CHCH peeps..Mustang or Spitfire??

**Bren** · 30th November 2007, 18:18

CHCH people....is that a Mustang or Spitfire that is flying over CHCH about now?

**paturoa** · 30th November 2007, 18:22

Mustang has flat wing ends and spitty has roundy ones.

**Bren** · 30th November 2007, 18:23

I did not get a good visual on it....got outside as it went behind some trees

**pzkpfw** · 30th November 2007, 18:31

Screw you all.

I want it over here in Tawa - whatever it is.

**Swoop** · 30th November 2007, 19:34

Originally Posted by paturoa

Mustang has flat wing ends and spitty has roundy ones.

Not all the time...

**Romeo** · 30th November 2007, 19:59

It's not that bloody old Harvard that's been flying around is it? Didn't see it, but it sounded like a radial to me.

**TonyB** · 30th November 2007, 20:14

i'd say it was a Mustang. There is a Mustang that makes brief appearances every now and then. It flys into the Heathcote valley where I live at full noise and does a sweeping turn or two. FUCK it sounds awesome

**pritch** · 30th November 2007, 21:32

But you left out the UFO option.

You shouldn't even need to see the plane to tell what it was from those three options. There should be no way anyone could confuse the sound of a Harvard with that of a Spitfire.

About as similar as my SJ50 and the VFR.

**James Deuce** · 30th November 2007, 22:09

Originally Posted by paturoa

Mustang has flat wing ends and spitty has roundy ones.

Some Spitfires have squared off wing tips. Some have VERY pointed ones too.

**oldrider** · 30th November 2007, 22:12

Originally Posted by pritch008

But you left out the UFO option.

You shouldn't even need to see the plane to tell what it was from those three options. There should be no way anyone could confuse the sound of a Harvard with that of a Spitfire.

About as similar as my SJ50 and the VFR.

It may have been a Tiger 955i, they sound awesome passing at speed too!

One has been seen and heard flying around here of late.

Fantastic machines, easily confused with the sound of powerful aircraft!

Cheers (from dream world) John.

**Dave-** · 30th November 2007, 22:13

it's probably the harvard that romeo posted, they've been getting low on funds and need people to buy shares...

there's no longer any spits in the south island, there's one at ardmore in Auckland being worked on, and I don't think there's any stangs at the moment

**Bren** · 30th November 2007, 22:25

Originally Posted by Dave-

it's probably the harvard that romeo posted, they've been getting low on funds and need people to buy shares...

there's no longer any spits in the south island, there's one at ardmore in Auckland being worked on, and I don't think there's any stangs at the moment

nah mate, have seen and heard the harvards fly over on numerous occasions...they just dont have that sound that the P-51 or Spitfire have....

**Dave-** · 30th November 2007, 22:38

Originally Posted by South3rn Rid3r

nah mate, have seen and heard the harvards fly over on numerous occasions...they just dont have that sound that the P-51 or Spitfire have....

P51 then...the spitfire at wanaka was sold to the aussies in 2006

**MisterD** · 1st December 2007, 05:47

Originally Posted by Jim2

Some Spitfires have squared off wing tips. Some have VERY pointed ones too.

If you're in ChCh, the Spit on the stand / plinth thing out by the airport has clipped wing ends.

**Bren** · 1st December 2007, 07:34

Originally Posted by Dave-

P51 then...the spitfire at wanaka was sold to the aussies in 2006

Thats a bugger then eh? bloody aussies stealing everything of ours.
Incedently will be looking at going to Warbirds over Wanaka at easter....should be a good weekend!