Seen at the airshow today

[PR19_Kit]

I used to see, and hear, Huns flying out of Alconbury and other USAF bases over here. When they lit up the burners there was a big BOOOOM to start with and then what can best be described as a 'tearing fabric' sounds they vanished into the distance. Very impressive. 

[Captain Canada]

Good way to describe it !

[kitnut617]

I used to see, and hear, Huns flying out of Alconbury and other USAF bases over here. When they lit up the burners there was a big BOOOOM to start with and then what can best be described as a 'tearing fabric' sounds they vanished into the distance. Very impressive. 

I've not seen an F-100 fly yet, but a few years ago I did see a pair of F-104's flying. They too had a very distinctive sound to their engines ---

Todd, marvelous bunch of photos, I think one day I'll have to do a trip over your way and have a look at some of this stuff. Looks like I'll need a month or more 

[zenrat]

Great pics Cap'n.  Thanks for sharing.

[Captain Canada]

Thanks guys !

And for sure Robert, come on down ! The last few weeks of summer is a good time. We have Thunder over Michigan coming up and then the CNE. The London show is looking to be a good one as well. We've got plenty of room in the shack and it makes a good Home Base being pretty central to Toronto, Trenton, Borden, and MI and Ohio.

[PR19_Kit]

I've not seen an F-100 fly yet, but a few years ago I did see a pair of F-104's flying. They too had a very distinctive sound to their engines ---

Oh yes, the 104 sounds like nothing else on earth, a deep howling, groaning, whistling sound that goes right through you at the correct speed. Which is around 500 kts IIRC. We used to see the Belgian Air Force 'Slivers' team in the UK quite a bit in the 70s and those guys knew EXACTLY the speed to generate the '104 Howl'.

Some people say it's like the Hunter's 'Blue Note' but it's more unearthly and not as pure musically as a Hunter.

[JayBee]

We used to get the Canadian 104s that were based in Europe here at Prestwick and when they broke into the circuit, which put them over where I used to live, you certainly got that howl.
Prior to them it had been Sabres and CF-100s, but no they did not sound the same.

[Nick]

Went to Biggin Hill on Sunday and the Belgian F-16 display brought back great memories of shows in the 90s. That pulsing screech, the sheer sense of speed, the agilty 

The Eurofighter Typhoon followed it and it seemed pedestrian in comparison. There wasn't that sense of elan. It was like a family coupe versus a Formula One racer. Still bloody noisy though!

[Captain Canada]

In honour of the CNE Airshow, here's a great shot from 1961 !

https://flic.kr/p/8y5ssG

[NARSES2]

The A-10 looks awesome in those colours.

Certainly does 

[Captain Canada]

This guy sure looked snazzy at Airshow London !

[JayBee]

Wowee! A Raspberry Ripple Albatros. 

[DogfighterZen]

Great pics, Captain!

[KiwiZac]

A Raspberry Ripple Albatross. In 1:1. Well I'll be!!!

[Nick]

I had a wonderful day at Shuttleworth yesterday. It's a fantastic site, the sun is behind you so you get a clear view of the runway, the machines are superb and the commentators not only knew their stuff but also when to keep quiet. 

I arrived at 2pm, flying started at 6pm so I had loads of time to explore the museum / hangars with their old cars and bikes and magnificent flying machines. On the field they had a circle of aircraft and encouraged you to walk up amongst them. This tells you that this is a living museum where they trust you with their kit. No raucous funfair, no tacky market stalls, no hordes of screaming brats and sunburnt parents. Shuttleworth is a show with class and style, a genteel and civilised aviation event.

When I arrived there were various aircraft flying over to other airshows and the first was a P-47 Thunderbolt from Sywell heading to the Midlands Air Festival. New to the UK scene this year you cant mistake the invasion stripes, square wings, big radial engine and jug shape http://vintageaviationecho.com/thunderbolt-returns-to-uk-airshow-scene/
Pretty sure off in the distance was a Spitfire escorting a Blenheim, also going to the Midlands show.
Shuttleworths own Percival Provost was making several short flights. The unusual camo scheme confused me slightly but she was an ex-Oman bird http://www.shuttleworth.org/collection/percivalprovost/

Opening the show was Lancaster PA474 with 3 flybys in the low afternoon sunshine. Shuttleworth now have a Spitfire Vc with their Sea Hurricane and they did a thrilling display. Plenty of opportunity to get well-lit photos.
There was a fun barnstorming session with the Miles Magister, Tiger Moth Piper, Super Cub and RCAF Chipmunk competing to pop helium balloons, drop flour bombs on a target and "fly the limbo" under a low rope on poles. Just like they did at 1930s airshows and it brought a sense of competition and fun to the evening.

The two RAF trainers showed off their stuff, the Avro Tutor and the Hawker Tomtit.
Mew Gull and DH.88 Comet zoomed past several times as tribute to the glory days of air races.

At the very end we had the oldest flying aircraft in the world, the Deperdussin 1910 which reached the heady heights of maybe 8ft in a straight line! http://www.shuttleworth.org/collection/deperdussin/
Behind that was the oldest flying British aircraft, the 1912 Blackburn Monoplane http://www.shuttleworth.org/collection/blackburnmonoplane/

I strongly recommend a day out here at one of their Evening Airshows. Bring a picnic, sit back and relax.