Spitfire

the kid · Post by **the kid** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 6:46 am

Tonight on ABC TV a programme for the little boys who know what Airfix means . 8.30 pm a show about the Spitfire . Personaly prefere the Mosquito but this show could be worth a look

Nothing like the roar of a big Leyland V8 .

the kid · Post by **the kid** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 6:50 am

What is a Spitfire ?

ttc · Post by **ttc** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:18 am

I liked the mustang better

Many many years ago, I was outside and a mustang and spitfire flew over together in a low formation.. that rocked

Pity the zero kicked butt on both of them

Nanna10r · Post by **Nanna10r** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:46 am

Seafury Kicked all 3 of those Butts, but took a week to turn around

Thanks Mike.
Cheers Brett

Aussie Ninja · Post by **Aussie Ninja** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:13 am

The Mustang actually used the Spitfire engine. The original Allison engine wasn't supercharged so the plane was great for ground support but useless for bomber cover. Allison started building the Rolls Royce Merlin under liscence and putting them into the B and C varients of the Mustang. The two stage supercharger ment they still kicked ass at realy high altitudes.

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:01 am

the Spitfire is such a glorious looking and sounding aircraft
so
this WWII air buff will be watching

the kid · Post by **the kid** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:01 am

There was a great scene in a movie of a few years ago , I think it was called "Empire of the Sun " about internment of a kid in a Japanese prison camp in China and a P51 zooms over the camp . Awesome . Dont remember much else about the film .

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:04 am

tanyathecheeky wrote: Pity the zero kicked butt on both of them

the Mustang was a match for the Mitsubishi Zero
....only after they stuck the Spitfire based V12 Merlin engine in it

the kid · Post by **the kid** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:04 am

Smitty wrote:the Spitfire is such a glorious looking and sounding aircraft
so
this WWII air buff will be watching

Knew you would be on this Smitty .
Gotta love the sound of that Leyland V8

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:46 am

I will be watching too...

Did I mention that getting my bike licence was actually my second option to getting my pilots licence? I figured for the price of just getting a pilot licence, I'd get a licence, bike + gear, and be able to use it every day without going completely broke, nor having to submit a flight plan...

...And I remember going to an airshow up at Atherton a few years ago, where one of the draw cards was a 747 pilots own personal Mustang. That thing was FAST and he knew how to fly it. He did a low fast pass and there is just nothing like the sound.

So yeah, I'll be watching!

MrsDuane · Post by **MrsDuane** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:40 am

Heheheh - this makes me think about that nasty nasty nasty big plane thing at the gp that flew over so fast noone saw it coming and the noise went BANG a couple seconds after the plane went past - Heheheheheheh me and duane were waiting in line at the food place and nearly shit out pants.

Kinda off topic but god dam it was funny

MickLC · Post by **MickLC** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:09 am

You guys would have loved the Veteran's Day stuff they had here a few weeks back...a Spitfire, F111, Phantom, Canberra bomber, roullettes and all sorts of other planes I know nothing about but looked and sounded awesome, all flying around Canberra for most of the day, ending up with a big twilight fireworks display that had some afterburner and dump and burn action mixed in

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:16 am

MrsDuane wrote:Heheheh - this makes me think about that nasty nasty nasty big plane thing at the gp that flew over so fast noone saw it coming and the noise went BANG a couple seconds after the plane went past - Heheheheheheh me and duane were waiting in line at the food place and nearly shit out pants.
Kinda off topic but god dam it was funny

thats an FA-18 fighter
and we (us in Bayside) get a free viewing coz it starts
its run to Albert Park about where we live...
its so low over our place, we even have had a wave
back from the pilot

the only problem here is....all the burglar/car alarms go off
it also sets off all the dogs too, so bloody noisy!

cheers

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:19 am

Mick C wrote:You guys would have loved the Veteran's Day stuff they had here a few weeks back...a Spitfire, F111, Phantom, Canberra bomber, roullettes and all sorts of other planes I know nothing about but looked and sounded awesome, all flying around Canberra for most of the day, ending up with a big twilight fireworks display that had some afterburner and dump and burn action mixed in

I love the airshow when its on down here
and as I live under the air corridor between Avalon
and Moorabbin airports, we get lots of free viewing too

there is also a bloke at Moorabbin who has a Mustang and
over the finer weather months, he gives it a bit of stick
most Sundays...its awesome

MrsDuane · Post by **MrsDuane** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:21 am

Smitty wrote:
MrsDuane wrote:Heheheh - this makes me think about that nasty nasty nasty big plane thing at the gp that flew over so fast noone saw it coming and the noise went BANG a couple seconds after the plane went past - Heheheheheheh me and duane were waiting in line at the food place and nearly shit out pants.
Kinda off topic but god dam it was funny
thats an FA-18 fighter
and we (us in Bayside) get a free viewing coz it starts
its run to Albert Park about where we live...
its so low over our place, we even have had a wave
back from the pilot
the only problem here is....all the burglar/car alarms go off
it also sets off all the dogs too, so bloody noisy!

I dead set jumped about three mtrs from the group.
Then a bird shit on duanes back hehehe

cheers