Martin Brundle - lucky bastard!
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Mikey G said:
And they let him take control to do a roll Jammy git, but i dont think its his first experience either by the sounds of things!
I thought he'd drop the nose, but no, just a bit of over-rotation. He certainly wasn't overawed, but it probably seems a bit gentle and slow compared to F1. I've always thought that F1 drivers and fighter pilots have a lot in common.
Yep, I knew RB was a WW2 pilot. He often used to get back seat rides when covering air shows for the BBC. I remember him flying in G-VTOL, the two seat Harrier demonstrator at the 1978 Farnborough Air Show and he also flew in the RAF Vintage Pair's De Havilland Vampire T11 whilst providing commentary over the radio.
For those interested, G-VTOL is preserved at Brooklands.
>> Edited by Eric Mc on Sunday 10th July 17:45
For those interested, G-VTOL is preserved at Brooklands.
>> Edited by Eric Mc on Sunday 10th July 17:45
Brundle has been a helicopter pilot for a number of years. Thought he seemed quite chilled until the jet was rolled inverted and the hands came up! It's quite a hard push required to fly level inverted and no matter how tight you think you have your straps done up there's still a couple of inches of upward movement out of the seat when you go upside down...
Saudi student pilot in a PC9 a few years ago had his straps loose. Instructor rolled inverted, student panicked and grabbed onto seat pan firing handle. Instructor thought they'd hit a bird with the huge bang, 200 knot wind blast and debris. Then he realised the student was no longer sitting in front...
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Saudi student pilot in a PC9 a few years ago had his straps loose. Instructor rolled inverted, student panicked and grabbed onto seat pan firing handle. Instructor thought they'd hit a bird with the huge bang, 200 knot wind blast and debris. Then he realised the student was no longer sitting in front...
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I know an instructor mate who did this in a civilian training aircraft a few years ago- the (1 kilo) fire extinguisher broke loose and went straight up through the canopy.
Raymond Baxter started flying just at the tail-end of WWII, way too late for the Battle of Britain, but he did see some combat over France. Seem to remember him mentioning that his squadron captured a German motorbike and sidecar which was then used for long-jump competitions. He did some rallying as well after the war as he got into motorsport commentating.
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Raymond Baxter started flying just at the tail-end of WWII, way too late for the Battle of Britain, but he did see some combat over France. Seem to remember him mentioning that his squadron captured a German motorbike and sidecar which was then used for long-jump competitions. He did some rallying as well after the war as he got into motorsport commentating.
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Anyone see the VE and VJ celebrations on the Beeb? They had some guy reporting from one of the B17's right over London. That would be a pretty cool ride.
On another note. Why the hell didn't I go and see that today.The flypast looked fantastic and the Lancaster dropping the poppies was a fitting finale.
On another note. Why the hell didn't I go and see that today.The flypast looked fantastic and the Lancaster dropping the poppies was a fitting finale.
The chap in the B-17 was Dan Snow, Peter Snow's son. They worked together recently on the BBC TV history series, "Battlefield Britain".
I think that the live TV broadcast from the B-17 might have been a TV first, pity it was only about 30 seconds. It would have been nice if they had referred to the second B-17, "Pink Lady", which flew alongside "Sally B".
Also, the military "expert" was a bit thin on his aviation knowledge. He mis-identified the two Avro Ansons as the expected Dakotas and then you could tell in his voice, was a bit surprised when the "real" Dakotas turned up. He also mentioned the fact that there was a Lockheed Electra in the flypast. Unless it was a very early (and rare) pre-war Lockheed 10 Electra, it looked far more like a Beech 18 to me. Finally, he kept referring to the De Havilland Dragon Rapide bi-planes as "courier" aircraft. The first few hundred DH89 Dragon Rapides were built pre-war as a small airliner. A few thousand DH89s were built during the war, not as courier aircraft, but as navigational trainers called "Dominies".
I think that the live TV broadcast from the B-17 might have been a TV first, pity it was only about 30 seconds. It would have been nice if they had referred to the second B-17, "Pink Lady", which flew alongside "Sally B".
Also, the military "expert" was a bit thin on his aviation knowledge. He mis-identified the two Avro Ansons as the expected Dakotas and then you could tell in his voice, was a bit surprised when the "real" Dakotas turned up. He also mentioned the fact that there was a Lockheed Electra in the flypast. Unless it was a very early (and rare) pre-war Lockheed 10 Electra, it looked far more like a Beech 18 to me. Finally, he kept referring to the De Havilland Dragon Rapide bi-planes as "courier" aircraft. The first few hundred DH89 Dragon Rapides were built pre-war as a small airliner. A few thousand DH89s were built during the war, not as courier aircraft, but as navigational trainers called "Dominies".
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