Caption competition

[Big Pistons Forever]

This is what happens when the Captain says “Hey watch this”

[ValMORNA]

(Little black dog nearby, saying:. . . )

'It will stand up on it's own, you know.' (Pause) 'See, I told you'.

[Wensleydale]

Now just attach the rubber catapult and we have solved the Air Cadet's glider problem!

[Wander00]

This was Branson's first shot at a space flyer

[Kiltrash]

I will give this as a quickie.... (48 Hours)..... and will call 14.00 ish BST on Wednesday if that is OK with the majority.

[Rosevidney1]

They are even trying the famous Indian rope trick under the nose wheels!

[Big Pistons Forever]

Per Ardua ad Astra......

[Ascend Charlie]

"OK, light blue touch paper and stand clear...oh dear, the cargo door is still open!"

[CAEBr]

"I know you need to change the flap bearing but that is not the way to get easier access"

[JAVELINBOY]

Lone Ranger Hi Ho Silver away

[JAVELINBOY]

You were supposed to fill the nose wheel tyres with Nitrogen not Helium

[c52]

"I only said to jack the front bloody undercarriage up!"

[c52]

"That's one in the eye for Mr Boeing and Mr Douglas. The 707 and DC-8 will never manage this."

[c52]

Royal Coat of Arms designer: "Yes, I like the idea of a 'VC-10, rampant'. Just give me an idea what it looks like."

[c52]

Recruitment ad for RAF

"If you can sharpen a pencil, you can change a fuse.

If you can change a fuse, you can fix a bicycle.

If you can fix a bicycle, you can mend a Landrover

If you can mend a Landrover, join the RAF and sort out this mess.

Please!"

[ivor toolbox]

Lets see Airtanker do this. ..

Ttfn

[Big Pistons Forever]

The airplane was resting quietly until one of the Airbus A330 MRTT’s taxied by....... I guess it was more than the poor thing could take and it felt it had to protest......

[Big Pistons Forever]

Oh right it’s British, nose in the air, bum firmly attached to the ground.....

(Not a caption ) Danger close standing by for incoming !

[c52]

Lessons learned:

1) next time this happens at night, turn all the lights off before a photographer turns up.

2) next time we buy planes, get ones that look like everything else in the sky

3) all aircraft should be painted grey all over so no one will know who's responsible for them

[c52]

Initiative test for would-be officers:

Task 1: get at least one member of your team 30' off the ground using only what you find on the apron. (15 minutes)