I wonder if they were pretending we were a certain big Muslim nation to the North
The last pig I saw in the flesh was at the Whenuapai airshow.
The young pilot swept the wings back and did what seemed like 300 knots straight down the runway centreline at about 100 feet... raw power.
Afterwards we were talking with him. He said although the airframe was now speed limited due to age - in its day he could cross the Tasman in 45 minutes (I think that's right?), spend an hour flying through the Southern Alps, then recross the Tasman back to Amberly - and still have gas left over.
I shook my head in wonder and said "that is quite a plane."
He looked at me unblinking and replied "Sir - it is not a plane. It is a jet."
Yes - it certainly was.
