Aviation Photography

[Moschops]

Anyone into Aircraft on here?

My wife took these in 2005 whilst on detachment to the Falklands, she was on 1435 Flight which is the resident Tornado F3 flight.

Her boss as a thank you for all her hard work arranged a backseater in an F3 and these are just a few of the pics she took.

[markymark]

Wow, nice pics there Wayne, I would love to be a passenger in a Fighter Jet!

[Hedge]

Nice. Bit of a result that.

[MAT ED30]

WOW I love em   POWER

[Moschops]

Wow, nice pics there Wayne, I would love to be a passenger in a Fighter Jet!

Me too...Sonia did arrange for me to fly with 1312 Flight in a VC10 Tanker to support the F3's on a mission, the day was nice and bright, so we walked off across the apron, the wind was quite gusty, strapped in, chocks removed and the jet spooled up, but a message  from Air Traffic reported that the winds were now gusting outside the safe operating zone for the VC10, so the trip was cancelled, was gutted as I was flying home the next day...  

Here she is.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air/Vickers-VC-10-K4/1288826/&sid=c91fa4ac8cfe4381294dfc933d9833d0

And this was less than 12 months later.... barstewardss...

http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air/Vickers-VC-10-K4/1039115/&sid=c91fa4ac8cfe4381294dfc933d9833d0

And she is amongst these in my early days in the RAF at Abingdon

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Vickers-Super-VC-10/1297313/L/&sid=75d9b70b0ed54a66c33c0640635e1f5e

[VC]

WOW...what an opportunity!

orsum shots 

i'm a huge fast jet fan, and i would give my left nut and a go on the wife for a piggyback in a GR9 

[Moschops]

WOW...what an opportunity!

orsum shots 

i'm a huge fast jet fan, and i would give my left nut and a go on the wife for a piggyback in a GR9 

   Without being picky it's a T10...lol... But hey yeah, I was green when Sonia told me, she said the boss took the jet out to sea and opened it up to over Mach 1.....

Shame the RAF is withdrawing them later this year and early next, only 12 Tornado's will remain in service until the Typhoon's are handed over.

[VC]

i wasn't referring to the tornado when i said GR9, shame they're being phased out as they're the stuff of legends

THIS is the GR9:

OH HELL YEAH

[Moschops]

i wasn't referring to the tornado when i said GR9, shame they're being phased out as they're the stuff of legends

THIS is the GR9:

OH HELL YEAH

  Yeah the GR9 is a Harrier, the 2 seater is a T10...

[VC]

i stand corrected 

now organise me a flight in one choppers 

[Moschops]

i stand corrected     

now organise me a flight in one choppers     Hmmm could be a long wait...

Now if the good lady was still at Lyneham could have got you a ride in a Hercules...

[VC]

theres a company in devon with apparently the uk's only civilian military fast jet in service, costs something like £3000 for a 20 minute flight or something 

[Moschops]

I know Thunder City in South Africa do back seaters in Lighting T5, Buccaneer and Hunters...cost is mega though.

If only me numbers came up...

[VC]

if my numbers come up i'm off to russia. £80,000.00 gets you a 3 month training course for back seating migs 

clarkeson's done it, he threw up....lots 

they take you to the edge of space..how amazing would that be, then back down to earth at stupid mental balls on fire speed 

maybe we should start a lottery syndicate 

[markymark]

That reminds me of the episode of American Chopper when Vinnie and Rick go up in MIGs and Rick is sick as a parrot!!! Vinnie's pilot is pulling over 6 G's and he is lovin it!!