Author Topic: Hunter down (Read 855 times)

nuchpatrick · « **Reply #15 on:** July 24, 2003, 07:21:03 AM »

Watch out for the 104.. it's a flying brick..

Replicant · « **Reply #16 on:** July 24, 2003, 10:52:09 AM »

Apparentely someone has gone and registered a Harrier GR.3 so maybe this will end up down in S.Africa too?

I used to love the Lightning, although I think I'd pick the Buccaneer purely for its low-level superiority over virtually any current fighter. It was faster than a Phantom at low-level whilst carrying the same bomb load.

LePaul · « **Reply #17 on:** July 24, 2003, 11:15:09 AM »

Woohoo

I had a friend who owned a F-104...he had a just to trade it for a WW2 bird, unsure what. If you can afford to FUEL, FLY and MAINTAIN one...all the power to you! I'd love to, but the lottery hasn't been so kind to me....

There's a cool school you can go to...Jet Warbird Center...oh, I'd love to spend a few weeks there....

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Dnil · « **Reply #18 on:** July 24, 2003, 01:11:44 PM »

When did Collings decide to stop with the F-4? This was the group I was a part of when I was in Houston. I know they have an TA-4 waiting in the boneyard also. I haven't heard of this.

Dowding · « **Reply #19 on:** July 24, 2003, 01:14:49 PM »

Nexx - it's hard to believe we had full size carriers packed with Phantoms and Buccaneers. That was a formidable fighting force.

Replicant · « **Reply #20 on:** July 24, 2003, 02:09:23 PM »

Dowding, thought you might like this, scanned in from Flypast:

I think it was only HMS Ark Royal that had both the Phantom and Buccaneer; the others just had Buccs and Gannets. The Navy also had Hunters, not sure if they used them off carriers though.

gofaster · « **Reply #21 on:** July 24, 2003, 02:15:23 PM »

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Originally posted by Replicant
Apparentely someone has gone and registered a Harrier GR.3 so maybe this will end up down in S.Africa too?

What's that thing poking out the back? Some sort of air brake? Kinda looks like the plane had a severe lower bowel hernia.

Dowding · « **Reply #22 on:** July 24, 2003, 02:22:57 PM »

I also saw it in Flypast Nexx, but its always good to see it again.

Those were the days.

gofaster - lol - yes that's the air-brake.

Jack55 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 24, 2003, 02:30:36 PM »

The Hunter is a fine looking airplane. I don't believe that I've ever seen one before.

midnight Target · « **Reply #24 on:** July 24, 2003, 02:34:07 PM »

There were a couple of Hunters at the Chino Air Show.

this one..

and this one....

nuchpatrick · « **Reply #25 on:** July 24, 2003, 03:20:24 PM »

I would never want to fly in a L-29... That plane is very touchy..and gives old warbirds a bad rep for re-tried military a/c.

Replicant · « **Reply #26 on:** July 24, 2003, 04:12:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Jack55
The Hunter is a fine looking airplane. I don't believe that I've ever seen one before.

Apart from its looks, one of the best things about the Hunter is its distinctive 'blue note' that only the Mk6 and Mk9 versions can generate. There's four cannon muzzle recesses under the nose and when the air rushes over the muzzles at around 500-600mph it generates the most amazing 'blue note' that can be heard for miles.