thunder367 Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 https://www.facebook.com/airlinerslive/videos/282252527127661 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 12 hours ago, thunder367 said: https://www.facebook.com/airlinerslive/videos/282252527127661 I worked for a year at Broughton,near Chester(UK) and used to see them quite often when they picked up the Airbus wings & took them for assembly. Impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Absolutely breathtaking! The advances in science and technology over the last 100 years is phenomenal! Just imagine. I was brought up on superheterodyne valve theory and compare that with what I have in my hand now ....but that's enough about my bionic willy .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Wow, that got up quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 1 minute ago, boydeste said: Wow, that got up quick! Are you referring to the Beluga or my bionic willy ?? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Derek Dangleberries said: Are you referring to the Beluga or my bionic willy ?? It was open ended to promote a response! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob lt Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 On the subject of big planes, the Antonov AN 225 was at Brize Norton recently. Spectators line the fence at the end of the runway when something unusual is around. On take off, it blew the airfield fence down, sending the spectators running. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 32 minutes ago, bob lt said: On the subject of big planes, the Antonov AN 225 was at Brize Norton recently. Spectators line the fence at the end of the runway when something unusual is around. On take off, it blew the airfield fence down, sending the spectators running. I flew in a Hercybird from Brize>Gander>Nassau on the way to Belize for jungle training in '75. I was a very naughty boy and broke into a Field Ambulance and kipped on one of the beds....BAD BOY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob lt Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, Derek Dangleberries said: I flew in a Hercybird from Brize>Gander>Nassau on the way to Belize for jungle training in '75. I was a very naughty boy and broke into a Field Ambulance and kipped on one of the beds....BAD BOY!!! That's an endurance test in a Herc. Not worthy of VC10 luxury then. 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 1 minute ago, bob lt said: That's an endurance test in a Herc. Not worthy of VC10 luxury then. 😁 The return journey was VC10. Unfortunately we were choppered out to Belmopan without warning then bunged on the vicky. No chance to clean our gear after patroling the border so when we arrived back at Brize and were asked to open our back packs for inspection all sorts of stuff came out and the smell was horrendous !!!!. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Derek Dangleberries said: I flew in a Hercybird from Brize>Gander>Nassau on the way to Belize for jungle training in '75. I flew on a Herc in 1979 from Sculthorpe-Lyneham-Lossiemouth-Lyneham-Akrotiri....the last two legs complete with a Phantom squadron groundcrew plus all their support equipment.Very cosy & uncomfortable.I was on a Canberra squadron towing targets for the Tombs to shoot at.Absolutely knackered by the time we got to Cyprus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freee!! Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 3 hours ago, bob lt said: On the subject of big planes, the Antonov AN 225 was at Brize Norton recently. Spectators line the fence at the end of the runway when something unusual is around. On take off, it blew the airfield fence down, sending the spectators running. Not quite that recently, but I've seen the footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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