RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted May 8, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Metr0Land said: A bit more here (the terrain looks very similar to t-b-g's photo): http://www.worldofindie.co.uk/?tag=raf-kai-tak Fascinating stuff. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 3 hours ago, steve1 said: And a Vickers Vampire between them. steve Actually a de Havilland Vampire 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Yes, of course it is. No idea where I got Vickers from. steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Just discovered that there was a Vickers Vampire in WW1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Vampire 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 24 minutes ago, Jeff Smith said: Just discovered that there was a Vickers Vampire in WW1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Vampire Easily confused steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, Jeff Smith said: Just discovered that there was a Vickers Vampire in WW1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Vampire Interesting quote from that article... "After modifications to the radiator layout and wing structure and re-armed with three Lewis guns in an Eeman mounting capable of firing up at a 45° angle to engage enemy bombers from below, " Somewhat ironic that a British design preceded the Luftwaffe "Schräge Musik" by well over two decades, and that British bomber designers didn't learn from such a potential threat either. I know of the debate over the 'effectiveness or otherwise' of gun turrets on RAF WW2 bombers, but the fact is that apart from some 'local modifications' (a RCAF Squadron with Lancasters IIRC?) none of them had even a window to look underneath, never mind belly guns or ball-turret like USAAF bombers. It's an un-knowable figure how many RAF bombers fell to Schräge Musik nightfighters before the threat was realised, as it was such an effective weapon very few bombers survived the attack to return & report it. Edited May 9, 2020 by F-UnitMad 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickstart Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 12 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: Interesting quote from that article... "After modifications to the radiator layout and wing structure and re-armed with three Lewis guns in an Eeman mounting capable of firing up at a 45° angle to engage enemy bombers from below, " Somewhat ironic that a British design preceded the Luftwaffe "Schräge Musik" by well over two decades, and that British bomber designers didn't learn from such a potential threat either. Even the Hampden had a lower defensive gun position, and the Lancaster was designed with ventral armament. But this was found to be pretty useless and deleted. All the best Katy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted May 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 10, 2020 Some amazing / sobering footage here... Kev. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Parked aircraft still need to be maintained, although to a lesser level than when flying, so there is still work for maintenance staff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 There are more aircraft stored at Victorville, than when that video was posted. This is just one of a dozen or more sites in the USA, where aircraft have been parked en-mass during the pandemic. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ron Ron Ron Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) Pinal Airport in Arizona is a huge aircraft graveyard. It's also housing lots of aircraft temporarily grounded by the Covid-19 pandemic. Kansas City . Edited May 11, 2020 by Ron Ron Ron 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) Honk Kong Another location in the USA Atlanta Some from Europe Bournemouth Airport UK Edited May 11, 2020 by Ron Ron Ron 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) Glasgow Airport Stavanger, Norway Trondheim, Norway United Airlines Edited May 11, 2020 by Ron Ron Ron 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 British Airways have parked 10 of their 12 A380's at Chateauroux airport in France. This photo shows the first 6 that arrived there early last month..... 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 It’s an utter disaster for aviation . End game for the days of cheap fares 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Dubai 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 hour ago, rob D2 said: It’s an utter disaster for aviation . End game for the days of cheap fares it is a huge disaster for the commercial aviation world, but I'm not so sure about the end of cheap fares. It's widely viewed that traffic levels will not recover to pre-Covid-19 levels for a number of years, but the airlines will be very keen in attracting passengers back, as the various travel restrictions are gradually eased and removed. .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Then there are the 4 or 500 odd Boeing 737 Max aircraft that haven't even been delivered. At their peak both Boeing and Airbus were completing one single aisle aircraft (737, 320 series) every day! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 58 minutes ago, Jeff Smith said: Then there are the 4 or 500 odd Boeing 737 Max aircraft that haven't even been delivered...... 387 examples of the B737 MAX aircraft had already been delivered, when the grounding of the fleet came into effect. All of these are parked up in various locations around the world. That's in addition to a few hundred that have been made and put into storage, before being delivered to customers. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Some astonishing pictures. The airlines may recoup some of their losses at this time of extra low fuel costs; bearing in mind that fuel is bought months in advance. Hopefully they will get a chance to use some of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy100 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) On 19/04/2020 at 20:00, steve1 said: That image reminds me of my aircraft spotting days in 1960s. Spent hours at London Airport, as Heathrow was known then. I lived in Slough and then Langley and it was a trip on the no 81 LT bus, a red RT, away or, when I had a decent bike, a cycle ride. Sitting in the Queen’s Building with my sandwiches, a telescope and an air band radio was a great way of passing the time at weekends. steve I spent many a Saturday on top of the Queens Building back in 1961 - it used to take sometime to get there from North London with a Red Rover bus ticket. Edited May 11, 2020 by Bulleidboy100 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy100 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 18/04/2020 at 11:29, Metr0Land said: My first flight was Heathrow to Le Bourget with a BEA Vanguard G-APEH G-APEH Vickers Vanguard 953. Glasgow/Renfrew (GLA/EGPF) 1962 by Martin Stephen, on Flickr I "spotted" BEA Vanguard G-APEH and also G-APEI while sitting atop of the Queens Building on Saturday 5th August 1961. Nothing particularly spectacular on that Saturday, except perhaps for two Air France Super Constellations (F-BHBD and F-BHMJ) and a Seaboard & Western Super Constellation (N1007C) - those were the days. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Ohmisterporter said: Some astonishing pictures. The airlines may recoup some of their losses at this time of extra low fuel costs; bearing in mind that fuel is bought months in advance. Hopefully they will get a chance to use some 8 hours ago, Ron Ron Ron said: it is a huge disaster for the commercial aviation world, but I'm not so sure about the end of cheap fares. It's widely viewed that traffic levels will not recover to pre-Covid-19 levels for a number of years, but the airlines will be very keen in attracting passengers back, as the various travel restrictions are gradually eased and removed. .. Yes, but if you have to fly half loads to keep your “ social distance “, they either won’t bother as it’ll make a loss or prices need to go up sharply. And that’s not counting Boris way too late quarantine, which is another kick in the teeth Edited May 11, 2020 by rob D2 Double quote by accident I’m afraid 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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