Air Corps on the Discovery Channel

[Fouga]

Legend.................

[Guinness]

Frank, you DO look smart  

I hope you'll look better on the RNLAF open days.

For the rest of the forum......
Don't you worry guys, I'll look after the man '>

Guinness

[sealion]

People looked at me funny too when I walked around the Ramp in fairford wearing a red and white Kafyah(Shemagh) around my neck,but hey,no sunburn....
The Jordanians were impressed though...

Airshows are a great place to get fried. The airshow veterans are the ones who are covered up

[GoneToTheCanner]

Hey,Frank
Did you bring "The man in black" there beside you, or did the great musical legend pay his own way in? Was the polyester not too hot on you that day?
You are so right,Sealion.The best things to wear at any airshow are sunblock and ear defenders.
regards
GttC

[Frank]

Hey Canner,

I wasn't too hot to be honest, I certainly wasn't uncomfortable.  Mind you, I did procure some sun block for the second day and I didn't look as much of an ass as I did above!  I'll be much more prepared for this year's show season.

I'm afraid I don't agree with you on the ear defenders part, there's nothing like going to an air show and getting absolutely deafened!  

I can understand wearing wearing ear defenders on the ramp on a daily basis or while on the range but on the few days of the year I go to a show I love the noise.


Regards,

Frank.

[GoneToTheCanner]

Hi Frank
I remember walking the crowd line at one of the Don airshows whilst a fighter did it's turn overhead with it's afterburner on. The noise brought tears to my eyes,literally,and the reaction of the mothers and children along the line was worse, with lots of crying and howling,etc. A large wave of people set off away from the fence, at once, leading to a bit of a crowd-control incident.It soon passed but it was unpleasant, to say the least.Personally,I prefer the sound of a big radial or a Merlin, but that's just me.
regards
GttC

[sealion]

You have not heard loud engines until you have heard a Phantom,or better yet,Mig 21

[GoneToTheCanner]

Hi all
On UTV,a few weeks ago,one of the Casas was featured on a mid-evening programme about a guy fishing for six particular types of fish(shark,ray,etc).There were both internal and external shots of the aircraft.They whizzed about at lowlevel with the hero looking out of the bubble window for shoals and so on.
regards
GttC

[GoneToTheCanner]

Hi,Sealion
I was at Farnborough a few years back and an SU-27 or 30 went up(after a tiny ground roll) and ripped the place apart.The Rafale and F18 were equally vocal.I once saw and heard a MiG-21, in Syria, execute a perfect rolling turn, directly overhead, sun flashing off it's natural metal skin.It could be heard long after it had gone from view.
regards
GttC

[Fouga]

Quote (Frank @ 12 April 2005,06:55)

I'm afraid I don't agree with you on the ear defenders part, there's nothing like going to an air show and getting absolutely deafened!   on the few days of the year I go to a show I love the noise.

Frank just took the words out my mouth the noise is what you want when at Salthill and a Tornado does a high speed pass with afterburners blazing and when you hear the noise you should see the smile on my face and alot more peoples faces!!

 '>

"Hear me roar"!!!!    Said the Tonka's to the crowd at Salthill ha ha!

[Guinness]

Sorry lads,
 but untill you haven't been close to a MiG-25 full after-burner take off................ you don't know what Jetnoise is.

bin there, done that and...............WENT F*****G DEAF.

Guinness

[Tony Kearns]

What about the F111 with  afterburner?
Tony K

[Fouga]

Better still the B1-b "Bone" Legend has it that they changed it from "Lancer" as it sounded Homosexual....

[sealion]

Quote (Tony Kearns @ 14 April 2005,22:43)

What about the F111 with  afterburner? Tony K

Or an Aussie F-111 dumping fuel,while lighting the afterburners...

[GoneToTheCanner]

Hi all
A "My noise is bigger than yours" contest!? Are we that bored? I was at Cork Airport,airside, at the end of the runway, when the last BA Trident 3 took off.It was earthshaking, smoky and literally made you tremble as it roared off.That was before any of those sissy noise attenuators became a requirement.
regards
GttC