Omega Owners Forum

Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: alfie on 28 May 2012, 17:24:11

Title: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: alfie on 28 May 2012, 17:24:11
While vanning last weekend near Cardiff airport,a C130 was flying circuits around about us,only this one looked a little different it had what I would call like blisters just forward of the tailplane.
Never saw anything like it on a Herc before,maybe some kind of anti missile thing.
                                        Alfie,
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: ozzycat on 28 May 2012, 17:36:04
 no picys alfie  :D :D
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: djac on 28 May 2012, 17:54:31
Anything like this:

http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/berniec/images/23138/usaf-c130-hercules.jpg

or this:

http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/philip_dalglish/emptys/40243/hercules-c130.jpg
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: Varche on 28 May 2012, 17:55:22
While vanning last weekend near Cardiff airport,a C130 was flying circuits around about us,only this one looked a little different it had what I would call like blisters just forward of the tailplane.
Never saw anything like it on a Herc before,maybe some kind of anti missile thing.
                                        Alfie,

Just come back from Afghanistan maybe ;D ;D
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: Omegatoy on 28 May 2012, 18:00:11
Gunship/ mounted two 50mm cannons for ground strafing damned effective to,
called spectre i believe!!
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: RobG on 28 May 2012, 18:16:26
(http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4028/4628047385_e980439838_z.jpg)
(http://www.photohome.com/pictures/aircraft-pictures/attack/ac-130-gunship-1a.jpg)
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: alfie on 28 May 2012, 19:07:34
No nothing like any of those,I was thinking it's something newest because RAF St Athan is just down the road from Cardiff airport ,and they do a lot of mods and maintenance there.
                                                                                 Alfie
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: Rods2 on 28 May 2012, 20:05:03
Anything like this?

(http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/31459AF4_1143_EC82_2EB65E95CA36120C.jpg)
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: omegod on 28 May 2012, 20:14:57
Aparently the spectre is one terrifying piece of kit when at full chat! :o
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: Omegatoy on 28 May 2012, 20:22:10
Aparently the spectre is one terrifying piece of kit when at full chat! :o

Oh yes!!! :y
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: Entwood on 28 May 2012, 20:50:20
The small pods you describe are part of the Anti-Missile defences, fitted to most military aircraft now, not just the Herc
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: alfie on 28 May 2012, 22:17:56
Hi endwood,I think your got it there,it was I think doing touch and go's at rhoose,also saw an Hawker Hunter and Tiger Moth over the weekend,
Any body interested in vanning or camping the rally field on Porthkerry Caravan Park is ideal for plane spotting.
                                                             Alfie,
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: Entwood on 28 May 2012, 22:26:12
Hi endwood,I think your got it there,it was I think doing touch and go's at rhoose,also saw an Hawker Hunter and Tiger Moth over the weekend,
Any body interested in vanning or camping the rally field on Porthkerry Caravan Park is ideal for plane spotting.
                                                             Alfie,

I should have .. I spent 38 years flying the things, which included, for the last few years at least, operating those bits of kit when needed !!!!!!

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: Omegatoy on 29 May 2012, 17:00:54
Hi endwood,I think your got it there,it was I think doing touch and go's at rhoose,also saw an Hawker Hunter and Tiger Moth over the weekend,
Any body interested in vanning or camping the rally field on Porthkerry Caravan Park is ideal for plane spotting.
                                                             Alfie,

I should have .. I spent 38 years flying the things, which included, for the last few years at least, operating those bits of kit when needed !!!!!!

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Thats interesting!! from 74 to 78 was in 244 airportable squadron,based at Benson seemed to spend most of my life being transported all round the world in the back of hercs!!!usually ended up playing cards on the top of landrovers to pass the time!! :y
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: Entwood on 29 May 2012, 21:50:34
Hi endwood,I think your got it there,it was I think doing touch and go's at rhoose,also saw an Hawker Hunter and Tiger Moth over the weekend,
Any body interested in vanning or camping the rally field on Porthkerry Caravan Park is ideal for plane spotting.
                                                             Alfie,

I should have .. I spent 38 years flying the things, which included, for the last few years at least, operating those bits of kit when needed !!!!!!

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Thats interesting!! from 74 to 78 was in 244 airportable squadron,based at Benson seemed to spend most of my life being transported all round the world in the back of hercs!!!usually ended up playing cards on the top of landrovers to pass the time!! :y

74-78 I was a young line engineer on 47 Sqn ... so probably had you down the back at some time !!!
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: Andy B on 29 May 2012, 21:54:04
... ... so probably had you down the back at some time !!!

 :o :o :o Ooooer!  ::) ::)
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: Entwood on 29 May 2012, 22:14:19
... ... so probably had you down the back at some time !!!

 :o :o :o Ooooer!  ::) ::)

I just knew it'd be you to make the comment ....   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: feeutfo on 29 May 2012, 22:18:52
He's right though ;D
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: Andy B on 29 May 2012, 22:22:20
... ... so probably had you down the back at some time !!!

 :o :o :o Ooooer!  ::) ::)

I just knew it'd be you to make the comment ....   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: feeutfo on 30 May 2012, 00:33:39
Thanks for posting, had a bit of browse on you tube about the Ac 130 Hercules.
Bloody hell!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sALiuWg_I1k&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE46HsFKL6k&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: feeutfo on 30 May 2012, 00:44:06
...and stumbled onto this one along the way. ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAgtUTlnxLw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: Kevin Wood on 30 May 2012, 12:00:14
...and stumbled onto this one along the way. ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAgtUTlnxLw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Ahh. The Apple problem. "You're holding it wrong!". ;D
Title: Re: One for the aircraft buffs,
Post by: feeutfo on 30 May 2012, 23:04:09
...and stumbled onto this one along the way. ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAgtUTlnxLw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Ahh. The Apple problem. "You're holding it wrong!". ;D
Sons of guns, on Discovery showed the same clip. They're building a stock for the lady desret eagle owners. Only in America.