Classic fighters at Omaka

[lb99]

heres some pics of the highlights (for me) of the day









rolls-royce merlin



packard -merlin



allison vs merlin


sorry bout the crap avi's and pics, my gear aint that flash, I just went for the v-12s

[Pussy]

The Mustang sounds great with that dirty big Hamilton Standard prop on it!
Did you get a sound clip of the Corsair?

[chester]

[lb99]

The Mustang sounds great with that dirty big Hamilton Standard prop on it!
Did you get a sound clip of the Corsair?

I dont think so, for some reason I didn't think of it...

a good time had by all, some jets would have been cool though, swap em for some of those biplanes

[lb99]

nice pic of the yaks, where where you based?

[lb99]

The Mustang sounds great with that dirty big Hamilton Standard prop on it!
Did you get a sound clip of the Corsair?

i'll get one today, they sound even better from home, echoing off the hills, pic might be a bit small but sound should be ok

[SPman]

The Caribous sound......interesting. Like a combine Harvester.

[98tls]

Goodstuff,cheers for the pics,was watching sky the other day.the 20 restoration of an ME109,the only one flying in the world at this stage,beautiful.

[dangerous]

The Caribous sound......interesting. Like a combine Harvester.

yeah bloody old shitters, go the aussies

1st year i havent been, stuff ya jets the biplains are awesome nower else in the world will you see such a mass flying... and how they fly is the 8th wonder lol

[lb99]

....stuff ya jets the biplanes are awesome nower else in the world will you see such a mass flying...

you sure as hell get a bloody good look at em, dont ya.

theyre that fuggen slow

braaarp braaarp braaap, my kids call em boreplanes

motorised box kites

no joy on the corsair sound bites, but I got a good one of the neighbour screaming at her kids as it went over

[dangerous]

you sure as hell get a bloody good look at em, dont ya.

theyre that fuggen slow

braaarp braaarp braaap, my kids call em boreplanes

motorised box kites

LOL... yeah, do you know the reason they sound like that? (read below if you answer 'no' mover to next post if you answer 'yes')







they dont have throtels, speed is managed by the means of magneto's being switched on and off, they usually have 3 switchs 1 switch kills 1 mag, 1 switch kills 2 mags and the other 3 mags, ie: flick em all off and all 6 stop.

[Mully Clown]

I've heard mention of the Bristol Freighter in the news. Was it flying or just doing engine runs?

[Pussy]

no joy on the corsair sound bites, but I got a good one of the neighbour screaming at her kids as it went over

Thanks anyway!
I may very well be working in the wairarapa in the near future, based at Masterton aerodrome, so hopefully may get to hear the Corsair in person

[lb99]

they dont have throtels, speed is managed by the means of magneto's being switched on and off, they usually have 3 switchs 1 switch kills 1 mag, 1 switch kills 2 mags and the other 3 mags, ie: flick em all off and all 6 stop.

yeah I learned that to my surprise a few years ago, looks like hard work to keep a sopwith camel ticking over, not to mention the total loss castor oil lubrication.....

an f111 would have been nice though, how about a vampire?
I know where theres a heap of skyhawks parked up, maybe theyve forgotton they own em.

[lb99]

I've heard mention of the Bristol Freighter in the news. Was it flying or just doing engine runs?

just taxiing about, had a load of silly italian scooters riding in and out of it.

I was hoping for a tail up run, that would have been impressive