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Jambo

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8th Jun 05 at 19:59

ace day out

Went up in a De havilland Rapide, flew around the aerodrome all for £32

Saw Aons spitfire do a fly past and a barrell roll

Merlins really are the best sounding engine ever made. EVER.

Got to see so much, very tired as did so much walking, shall post pix tommorow

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[Edited on 09-06-2005 by Jambo]

Mattb

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8th Jun 05 at 20:03

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo

ace day out

Went up in a De havilland Rapide, flew around the aerodrome all for £32

Saw Aons spitfire do a fly past and a barrell roll Merlins really are the best sounding engine ever made. EVER.

Got to see so much, very tired as did so much walking, shall post pix tommorow

Reccomended to anyone

cool cool... sounds like you had fun jambo

although i thought xe's on throttle bodies were meant to be the best sounding engines ever

Marc

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8th Jun 05 at 20:06

quote:
Originally posted by Mattb

although i thought xe's on throttle bodies were meant to be the best sounding engines ever

I though that honor was the 1.4 Sport's with induction kits

CorsAsh

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8th Jun 05 at 20:09

Subaru boxer turbo engine, that gets my pulse racing...blub blub blub blub

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8th Jun 05 at 20:10

I thought it was the 'sporty roar' of an Irmscher powercap on a 2.0 16v Vauxhall engine....

Ojc

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8th Jun 05 at 20:27

What planes do they have there Jambo? Any German? Specifically German jet fighters from WW2.

AndyW

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8th Jun 05 at 20:40

did u go on the simulator?

Jambo

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8th Jun 05 at 21:47

Didnt go on the simulator

Im going to take my girlfriend as she likes planes

Ollie i thought of you the whole time i was there, you share my obssesion. I took a pic of a V1 and launch pad just for you

I shall load em up tommorow AM as im sleepy now.

Here is a website from ther company that run the dehavilland flight..

http://www.classic-wings.co.uk

Jambo

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8th Jun 05 at 21:49

Oh and ollie we rushed round the hangers as it was difficult to time it right to see the Spitfire twin fly.

They had a 109, flew in BOB crashed in england due to his engine cutting out. Saw a MASSIVE folding wing german plane was stunning. Didnt get a chancve to catch the name. seriously have to go back u just cant see it all in one day...

Welsh Dan

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8th Jun 05 at 21:50

Doesn't a Subaru engine sound like that thrap thrap though because of the manifold? I.e. if you put an equal length one on, it would sound normal?

stuartmitchell

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8th Jun 05 at 22:15

been there

minted day out

CorsAsh

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8th Jun 05 at 22:24

quote:
Originally posted by Welsh Dan
Doesn't a Subaru engine sound like that thrap thrap though because of the manifold? I.e. if you put an equal length one on, it would sound normal?

From what some people say, yes. Others put it down to the diagonal timing sequence:

1......3
4......2

Something like that... not entirely sure.

Dan. T

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8th Jun 05 at 22:27

Used to go to Duxford for school trips

Jambo

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9th Jun 05 at 08:56

uploading now

Marc

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9th Jun 05 at 09:04

quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
Subaru boxer turbo engine, that gets my pulse racing...blub blub blub blub

Expect to receive your pressie off me and kolin shortly

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9th Jun 05 at 09:19

quote:
Originally posted by Marc

quote:
Originally posted by Mattb

although i thought xe's on throttle bodies were meant to be the best sounding engines ever

I though that honor was the 1.4 Sport's with induction kits

the 8V not the 16v

Jambo

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9th Jun 05 at 09:27

Here are some pix, didnt take too many as my phones memory was nearly full and i didnt bring a spare memory stick.

Photos were taken using an S700i and im sorry they arent as good as vibs photos

"sally B" Boeing B17 Flying Fortress

Shot of concorde

A jimmy from the land warefare exhibition hall

They have an SR71

Went flying around the airfield in this:

Just for OJC

"aon" Very rare twin seater spitfire, owned, flown and maintained by a lady as well

Arty shot

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9th Jun 05 at 09:40

ooh the blackbird

Jambo

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9th Jun 05 at 09:43

I know

Its so thin! It literally is 2 engines. Thats it, the fuselage is tiny! Still the fastest plane in the world

Mach 3

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9th Jun 05 at 16:14

Why is there a fake Memphis Belle there? The real one is in a warehouse in funny enough Memphis, America.

Its a totally wrong model B17 as well, thats a "G" model where as the real Memphis Belle was a "F" and had no nose dorsal turret.

Was that the one from the film? If so they must have removed the turret from the front.

Jambo

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9th Jun 05 at 16:18

Im guessing they used toi for the film ollie. On the other side it had its porper name "sally B" and a 40's style model on the side.

SO guessing it was for use in the film somehow!

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9th Jun 05 at 16:19

coooooool as feck

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