NZFF

by **Ian Warren** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:51 pm

COLD WAR .. I 'impressed' and really enjoying the interest .. TO all , even if you see your favourite aircraft already displayed , and you have .. pleased post your own shots for all to enjoy ,

I better get to the SCOPE .. new incoming

by **chopper_nut** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:18 pm

Nice pics Charl. The Alphasim model?

by **Ian Warren** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:34 pm

On board a EchoII -Juliett -Victor or Zulu Class , Russian 'Class Missile Boat' ... SONAR .. ping ... ping ... ping ..........

NEPTUNE ..

Nice cockpit surround

Quite/Quik and lethal

The Users then , and today warbird fav !

Our OZ friends really have looked after one at HARS , and she is SUPERB !

by **chopper_nut** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:06 pm

Ok Ian, I think you take the cake for the most spectacular screenshot on this thread! That first one, WOW! I wish they would modify the model file to turn it into a tanker though.

by **Charl** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:33 am

chopper_nut wrote:
QUOTE (chopper_nut @ Oct 19 2007, 11:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nice pics Charl. The Alphasim model?

Thanks CN, no it's a Kaz Ito early one if I remember, freeware from Simviation.

Ian by now you "own" the "Turning/Burning" subthread - in 1950 they must've been really nervous of this new-fangled engine with no visible means of propulsion!.
Agree with CN - although the pose in US Navy colours really suits the bird, #6 is a great portrait.

by **Charl** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:40 am

Any-Ping-you-can-do
I-can-Ping-better

The Avro Shackleton has DNA going back to Lancaster bombers but was actually a development of the later Lincoln.

Maritime patrol, SAR, ASW, even AEW while the Nimrod programme got bogged down, Shackletons did them all, for 40 years from 1951.

Griffon engines were thirsty and maintenance-heavy. Big contra-rotating props made a noise that created high-frequency deafness in pilots

Last versions had tricycle undercarriage, sounddeadening, a galley, even sleeping quarters for those 15 hour patrols

by **Ian Warren** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:43 pm

Charl wrote:
QUOTE (Charl @ Oct 25 2007, 10:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Any-Ping-you-can-do
I-can-Ping-better

, Hey thanx CN , I look at this entire "COLD 'THREAT' - thread " ya fool

... lotta great shots

CHARL , This tail dragging Shackbat is wicked

spotting WR963 , I could see a weary Clarl at the controls , quik radio confirm and i continued on

Heading out in the SAAF MR3 .. mention off the deafness could be understood looking at this

we headed out for a short 5 hr stint ... before returning

Time to turn in

EDIT: Our own 'James Eden' is the 3dMax Modeler for 'Project Shackelton' Great model James

by **Charl** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:37 pm

'Course the SAAF was the only export customer, I couldn't find a paint anywhere.
Thanks for the pointer Ian, I'd completely forgotten this one, 3, 4 years ago?
Good one James! Some distinguished company in that project too, Rick Piper, Eric Cantu...

by **ardypilot** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:07 pm

Love that Shackleton- I downloaded the beast a while back when I couldn't find myself a decent Lancaster. I remember taking it up the west coast of Australia with the VOZ perth scenery installed on a patrol flight, its a great model.

by **chopper_nut** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:51 pm

Time to leave the ASW theme for a bit and go to something with a bit more bite.

The Hawker Hunter!

First an FGA9 flown by 208sqn in the Persian Gulf, 1968.

Now a T7 model operated by 43sqn in Aden, 1966.

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:33 pm

Another Goodie CN

, ....almost place this in Indo/pakistan(1965 and 1970).... a Cold War in that region , but hot

, maybe time for a Gnat

by **chopper_nut** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:39 pm

Yep most definatly. Your pics of the Neptune reminded my old man of a film of Neptunes hunting subs over the ice. He saw it at the AHSNZ in CHC, you know the one?

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:50 pm

chopper_nut wrote:
QUOTE (chopper_nut @ Oct 27 2007, 10:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yep most definatly. Your pics of the Neptune reminded my old man of a film of Neptunes hunting subs over the ice. He saw it at the AHSNZ in CHC, you know the one?

We had Neptunes in CHCH , based at Wigram later moved to NZCH in , operated with VX-6 , the 'AHSNZ' I have no knowledge , believe using there MAD equipment for the first mapping or to figure mag/polar. After that was the fatal Wilkes Field incident , but era belonged to the C124GlobemasterII .

EDIT : Sub hunting in the Antarctic 1957 , Movie probally more about Northern pole PV2's that period REALLY COLD WAR

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:24 pm

Charl wrote:
QUOTE (Charl @ Oct 27 2007, 12:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
'Course the SAAF was the only export customer, I couldn't find a paint anywhere.
Thanks for the pointer Ian, I'd completely forgotten this one, 3, 4 years ago?
Good one James! Some distinguished company in that project too, Rick Piper, Eric Cantu...

True Charl , An International community of designers

by **hasegawa** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:06 am

The fastest retiree...

by **Charl** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:50 am

Good counterpoint, the Hunter and Blackbird.
Different jobs to do, both beautiful in their own right.
Great pics too guys, moods suited to the aircraft.

EDIT:
Footnote to the Shackleton which I forgot:
Ian it belongs in your "Turnin' burnin' box too!
Turbojet hung on the wing of the MR3 for more Push so weakened the structure that the MR2's long outlived their younger brethren!

by **Ian Warren** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:28 pm

Within all field/areas in conflict .. COLD /WARM .. War or peace / rescue rely on a utility workhorse , such the CH-46 SeaKnight is

based on the early Boeing Vertol 107 (1958), the CH-46A enter service in 1961 , all guise's it looks great !

ITS CLAIM TO FAME IN THE COLD WAR - Swedish airforce in panic mode ..PING PING PING , PLONK .. DONG !
............ THIS DAY IN HISTORY - OCTOBER 27th 1981 - .................

This is a Russian port NO

... stink

WHISKEY ON THE ROCKS

by **hasegawa** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:35 am

Last of the many... the Nightfighter Vautour IIN

In the fifties the time for specialised Nightfighters are over. The Vautour was the last example in NATO-Service and gave some show as light Bomber in 1967 with the Hel A`Avir, the Airforce of Israel.

The show was over Reunion, a small french (and European community) Island in the Indian Ocean.

by **Ian Warren** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:01 am

Hasegawa

wicked French bomber , very unique undercarrige Brilliant Model to

by **Charl** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:31 am

hasegawa wrote:
QUOTE (hasegawa @ Oct 27 2007, 10:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Last of the many... the Nightfighter Vautour IIN

The show was over Reunion, a small french (and European community) Island in the Indian Ocean.

I just love this shot, it's soo...fifties.

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Oct 27 2007, 12:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
ITS CLAIM TO FAME IN THE COLD WAR - Swedish airforce in panic mode ..PING PING PING , PLONK .. DONG !
............ THIS DAY IN HISTORY - OCTOBER 27th 1981 - .................
This is a Russian port NO ... stink
WHISKEY ON THE ROCKS

ROFL...I've no idea what ROFL means but I've seen it used in similar context.
OK "Wingman" Warren has just upped the ante here...

NZFF

The Soviets are invading!

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