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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Nickbat on 19 July 2010, 14:29:19
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http://www.flightglobal.com/air-shows/farnborough/flying/
:y :y
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Just been past there and some big military transport herc-like aircraft was doing its' stuff.
Whatever it's following at the moment must be pretty stealthy.Either that or the cameraman has been on a tour of the hospitality tents. ::)
Kevin
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Nice thermal imaging shots! :y
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:y Great link......though sadly with somewhat amateurish camerawork. :'(
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They are going to have to go some to beat Riat on saturday.
Battle of Britain display with 4 Hurricanes, half a dozen spitfires, a few bosch and hangers on in the air at the same time.
A synchronised display with a spitfire and a typhoon.
The vulcan
The raptor
etc etc etc
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Farnborough is getting to be a purely commercial show. On the weekdays you'll see nothing but airliners and military aircraft.
There were a few interesting exhibits at the weekend last time but the display was a bit disjointed - one aircraft at a time with a beer tent sized delay in-between. ::)
Did like this bit of air cooled porn though. 8-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6HK7rOu9EE
Kevin
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They are going to have to go some to beat Riat on saturday.
Battle of Britain display with 4 Hurricanes, half a dozen spitfires, a few bosch and hangers on in the air at the same time.
A synchronised display with a spitfire and a typhoon.
The vulcan
The raptor
etc etc etc
it was good to see the 2 ME109s yesterday
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They are going to have to go some to beat Riat on saturday.
Battle of Britain display with 4 Hurricanes, half a dozen spitfires, a few bosch and hangers on in the air at the same time.
A synchronised display with a spitfire and a typhoon.
The vulcan
The raptor
etc etc etc
it was good to see the 2 ME109s yesterday
What struck me was how small they are compared to the spits
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Farnborough is getting to be a purely commercial show. On the weekdays you'll see nothing but airliners and military aircraft.
There were a few interesting exhibits at the weekend last time but the display was a bit disjointed - one aircraft at a time with a beer tent sized delay in-between. ::)
Did like this bit of air cooled porn though. 8-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6HK7rOu9EE
Kevin
I hope he had enough oil for that flight!
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Did like this bit of air cooled porn though. 8-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6HK7rOu9EE
Kevin
Lovely - what a great sound. It's always nice to see spinners catching the sun 8-) :y :y
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I hope he had enough oil for that flight!
Yes, I reckon No. 4 had got through half a pint just getting it airborne. ;D
Kevin
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They've been flying over us all day which has compounded yet another crappy day at work. Seeing the herc do a stall turn just after take-off was fun to watch though.....
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I will have a good view of the airshow on thursday - from the Swan pub right at the end of the runway!!
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I see the link will be back up again, today, starting at 13.45 :y :y
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mmmm
A400M - 14.15
C130J - 15.23 (wrong C130 but lets see what the plastic one can do !!)
F22 - 15.38 ('twas amazing at Fairford !)
787 - 16.38
Might not be gardening all afternoon .. :)
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I see what you mean about the camera work! Someone won the competition at the local primary school to do it? ;D ;D
[edit]Just saw the 787 fly over my house. I was a bit slow getting the 500mm lens on and the net curtains out of the way. It does shift!
(http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac107/Chris_H3/1.jpg)[/edit]
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mmmm
A400M - 14.15
C130J - 15.23 (wrong C130 but lets see what the plastic one can do !!)
F22 - 15.38 ('twas amazing at Fairford !)
787 - 16.38
Might not be gardening all afternoon .. :)
same the sales pitch was Totally OTT :(
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I see what you mean about the camera work! Someone won the competition at the local primary school to do it? ;D ;D
[edit]Just saw the 787 fly over my house. I was a bit slow getting the 500mm lens on and the net curtains out of the way. It does shift!
(http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac107/Chris_H3/1.jpg)[/edit]
Great shot of the 787, Chris! A beautiful plane and to see it with the two spitfires was a great moment.
With regard to the "cameraman", I believe there wasn't one! From what I gather, the equipment uses a tracking device and is mainly used in aircraft nosecones for search & rescue and surveillance work. As a result, until lock-on is achieved, it can appear as if operated by a drunk. I think the same happens in police helicopters and the like. Very jerky until target lock-on and, of course, they're are not really meant for tracking aircraft flying at 200 knots in at wildly varying distance and heading. :y
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I watched the video stream and they promised to interview the controller of the device tomorrow.
My guess is that it is joystick controlled if not auto-tracking but there were times when it appeared to switch from super-steady close-up to wild wide shot. If it can lock on then I don't know why there were so many clearly 'searching the skies' movements.
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I watched the video stream and they promised to interview the controller of the device tomorrow.
My guess is that it is joystick controlled if not auto-tracking but there were times when it appeared to switch from super-steady close-up to wild wide shot. If it can lock on then I don't know why there were so many clearly 'searching the skies' movements.
You could be right, Chris. Maybe it needs joystick control to find the target and only "locks on" then. If I miss the explanation, please let me know what they say! :y.