38:26 AM
AWESOME!  :thumbsup:

That climb out was very reminiscent of Lightnings doing the same, but back in the 60s!
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Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

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Kit

rickshaw

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June 13, 2020, 08:34:14 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 10, 2020, 05:38:26 AM
AWESOME!  :thumbsup:

That climb out was very reminiscent of Lightnings doing the same, but back in the 60s!

Nah, the Frightenings would have gone vertical at the end of the runway....
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Rheged

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June 14, 2020, 01:16:51 AM
Quote from: rickshaw on June 13, 2020, 08:34:14 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 10, 2020, 05:38:26 AM
AWESOME!  :thumbsup:

That climb out was very reminiscent of Lightnings doing the same, but back in the 60s!

Nah, the Frightenings would have gone vertical at the end of the runway....

Indeed!  As a very much younger Rheged, in 1961 I think, I can remember watching the Lightnings taking off from Leuchars, while I was in holiday in that area.
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kitbasher

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June 14, 2020, 01:21:26 AM
Quote from: Rheged on June 14, 2020, 01:16:51 AM
Quote from: rickshaw on June 13, 2020, 08:34:14 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 10, 2020, 05:38:26 AM
AWESOME!  :thumbsup:

That climb out was very reminiscent of Lightnings doing the same, but back in the 60s!

Nah, the Frightenings would have gone vertical at the end of the runway....

Indeed!  As a very much younger Rheged, in 1961 I think, I can remember watching the Lightnings taking off from Leuchars, while I was in holiday in that area.

A long long time ago at a Leuchars air day I recall Seeing a four-ship of FG.1 Phantoms deafening the population of Fife in a vertical climb off the runway!
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PR19_Kit

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June 14, 2020, 05:04:51 AM
Quote from: rickshaw on June 13, 2020, 08:34:14 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 10, 2020, 05:38:26 AM
AWESOME!  :thumbsup:

That climb out was very reminiscent of Lightnings doing the same, but back in the 60s!

Nah, the Frightenings would have gone vertical at the end of the runway....


He didn't get the 90 degree vertical turn right, did he?  ;D

I watched 74 Sqdn do their thing at Coltishall in Sept 1965 with their Lightning Mk 1s. The entire squadron did a stream take-off, climbing vertically above Norfolk. I didn't think anyone on the ground could hear properly for about an hour!  :o
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit
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