Classic fighters at Omaka

**Genestho** · 12th April 2009, 20:06

Thanksfor the photo's, they're beauties!!!!!!

I agree Dangerous, can't beat the sound and grace of old school, I live under a flight path of sorts..
I feel blessed when I catch the stunts overhead in the Summer Evenings.
Quite often the Harvards, p51 Mustangs and Corsairs go by, they sound awesome!!!

**dangerous** · 12th April 2009, 20:10

Originally Posted by lb99

an f111 would have been nice though, how about a vampire?

I have heard them both fly, meh to the F111 but the Vampire is awesome, 1st ya through a live charg in to get it cranking and hope the plywood body holds togeather (at the least dont catch fire LOL) in the air it has a look and sound that brings a tear to ones eye... yup be good to see again

**Pussy** · 12th April 2009, 20:13

It's the Venom with the cartridge start, Dangerous
The Vampire has a starter/generator (two of them live at NP)

**chester** · 12th April 2009, 20:52

more pics

**dangerous** · 12th April 2009, 20:57

Originally Posted by The Guzzi Widow

I agree Dangerous, can't beat the sound and grace of old school, I live under a flight path of sorts..
I feel blessed when I catch the stunts overhead in the Summer Evenings.
Quite often the Harvards, p51 Mustangs and Corsairs go by, they sound awesome!!!

Same.. weell I did, Wigram was shut down last month

so no more free airshows in the w/e's

Originally Posted by Pussy

It's the Venom with the cartridge start, Dangerous
The Vampire has a starter/generator (two of them live at NP)

ahh well there ya go aye, I thought the only differance was the venom was navy born

**mikeey01** · 14th April 2009, 06:08

Didn't go to this one either. two in a row I've missed

Re the Vamps though... Interesting watching a vamp and a wet start...... run like hell if no one has sat on the tail plane to empty the gas out

This is an ex kiwi one

**dangerous** · 14th April 2009, 06:36

Originally Posted by mikeey01

Didn't go to this one either. two in a row I've missed

Re the Vamps though... Interesting watching a vamp and a wet start...... run like hell if no one has sat on the tail plane to empty the gas out

farking wicked sound those engines make, like no other jet aye... The Goblin jet was a centrifugal compressor design, as against the axial flow compressors of later jet engine designs, the noise of the air undergoing compression, is why the Vampire sounds like it does.

**Okey Dokey** · 14th April 2009, 09:28

Thanks for putting the pictures up. I was there a few years ago and I loved every minute of the show, but I must admit my heart was with the old biplanes & triplanes. I'm a sucker for those oldies.

**Paulo** · 14th April 2009, 09:47

Here's a couple a mate of mine took. It was a great weekend, Planes, classic cars and some bloody nice Guzzi's. (all my photo's are shot on film so wont I get them back from the lab for a bit)

**marty** · 14th April 2009, 13:36

here's a jet for you:

**SPman** · 14th April 2009, 14:32

Was there one of the BE2's flying??

**scootnz** · 14th April 2009, 14:44

Charming...we rode from all over New Zealand with just a few weeks notice to ride out of the Bristol...and we outnumbered the motorcycles.

Originally Posted by lb99

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

**Maha** · 14th April 2009, 15:07

Theres three Harvards doing a few laps up this way at the moment....guess they are from Whenuapai.

**R6_kid:Me** · 14th April 2009, 15:16

Originally Posted by Maha

Theres three Harvards doing a few laps up this way at the moment....guess they are from Whenuapai.

More like North Shore/Ardmore

Originally Posted by mikeey01

Re the Vamps though... Interesting watching a vamp and a wet start...... run like hell if no one has sat on the tail plane to empty the gas out

My friends father has one in the garage up at Dairy Flat. Zero hours on the airframe and minimal time on the wings/tail booms etc. He is a turbine specialist and is going through the process of completely stripping and rebuilding the engine at the moment. It's a single seater, ex swiss air force. I think they are aiming to have it done and ready to fly within 10 years.