edd_t Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Think thats known as Nose Art. that'd be the one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I'm off to Fairford on Sunday, really looking forward to it. Haven't been since I was 15. They already had one crash today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 We had a Harrier crash onto the A4260 about 5 miles away from us yesterday evening. My niece was driving along the road when it came down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprasurrey Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I work in Church Crookham which is in line with the runway. This week I saw planes do things I never thought they could! I was outside today to see a four engined fighter rocket past on full afterburner, apparently all the light fittings in the factory shook! Do any Jap tuning companies do afterburners for Soops....cos if they do, I want one:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 We had a Harrier crash onto the A4260 about 5 miles away from us yesterday evening. My niece was driving along the road when it came down. blimey, didnt see that on the news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 blimey, didnt see that on the news. See here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 i wanted to be in the RAF to fly Harrier's. damn stupid colourblindness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 me too. It was the physical exercise, the ranking system and the fact i'm a stupid idiot that did me. Had a few years in the ATC as a kid though,... which was nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I was outside today to see a four engined fighter rocket past on full afterburner.. A four engined fighter? You sure it had four engines? Can you describe it more? Sorry, I'm an aircraft junkie and know almost every fighter aircraft in the world, but don't know of any with four engines. Maybe it was a bomber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 oh.. and you guys ain't missin much. The harrier is a p.o.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 sorry Mike. Whats p.o.s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprasurrey Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 A four engined fighter? You sure it had four engines? Can you describe it more? Sorry, I'm an aircraft junkie and know almost every fighter aircraft in the world, but don't know of any with four engines. Maybe it was a bomber. Could well have been a bomber, two engines on either side, swept back wings which ended behind the tail section, grey colour all over and may have had two tailplanes. Hope this helps... didn`t get more than a few seconds to see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAngry Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Could well have been a bomber, two engines on either side, swept back wings which ended behind the tail section, grey colour all over and may have had two tailplanes. Hope this helps... didn`t get more than a few seconds to see it! Sounds Like a B1 to me? But not sure when you mention the tail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I live in Farnborough - what a PITA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAngry Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I live in Farnborough - what a PITA! It doesn't help our business much. Alot of our clients like to use Farnborough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprasurrey Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Sounds Like a B1 to me? But not sure when you mention the tail Yes, that looks like it, must have got the tail bit wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supRo Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 http://www.farnborough.com/aircraft/daily.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 oh.. and you guys ain't missin much. The harrier is a p.o.s. Did allright in the Falklands considering. Combat proven aircraft waaaay ahead of its time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Is it the only air plane that can land/take off horizontally & vertically ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 now the harrier's repacment is a work of art. The JSF VTOL, Stealth and super sonic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 now the harrier's repacment is a work of art. The JSF VTOL, Stealth and super sonic. blimey that is cool. how do they get the thrust out of the front vent? must be some serious piping going on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 blimey that is cool. how do they get the thrust out of the front vent? must be some serious piping going on! The Harrier is the only aircraft that manages to achieve true V/STOL usign only one engine. Plenty of other nations (including the French and the Russians) have managed to create credible VTOL aircraft that used serarate lift and thrust motors. Of course once you are airbourne, the lift motor is just dead weight, hence the Harrier's advantage. The front vents on the Rolls Royce Pegasus engine are pre-combustion chamber, or "cold" vents that take air straight from the compressor stage. The rear vents are after the combustion chamber. The V/STOL version of the JSF is a bit of a backward step because it uses a separate lift fan which is a mechanical affair, driven off the main engine's centre shaft via a gearbox. I don't think the lift engine burns any fuel, so its like a cold ducted fan rather than a jet engine. The rear main thrust nozzle vectors downwards to provide hot lift thrust from the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 ahhhh I see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supRo Posted July 18, 2006 Author Share Posted July 18, 2006 Bloody hell! What a plane! This thing can rotate almost on it's own axis! It can also hover in a stationary position for a few seconds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Bloody hell! What a plane! This thing can rotate almost on it's own axis! It can also hover in a stationary position for a few seconds! Saw this at Fairford on Sunday, its unbeleivable! It put the Eurofighter to shame! The pilot was apparently Russias top ace, he held the thing stationary only 600feet above the runway. Very, very noisy indeed Will post up pics once they're of the camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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