Cool vintage fighters vid time me thinks [Archive]

nudemetalz

23rd December 2010, 11:34

Seafire FR47....you just can't beat this sound

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YioXYhbVPA&feature=related

Sea Fury Argonaut

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipjo--zoyyE&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Mustang

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcgZ7zCMS6I&feature=related

I think I need a tissue..... :love: :gob:

DangerMice

23rd December 2010, 11:41

bloody awesome!

Smokin

23rd December 2010, 11:47

Very impressive. First time I have seen a Seafire, very cool plane. unusual prop setup. Thanks for sharing that.

slofox

23rd December 2010, 11:51

Best sea fury vid I have found so far...

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Some years ago, I saw one of these in the flesh. It was flying back to Ardmore (I think) from Hamilton after an air show at Rukahia. We were at a friend's place just north of Ngaruawahia when it flew overhead...the whistle you hear in a couple of the passes in the video was really apparent as it flew past us. The dude must have had it pretty much tapped out, because it appeared up over the horizon like a peregrine in a power dive and was gone over the opposite horizon in one half of two fifths of fuck all time - it just screamed through the air - literally and figuratively. It made the hair on the back of my neck stand up and raised goosebumps all over my arms and legs. I couldn't speak for about half a minute afterwards.

Some plane.

Winston001

23rd December 2010, 11:53

Dang! Run outta broadband, catch this later. I remember the first time seeing a Sea Fury at the Wanaka Airshow and being gobsmacked at this mighty machine. I believe it is regarded as the finest and last of the prop driven fighter planes.

pete376403

23rd December 2010, 13:05

I saw one at an Ohakea airshow some years ago - was amazed at how big it was (for a single seater) never saw it in action though. Thanks for posting.

slofox

23rd December 2010, 13:21

Usarka

23rd December 2010, 13:33

Glad I have a white keyboard :innocent:

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mashman

23rd December 2010, 14:30

Vintage? Now that they've recently been retired.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_4oD-BltCY&feature=related

firefighter

23rd December 2010, 14:44

My favourite

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This should definitely be in here

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nudemetalz

23rd December 2010, 21:45

Vintage? Now that they've recently been retired.

It's only the Pommy ones that have been retired, init?
I thought the AV-8's of the USMC are still going.

Genestho

23rd December 2010, 21:54

You guys already posted my faves, thus... an ode to the(?) Yak that swoops low (wow :gob: sounds awesome) and circles over my house a couple of times a year at 10am lol...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CueamSWvUQo

SMOKEU

24th December 2010, 12:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev8Lqm5Ngi8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5hDjcF9lGo

Elysium

25th December 2010, 06:39

Can't forget the old Messerschmitt 109 G. Very good sound in this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDImSVoiJJY

cs363

25th December 2010, 07:25

nudemetalz

1st January 2011, 09:38

Can't forget the old Messerschmitt 109 G. Very good sound in this video.

Notice how much the '109G smokes. Obviously the DB605 burns a lot of fuel with the supercharger !!

cs363

1st January 2011, 13:10

Some more good sounds and close up stuff on this clip, looks like from the same day as Elysiums clip:

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Mudfart

1st January 2011, 18:31

the 109 sounds great, nice scary whine, like the sirens they put on the stukas.
its funny how sometimes the third reich markings are perfectly acceptable on some things like planes, but not on others.

Pussy

1st January 2011, 18:49

Notice how much the '109G smokes. Obviously the DB605 burns a lot of fuel with the supercharger !!

I wonder if it is Fuel Control Unit set-up? The DB 605 engine was miles ahaed of it's time. I believe they had high pressure direct fuel injection. Even today's fuel injected aero engines are just low pressure continuous flow

cs363

1st January 2011, 20:11

I wonder if it is Fuel Control Unit set-up? The DB 605 engine was miles ahaed of it's time. I believe they had high pressure direct fuel injection. Even today's fuel injected aero engines are just low pressure continuous flow

:bleh: :lol:

http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr122/cs363/trainspotter_.jpg?t=1293869450

Pussy

1st January 2011, 20:15

:bleh: :lol:

Get a big dog up ya! :)

cs363

1st January 2011, 20:27

:shit: How rude! :D

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cs363

1st January 2011, 20:30

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cs363

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far queue

1st January 2011, 21:04

... its funny how sometimes the third reich markings are perfectly acceptable on some things like planes, but not on others.No swastika's on that one. The issue is that they're illegal in Germany on anything including models. So a lot of model aircraft kits either don't have the swastikas included at all or they're supplied in pieces to get around the law. Real German WW2 aircraft in the UK or here have the swastika's on them but not in Germany - they're a bit sensitive about them for some reason.

far queue

1st January 2011, 21:07

A great clip of a replica Fokker DR1 with a proper rotary in it - this guy seems to know what he's doing too ...

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Kickaha

1st January 2011, 21:11

ME262 Flys again

I can't watch the video but is that an original one or one of the "new replicas" an American place was building?

far queue

1st January 2011, 21:11

Anyone else going to Omaka (http://www.classicfighters.co.nz/) at Easter to see the Mosquito and FW190?

Kickaha

1st January 2011, 21:17

Anyone else going to Omaka (http://www.classicfighters.co.nz/) at Easter to see the Mosquito and FW190?

Could be keen, you going to ride up?

cs363

1st January 2011, 21:29

I can't watch the video but is that an original one or one of the "new replicas" an American place was building?

It's one of the replicas, I think they built about 4 or 5 (they were aiming to build 5)

far queue

1st January 2011, 21:29

Could be keen, you going to ride up?Not at this stage. Last time I rode up for the day, but it was all a bit of a rush, and I've always wanted to do the gold pass thing at Omaka or Wanaka. The Mosquito and FW190 are enough of a draw card that I'm seriously looking at treating myself to a 3 day gold pass and taking the cage and the good camera gear. A day of looking through the view finder, a day of just enjoying the sights and sounds and a day in lieu for a bit of both.

nudemetalz

2nd January 2011, 10:47

I'm definitely keen on going. :)
Also planning to go to Wings Over Wairarapa in late Jan.

toycollector10

2nd January 2011, 16:58

My favourite, especially at 1.20" where the scene looks like a forward airbase anywhere in Europe circa 1945 (minus the choppers etc)

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cs363

6th January 2011, 16:34

Also planning to go to Wings Over Wairarapa in late Jan.

Cool, you riding up? I'm thinking of making the trip over for that seeing as the South Island warbirds events don't fit in the schedule.
Might see if Pussy wants to come, though I don't know if his bike will make it that far..... :lol:

Winston001

7th January 2011, 21:51

Got the broadband back and thanks guys. Goosepimples and shivers up the spine from the above. I remember watching Tim Wallace fly his Spitfire over Arrowtown just to share the joy of the thing and being mesmerised by the sight and sound. There is something truely eerie in the snarl of the Rolls Royce Merlin engine which is underscored by the sinister whistle. Does that comes from the wing tips?

Ocean1

7th January 2011, 22:10

There is something truely eerie in the snarl of the Rolls Royce Merlin engine which is underscored by the sinister whistle. Does that comes from the wing tips?

I always assumed it was the blower. It's not a Roots type one but they'd still whine like a bastard.

I do love my sound system: http://www.rrbew.co.uk/FeaturePics/MerlinSound.wav

cs363

8th January 2011, 08:04

If you look closely you can see the Dukic Performance sticker on the first one.......

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cs363

8th January 2011, 08:16

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cs363

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cs363

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cs363

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cs363

8th January 2011, 10:24

I see 'buy on the day' gate passes (1 person, 1 day) are $45.00, but only $35 if you pre buy on Ticketek............However, Ticketek then add a $5 transaction fee plus $12.25 courier so ends up being dearer!
So, cash on the day it is.... :D

If anyone needs further info on this event here's the linky: http://www.wings.org.nz/