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[Hagar]

I'm off to Biggin Hill bright & early tomorrow. Here's some of my more interesting shots from "arrivals day" at Shoreham today.

Probably the best shots I took all day.




Now for some of the more 'interesting' ones.

Who can tell me what this is?


Wow....! These chaps are coming in low today.





Harriers were last to arrive. Extremely noisy end to a lovely day.



Hope to do better on Sunday. Looks like we're in for a good show.

[Craig.]

Now for some of the more 'interesting' ones

Doug, doug doug doug. :-/ How can you not like the Lynx display team?

great shots cant wait to see the results of this weekend

[Hagar]

Doug, doug doug doug. :-/ How can you not like the Lynx display team?

Oh, I do like them. By more 'interesting' I meant not so hot. Not one of my better days with the camera,

[Craig.]

i'd say it was a pretty good day. The Jumping J shot is very nice as it the first harrier shot. The sun placing in the second makes for a good shot to pick out the pilots head. I have always found the Lynx in the near shot, funny looking, its strange seeing it without the nose equiptment so its more an army lynx without skids.

[Willit Run]

Great shots!!!!

[beaky]

Outstanding... I think the "mystery plane" is definitely a variation on the Rutan design; without Googling, I'll say it's a standard Long-Eze. but there are other permutations out there...

[Jimbo]

Love the shots Doug, well done mate!

Is it possible you could tell me what aircraft Photo 8 is?

Cheers, many thanks

James

[Hagar]

Thanks for the comments. Just a quickie before I leave for Biggin.

I think the "mystery plane" is definitely a variation on the Rutan design; without Googling, I'll say it's a standard Long-Eze. but there are other permutations out there...

It's a Rutan design alright but not one I've seen until recently. This one is a sophisticated 4-seater cabin tourer with fully retractable gear. Listed as a Velocity 173RG Elite.

Is it possible you could tell me what aircraft Photo 8 is?

It's a Catalina. The famous "Cat" or PBY. More correctly the Canadian version, ex-RCAF PBV-1 Canso A (built by Canadian Vickers) owned & operated by Plane Sailing at Duxford. http://catalinabookings.org/aircraft.asp

[FLYING_TRUCKER]

Okay Doug I can take no more

Enough is enough

I can't take it no more

Have you thought of adopting someone over sixty (60) from the colony who can reasonably cook, pour drinks when sober, drive without glasses and is willing to hang on your shirt tail to go to all the air shows?

I am available if the old girl will let me go across the pond by myself for the summer.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
P.S.  Have not asked the old girl yet

[ozzy72]

I wonder who is flying the XIV this weekend as I've heard on the grapevine that John Romain is Stateside doing stuff

[C]

Maybe Rod Dean or Alan Walker...

I see that's our favourite Rutan lookalike from Old Warden Doug!

[HawkerTempest5]

More RN201 shots And a good underside shot too, thanks Doug old pal

[Flt.Lt.Andrew]

Excellent!
Ausgezeigt!

I've seen the "mystery plane", cut in half, up against a hangar wall at Camden airport, I'm guessing it is a Rutan design, it being similar to the Raytheon thing that looks just like it...
Still, excellent work Doug!

A.

[Hagar]

Blimey. I didn't expect all these replies. It's not that the photos are brilliant. Thanks for looking.

Have you thought of adopting someone over sixty (60) from the colony who can reasonably cook, pour drinks when sober, drive without glasses and is willing to hang on your shirt tail to go to all the air shows?

Sounds good to me Doug. The terrible twins.

I wonder who is flying the XIV this weekend as I've heard on the grapevine that John Romain is Stateside doing stuff

Your grapevine is wrong then Mark. I saw him with Ray Hanna at Biggin today.

I see that's our favourite Rutan lookalike from Old Warden Doug!

Sure is Charlie. It turned up at Biggin today too.

More RN201 shots  And a good underside shot too, thanks Doug old pal

I do my best. I was thinking of you when I took that shot.