Chairman's Rant - March 2020 (non-contagious version)

[Normb666]

Ta Griff Yes I know a 2-seater oesn't have the same elegance as a sinle-seater, but how else are you gonna share such an experience with friends? ...oh, and scare them sh*tless?

[Lancialulu]

Ta Griff Yes I know a 2-seater oesn't have the same elegance as a sinle-seater, but how else are you gonna share such an experience with friends? ...oh, and scare them sh*tless?

Especially if you can't fly! (Can you? if so apologies)

[Normb666]

Only in my dreams, Tim! Wonder how much a Spitfire goes for these days? Anyone know? Is this a possible candidate fro the next LB or Hawk model?

[Gordon Caro]

Norm,

Try this, https://www.platinumfighters.com/spitfiresm845 or this two seater which has sold https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/17254/lot/390/
or a kit spitfire https://www.spitfireclub.co.uk/
Gordon

Only in my dreams, Tim! Wonder how much a Spitfire goes for these days? Anyone know? Is this a possible candidate fro the next LB or Hawk model?

[renmure]

Spitfire... pah.

Mig 29 for the win.

I did this a few years ago. Same aircraft, same pilot as well. Got to 72,000 ft and max speed of touching 1400 mph.
Paid extra for the low level aerobatics at the end and can't remember a thing about it other than trying very hard not ...... to...... black.... outttttttttttttttttt zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Cheaper than building a kit car as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgo2GwT0y78

[Normb666]

Nooooo, that's not the idea! It's about that WW2 vibe - if you're going "jet", think Gloster Meteor or Messerschmitt Me 262. Or indeed that Horten flying wing thing they were doing. That'd have been a bit of a game-changer...you can see where the modern stuff came from...

MIG-29's cool tho. Did you get to loose those missiles at anything?

[Guy Mayers]

Ooooh - Horten Ho229 - what an amazing design! It's in the Udvar Hazy Centre! In bits awaiting restoration when Andrea & I saw it a few years back!

They also have a Donrier Pfeil that was returned to Germany a few year back and restored to flying condition, returned to the museum and put on permanent display.

And Enola Gay.

If you're ever on that side of the pond it's a must see museum - on two sites. Incredible!

Guy

[renmure]

MIG-29's cool tho. Did you get to loose those missiles at anything?

The instructions were fairly specific not to touch anything.... particularly the red lever that fired the ejector seat.

I'd like to do the Zero Gravity parabolic flight experience sometime in the future but they don't call it the Vomit Comet for nothing so I guess it could get messy.