Su-27 airshow crash
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At the risk of being boring - and a little behind the times - but I have only just joined the Forum - I too was at Farnborough on that fateful day. At the time I was undergoing my basic flying training at No.1 FTS, Moreton-in-Marsh. In my book, 'Specialist Aircrew', (www.keyhambooks.co.uk), I recall the vivid experience of seeing the two engines on a trajectory over my head, to crash into the hill behind. They were that close and that 'clean' that they looked like the exhibited models on the stands of the exhibitors at that same show - every pipe, pump, screw, rivet was visible
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Hmm,
Pic on p.3 looks a bit suspect to me.
A/c appears V. large with respect to the people in front of it (I know that it is a big beastie, but......). If you visualize one of the foreground people actually sitting in the cockpit, then it's a bl00dy big cockpit!
I think the shot is a composite photo.
Any thoughts from your goodself, Snapshot?
Pic on p.3 looks a bit suspect to me.
A/c appears V. large with respect to the people in front of it (I know that it is a big beastie, but......). If you visualize one of the foreground people actually sitting in the cockpit, then it's a bl00dy big cockpit!
I think the shot is a composite photo.
Any thoughts from your goodself, Snapshot?
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Not wishing to tread on Snapshot's toes, but as a photographer myself can I point out that the use of a long focal length lens (e.g 500mm zoom or telephoto) actually compresses the foreground and background.
In other words in that disturbing photo (which I personally dont believe was faked) the foreground spectators may not actually be as close to the SU27 as the photo would imply.
Just my tuppence worth.
'BLW'
In other words in that disturbing photo (which I personally dont believe was faked) the foreground spectators may not actually be as close to the SU27 as the photo would imply.
Just my tuppence worth.
'BLW'
