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by **Trev** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 3:06 pm

The Red checkers have been practicing their routine over base quite abit lately. Here's a few photo's of them in Action

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4

Trev

by **Naki** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:37 pm

Cool shots - thanks for posting

by **Charl** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:03 pm

Naki wrote:
QUOTE (Naki @ Nov 23 2008, 05:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Cool shots - thanks for posting

I'm trying to figure out in the 3rd shot, what's going on, and how dangerous it all might be...

by **Trev** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:33 pm

Charl wrote:
QUOTE (Charl @ Nov 23 2008, 06:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm trying to figure out in the 3rd shot, what's going on, and how dangerous it all might be...

Its usually the last manuever of the show - the bomb burst or fan. Becuase the photo was taken with a long lens (300mm) it's compressed the depth of the photo and made them look all alot closer to each other than they really are.

by **Charl** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:41 pm

I know the manouevre - still worried...
Numbering from nearest to furthest away:

what did #5 do immediately after?
And did this all look like a planned execise??

EDIT: OR, is #5 actually in front? in which case, don't mind me...

by **leow5263** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:56 pm

nice! it looks like they are practicing their 2009 dispay!

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:17 am

Flightsim or Real .. would have to be the most photographed aircraft this year ! Lovely pics Trev

by **spongebob206** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:03 am

What shots,

Thank you

by **2fst4u** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 5:57 pm

Charl wrote:
QUOTE (Charl @ Nov 23 2008, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I know the manouevre - still worried...
Numbering from nearest to furthest away:

what did #5 do immediately after?
And did this all look like a planned execise??
EDIT: OR, is #5 actually in front? in which case, don't mind me...

number 5 is in the front and should be pulling up to go vertical.

from the way you have numbered them, looking downwards at the aircraft, before the manouver, they should look like this...

-4---------3---------5---------2---------1
-|-----------|----------|----------|----------|
\/----------\/---------\/---------\/---------\/
+----------------------------------------+
------------+-------------------+-------
-----------------------+------------------

(the plusses are aircraft and the numbers have arrows pointing to each one)(they are traveling down the page)

4 will do a left knife-edge
3 will turn left and upwards at a 45 degree angle
5 will go straight up
2 will turn right and upwards at a 45 degree angle
1 will do a right knife-edge

causing them all to cross over each other

(i understand that from my image, 4 and 1, 3 and 2 will collide but they are jarred more than this to prevent this)

i hope that explains your queries!

great pics btw

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