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    As it's fairford this weekend

    What plane still makes you go ohh and ahh like a 12 year old at an airshow nowadays?

    For my money you can't beat the Su-27's. maybe we will get to see the raptor this year?

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    Re: As it's fairford this weekend

    Seeing a Harrier in VTOL hovering about 100 metres away.

    LOUD.

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    Re: As it's fairford this weekend

    I believe it was the Yakk display team that made the Marlin's act like a big bunch of kids, whoopin an a hollerin... so no change there
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    Re: As it's fairford this weekend

    MIG 29 OVT Doing a Harrier impression and just sitting motionless in the sky, now THAT is loud!

    Oh, and standing on the flight line with a B1 in max reheat in front of you. That one really gets your chest vibrating!

    Wish i was going!

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    Re: As it's fairford this weekend

    Quote Originally Posted by Steve View Post
    Seeing a Harrier in VTOL hovering about 100 metres away.

    LOUD.
    Yep saw one about 15 years ago and couldn't believe the noise the thing made in VTOL

    For me I'd love to see the vulcan before it's grounded for good.

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    Re: As it's fairford this weekend

    Quote Originally Posted by wilsonian View Post
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    For me I'd love to see the vulcan before it's grounded for good.
    Saw one do a display over Goodwood the other weekend for the festival of speed. THAT was impressive I can tell you, the noise the thing made as it hit the afterburners when it climbed to bank and do another flyby was shattering, especially as it flew straight overhead and very low.

    Wont forget that for a while!

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    Quote Originally Posted by lancer12 View Post
    What plane still makes you go ohh and ahh like a 12 year old at an airshow nowadays?

    For my money you can't beat the Su-27's. maybe we will get to see the raptor this year?
    I'm going

    And yes, we will get to see the Raptor:

    This year's highlights include:
    * ...
    * Marvel as the world's most advanced jet fighter the USAF F22A Raptor takes to the skies
    * ...

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    Re: As it's fairford this weekend

    Vulcan nuff said, that or the first time I saw Concord damn why did we let her go

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    Re: As it's fairford this weekend

    Quote Originally Posted by mallett View Post
    Saw one do a display over Goodwood the other weekend for the festival of speed. THAT was impressive I can tell you, the noise the thing made as it hit the afterburners when it climbed to bank and do another flyby was shattering, especially as it flew straight overhead and very low.

    Wont forget that for a while!
    No afterburners on the Vulcan last time I checked...

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    Re: As it's fairford this weekend

    Harrier with all it's hovering and what not is pretty remarkable to see i.e. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtQRHm1CZdI ~2.20

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    Re: As it's fairford this weekend

    all time it had to be the mig29 ovt

    this year prob the raptor squad.

    and as for noise i dont think anything beats the B1 its incredibly irritating. And yes, i am going this week end and been going to every one since 2002 and the days where B2s used to overfly. oh oh if anyones got a picture of that, it be cool as i never got a decent one
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    now that i think about the word "throttled" in a certain light... its not so far different to strangled really

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    Re: As it's fairford this weekend

    Quote Originally Posted by SeriousSam View Post
    I believe it was the Yakk display team that made the Marlin's act like a big bunch of kids, whoopin an a hollerin... so no change there
    That was particularly ace, although the things that really stick in my mind are the sound of the B-17 once it had got wound up - such a nice burble from those Wright Cyclones and on the 60th anniversary D-Day show at Duxford, just as the last note of the (beautifully played) Last Post sang out, the Tornado doing an extremely low flypast nudging the speed of sound..... incredible - seeing something that big going past so fast in complete silence and then the earth-shattering thunder of it trying it's damndest to keep up.... gives me goose-bumps just thinking about it - and that was 6 bleeding years ago!

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    A Spitfire MkV. Sexy looks and that oh so good Merlin Engine sound.

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    Not going to it this year, but hopefully some of the flight paths will be above my house. They often are
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