33 Sqn have a real aircraft flying now ;)
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33 Sqn have a real aircraft flying now ;)
I know...
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Beautiful beautiful, the one good thing in a ****ty day.
Bloody marvellous.
Bloody marvellous.
Also here
Hawker Tempest flies
Not sure the Javelin was a truly proper aeroplane but it was before my time. I leave it to others to debate.
Hawker Tempest flies
Not sure the Javelin was a truly proper aeroplane but it was before my time. I leave it to others to debate.
I meant the Tempest!
The Javelin sort of did a job but [without tedious detail] its aerodynamics were poor if not dangerous.
ISTR we had some based/ visiting at RAF Nicosia c. 1962
Great big thick winged flatiron.
The Javelin sort of did a job but [without tedious detail] its aerodynamics were poor if not dangerous.
ISTR we had some based/ visiting at RAF Nicosia c. 1962
Great big thick winged flatiron.
Kuching Run in and Break
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The Javelin was easier to work on than its replacement, the Lightning, and had better armament and a longer range. But not as fast although there were plans for a thin wing version. There were also a lot more of them.
Diddly squat to do with 33 Sqn, who still (and will till 2028) fly the Puma HC2.
But the OP said that 33 Sqn have a real aircraft now, apart from insulting every other aircraft flown by the squadron, particularly their current mount, flown for 52 years, surely a record, it is simply not true as 33 Sqn do NOT have a Tempest II...
I'd suggest that the Tempest has a lot more character than more modern aircraft in the same way that car enthusiasts wax lyrical about Humber Hawks, Lagondas, E-Type Jags, Wolseleys etc rather than Ford Pumas, Audi A8s or Nissan Micras. I'm sure classic piston-engine aircraft attract considerably more spectators at an air show than, let's say, a C17 or BAE Hawk. I spent several years working on aeroplanes built/designed between the 1940s - 1960s and they were infinitely more enjoyable to maintain and fly in than the more recent anodyne aircraft. They had their quirks and oil leaks but didn't require computerised systems for fault diagnosis or handling. Obviously they've got little or no practical use in modern times but they sure are a crowd-puller. Who doesn't like the rumbles and snarls of radials and V12s ... I don't think their popularity is an 'insult' to any of the contemporary fleet - different aircraft, different times.
in the thread title made the tone of the post rather obvious to all (well all bar one poster.....
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I am sure 33 Sqn are proud to have it wearing their markings, just as 17 Sqn at Bruggen were when the Italian Spitfire I-SPIT? wore theirs, indeed they even invited it to visit Bruggen, which it did.
