Shuttleworth Evening Display 16th August - pics

Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:08 pm

Shhh don’t tell anyone but for part of the show, it was sunny!

Statics first

The Vehicle Parade

Ahh good to see someone has some respect!

Not strictly part of the parade, but the work of the Volunteer Fire Service shouldn’t go unnoticed, especially when they drive straight at you!

The Flying

Hmmmm shiny!

Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:20 pm

MOTF,

What is the Radial powered plane in the second photo? I particularly like the photo of the two bi planes with the Combine in the background. An interesting contrast in technology.

Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:57 pm

G-TWST, interesting airplane. Never heard of that one before.

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=detailnosummary&fullregmark=TWST

Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:50 pm

[quote="MattP38"]MOTF,

What is the Radial powered plane in the second photo? I particularly like the photo of the two bi planes with the Combine in the background. An interesting contrast in technology.[/quote]

Yes please, whuts it??? Inflight?

Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:52 pm

MattP38 wrote:What is the Radial powered plane in the second photo?

If I may, Nick being abed, I suspect - Percival Provost, known as a Piston Provost after the invention of the Jet Provost. PP or JP.

MattP38 wrote:I particularly like the photo of the two bi planes with the Combine in the background. An interesting contrast in technology.

One of them that biplanes is actually a monoplane - I know it looks like it should be a biplane, I agree.

In W.W.II the Lysander was known in the Observer Corps by the note: 'For the purposes of identification, there are aircraft and Lysanders...'

Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:15 pm

JDK wrote:
MattP38 wrote:What is the Radial powered plane in the second photo?

If I may, Nick being abed, I suspect - Percival Provost, known as a Piston Provost after the invention of the Jet Provost. PP or JP.

MattP38 wrote:I particularly like the photo of the two bi planes with the Combine in the background. An interesting contrast in technology.

One of them that biplanes is actually a monoplane - I know it looks like it should be a biplane, I agree.

In W.W.II the Lysander was known in the Observer Corps by the note: 'For the purposes of identification, there are aircraft and Lysanders...'

Percival Provost, very nice. D'oh!! I KNEW that was a Lizzie, but stoped paying attention while posting. Thanks.

Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:30 pm

No problem.
There was a kind of biplane Lysander...

Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:19 am

JDK is right, too much Olympic excitement and I was in bed.

Provost it is, here it is in its element.