Hercules and Ospreys today
I dont know wether any of our transatlantic friends read this, but the formation near Frinton on Sea today was wonderful to see and its cause brought a lump to my throat..
Well done! |
Great video here getting airborne from RAF Mildenhall and forming up:
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Thank You! |
That is very impressive.
Lovely blue note. |
Indeed impressive. Well done, USAF.
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That is very impressive; a great flypast. Good show.
Far prefer that one-package flypast from a spectator pov as opposed to those where they come in elements (often comprising a singleton) seemingly ages apart although I do understand why sometimes the latter approach has to be adopted. |
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Originally Posted by gliderkev
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I dont know wether any of our transatlantic friends read this, but the formation near Frinton on Sea today was wonderful to see and its cause brought a lump to my throat..
Well done! Cheers |
Not the best shot as heat haze, wrong lens etc, but this was them passing overhead Duxford on Sunday
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...9c339f98_c.jpg US Flyby by Tony Taylor, on Flickr |
What an awesome flypast! Well done guys!!
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The AFSOC Instagram feed has a very good video of them in formation. |
Superb, what a great tribute to all those brave men who lost their lives 75 years ago - well done Mildenhall!
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A fabulous effort indeed from the USAF. It’s just a shame there were no T2s in there! |
Did the RAF do anything similar to the USAF re D-Day festivities?
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Yes........ But sadly it was about 75 years ago they did it. |
That’s twice this year that USAFE have put on very poignant and respectful flypasts. Somebody high up has got great appreciation and a marvellous sense of occasion. Thank you guys and gals, thank you Sir or Ma’am. Be lucky David P.S. As a point of curious can the Osprey take off conventionally if required or is the prop diameter prohibitive ? |
Originally Posted by The AvgasDinosaur
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P.S. As a point of curious can the Osprey take off conventionally if required or is the prop diameter prohibitive ? |
P.S. As a point of curious can the Osprey take off conventionally if required or is the prop diameter prohibitive ? |
Many thanks for your prompt courteous replies to my OT question. Be lucky David |
I did ask at Farnborough one year (as they are carbon fibre) what would happen if they couldn't rotate to the vertical and they replied they would end up with lumps of carbon fibre string hanging from the rotor hubs.
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Originally Posted by SASless
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So what happens if you come in to land and your "Angle The Blades to the Overhead" system fails? Does a guy in the back have to pull out a manual jack handle and start winding for half an hour?!
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No ,come to the vertical hover ,like a Chinook,then back down and rest on the bits at the back...climb out and let the `gingers` sort it out.....
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Have never seen the proprotors in that position on the ground before. It seems like an accident waiting to happen, with someone inadvertently firing them up without checking. One thing is for sure....only one engine will be started before they tweak to their mistake! |
Originally Posted by SASless
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One thing is for sure....only one engine will be started before they tweak to their mistake!
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If you get in that thing and don't notice where the props are, you really shouldn't be flying anything!
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Originally Posted by pr00ne
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If you get in that thing and don't notice where the props are, you really shouldn't be flying anything!
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Starting THAT in that mode would be a little more than a mistake, and I would go so far as to say not only should they not be flying or starting it, they shouldn't be allowed anywhere near it!
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Probably on a par with walking out to a helicopter and starting it with the blades folded! Would imagine the Osprey design won't permit it to happen when in that position.
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