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I have never heard one. I always saw the AAE 727 at perth airport, but I know our government has banned them due to noise violation or some crap. If people want to build their houses near the airport then deal with it. We used to live on a flight path into Perth. I loved lying there on a stormy night and hearing those 747's coming in as low as they could, engines constantly being throttled up and down. We were about 15km as the crow flies, maybe not even that (it took us 20-25mins to get there by car) and damn did they come low some nights.
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If I had my way I'd build near the runway centreline and the house would have a glass roof just for spotting. The missus said over my dead body.
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We used to live pretty close to the flight path in Perth. I used to like watching DC-10's and 747's on sun set peeling out towards the ocean after take-off. Fantastic sight.
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Nice collection ED, the JT8D's in the 727 are fantastic, whilst holding short of any runway a departing 727 can be felt through the airframe.
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BAII RTV - with Raptor V S/C. RTV Power FG G6ET 50th Anniversary in Sensation. While the basic Ford Six was code named Barra, the Turbo version clearly deserved its very own moniker – again enter Gordon Barfield.
We asked him if the engine had actually been called “Seagull” and how that came about. “Actually it was just call “Gull”, because I named it that. Because we knew it was going to poo on everything”. |
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Afterburner + skids =
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A320?
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BAII RTV - with Raptor V S/C. RTV Power FG G6ET 50th Anniversary in Sensation. While the basic Ford Six was code named Barra, the Turbo version clearly deserved its very own moniker – again enter Gordon Barfield.
We asked him if the engine had actually been called “Seagull” and how that came about. “Actually it was just call “Gull”, because I named it that. Because we knew it was going to poo on everything”. |
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Correct. Will be an Ansett. I used putty so that when it is all painted you will not see the join where the 2 halves of the body meet, however I had not done it before and made an error, now I have sought of fixed it, but I sanded off the top antenna's whilst fixing it, however you will see there is no longer a seam where it joins. ![]() |
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Yesterday I did an hours flight at the Flight Experience Simulator in a 737.
To be honest I thought it was going "more fun" but to me it was an hour of pure stress! I did it to clear my mind of what im going through at the moment but it just added to my stress levels! I had to have a stiff drink when I got home. The pilot treats it like the real deal and got a bit angry when I dipped the nose too much as I was flying over hong kong. I did not realise how tricky it is to fly these things! I had an idea but woa you gotta have 4 arms and 6 eyes to do it right!. It was enjoyable but I think I need to do it 4 or more times so you know what your doing to have some real fun. Remote control sail boating sounds more like my style.
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BAII RTV - with Raptor V S/C. RTV Power FG G6ET 50th Anniversary in Sensation. While the basic Ford Six was code named Barra, the Turbo version clearly deserved its very own moniker – again enter Gordon Barfield.
We asked him if the engine had actually been called “Seagull” and how that came about. “Actually it was just call “Gull”, because I named it that. Because we knew it was going to poo on everything”. |
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The Vulcan is beautiful. I love the look of them. Only the SR-71 looks better.
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Flight Experience is a whole lot better than MS flightsim.
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That's a shame as it's not cheap. I've been fortunate enough to spend some time in the sims before they're sold/installed to the franchies - pretty darn cool. Not too much fun coming back to a joystick and computer screen after flying around in them. |
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Still doesn't compare to the payload of an F-111 tho!! ![]() Full load of Mk-82LD 500lb bombs...48 in total ![]() |
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Awesome shot.
The F111 can hold up to four times as much ordinance as the equivalent F4 Phantom. Impressive - especially if you plan on flattening down town Jakarta.
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BAII RTV - with Raptor V S/C. RTV Power FG G6ET 50th Anniversary in Sensation. While the basic Ford Six was code named Barra, the Turbo version clearly deserved its very own moniker – again enter Gordon Barfield.
We asked him if the engine had actually been called “Seagull” and how that came about. “Actually it was just call “Gull”, because I named it that. Because we knew it was going to poo on everything”. |
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BAII RTV - with Raptor V S/C. RTV Power FG G6ET 50th Anniversary in Sensation. While the basic Ford Six was code named Barra, the Turbo version clearly deserved its very own moniker – again enter Gordon Barfield.
We asked him if the engine had actually been called “Seagull” and how that came about. “Actually it was just call “Gull”, because I named it that. Because we knew it was going to poo on everything”. |
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Some pretty cool shots in this thread!
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BAII RTV - with Raptor V S/C. RTV Power FG G6ET 50th Anniversary in Sensation. While the basic Ford Six was code named Barra, the Turbo version clearly deserved its very own moniker – again enter Gordon Barfield.
We asked him if the engine had actually been called “Seagull” and how that came about. “Actually it was just call “Gull”, because I named it that. Because we knew it was going to poo on everything”. |
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The SR-71 is the coolest Plane ever, Mach 3.2, 25 km up in the air. If something shoots at it, it just goes higher and faster. Two Pratt & Witney J-58s on afterburner. The only other lane that comes close to the Black Bird is the North American XB-70 Valkyrie Bomber.
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Getting it done.....
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Did you have much experience in airliner type simulators even MSflight sim on computer fordOwner? Because to be honest to take a guy off the street and throw them into the simulator you'd struggle even after 4 sessions to get the proper experience and any enjoyment. I haven't flown the 737 in the sim for a while now and i'd definitely do quite a few circuits in it before going along to the day because its just helps you familiarise yourself with the cockpit and how it flies compared to say the 767 which i fly in the sim. I'd say an experience flight sim guy (with airline experience) could probably do an ok job with some instruction but without some background it would be pretty stressful indeed....
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Im about 15km away from MEL, a straight line to the e/w runway... Some days, they seem to use my roof as a turning marker... theres always one overhead.
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It might look deceiving but they are black rubber chocks in front of the wheels. Flight trials have shown that some stores produce more lift than drag which can assist in range....in saying that probably not for this weapons config. But range is no problem when in-flight refuelling is an option (just ask Libya) This type of weapons load is usually reserved for fancy photo shoots or when you want to show who has the bigger bollocks to our northern neighbours ![]() |
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