The Red Arrows. 400mph and only 6 ft apart!
The Vulcan. It has only recently finished being restored, a process that took 15 years and £7m in private donations. Interesting news article about it here:
Vulcan on BBC News
Sensible warning.
Nat tried very hard to get into one of the US fighter planes but unfortunately they said they were packing up and heading back to Washington. Oh well.
Sheltering from the the rather cool English (summer) wind.
The new A380 Airbus. It might have been rather late in being completed but I think the wait is worth it. It is incredibly
maneuverable for such a huge plane. It was Nat's favourite.
Straight up.
We thought the non
existent English summer might put paid to the airshow this year but although the rain threatened and it was pretty cold it was a great show. A mixture of
military and commercial aircraft, both old and new, made for great entertainment. Highlight for Simon was the Red Arrows whilst Nat was pretty excited about the new Airbus--apparently she thinks all our future travel should be on the A380 Airbus. James and Tracy joined us for the day as well :)...James is a really plane spotter and was actively studying his souvenir programme--hehehe.
The Red Arrows. 400mph and only 6 ft apart!
The Vulcan. It has only recently finished being restored, a process that took 15 years and £7m in private donations. Interesting news article about it here: Vulcan on BBC News
Sensible warning.
Nat tried very hard to get into one of the US fighter planes but unfortunately they said they were packing up and heading back to Washington. Oh well.
Sheltering from the the rather cool English (summer) wind.
The new A380 Airbus. It might have been rather late in being completed but I think the wait is worth it. It is incredibly maneuverable for such a huge plane. It was Nat's favourite.
Straight up.
We thought the non existent English summer might put paid to the airshow this year but although the rain threatened and it was pretty cold it was a great show. A mixture of military and commercial aircraft, both old and new, made for great entertainment. Highlight for Simon was the Red Arrows whilst Nat was pretty excited about the new Airbus--apparently she thinks all our future travel should be on the A380 Airbus. James and Tracy joined us for the day as well :)...James is a really plane spotter and was actively studying his souvenir programme--hehehe.
3 comments:
And u didn't offer to help fly their machine back to the US Nat??
Are u on an airbus out to Croatia this w/e or India later? Isn't Air NZ getting one or 2?
Is plane spotting like train spotting??
YOu can tell that the magician-boy has got himself a new cam,era! What GREAT photographs these are! YOU could pick up a new careeer with shots like that. HOpe you get Croatian war remnants in the next shoot...(no pun intended!)
Ma xxx
Some fantastic photos - yet again. Interested in the restored Vulcan. The last time we saw this plane was at the opening of the new Wellington airport - around 49 years ago. It scuffed the wing on trying to land - it was short of the runway - gunned the engines and crash landed (successfully) at Ohakea.
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