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Old 7th Jan 2007, 10:08
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BEagle
 
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I'd support the reasonably high-speed arrival! Particularly of the Sea Fury.

FL, the late 'Master' displayed high performance fighters brilliantly. But such aircraft and, more particularly, pilots are becoming very rare indeed; stress levels need to be kept low on both engine and airframe.

The worst high-speed pass I ever saw was perfromed by an F-111 on the penultimate day of the last ever Alconbury air show. It came rotting in from the North Sea at the speed of heat with the wings fully back, then pulled hard to the right - and nearly bought the farm in terminal wing rock.

The next day he came in much as before, but with rather less wing sweep for the turn!

Did you see the RN 4-ship at Shuttleworth, FL? It was really good - Sea Hurricane, Seafire, Sea Fury and Sea Hawk in box 4.
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