can you identify this plane?

[R&J]

I frequently see plane flying very low along the suffolk coast, (Orford - Aldeburgh)



when it reaches Aldeburgh it climbs and turns inland.

I would be grateful for any information

many thanks

[JDMFanYo]

Looks like a spitfire..?

Or is that too obvious/easy?

Edited by JDMFanYo on Monday 19th April 16:15

[dougc]

Thats the Grace 2 seater Spitfire.

[spitfire-ian]

dougc said:

Thats the Grace 2 seater Spitfire.

Indeed, isn't / wasn't it being kept at Bentwaters which is probably why it's buzzing around that area?

[FourWheelDrift]

RandJ said:

I frequently see plane flying very low along the suffolk coast, (Orford - Aldeburgh)



when it reaches Aldeburgh it climbs and turns inland.

I would be grateful for any information

many thanks

It's bringing back Spanish holiday makers one at a time.

[Eric Mc]

Give yourself a slap around the chops for being unable to identify a Spitfire.

If there ever was a "True Brit" test (as opposed to the rather lame "Life in the UK" test), being able to spot a Spitfire would be a compulsory question.

[R&J]

Eric Mc said:

Give yourself a slap around the chops for being unable to identify a Spitfire.

If there ever was a "True Brit" test (as opposed to the rather lame "Life in the UK" test), being able to spot a Spitfire would be a compulsory question.

Chuckle........... I thought it was either a Spitfire or Hurricane but the twin cockpit was something I wasn't familiar with. It also for some reason sounds different to the Spitfires I remember from airshows.

I have heard many comments about the plane "every one is an expert" but felt here I would find the power of the PH brain.

I have visited the website http://www.ml407.co.uk/ and will be sending my money the be a "friend" to help keep this loveley machine in the air.

[Ayahuasca]

Eric Mc said:

Give yourself a slap around the chops for being unable to identify a Spitfire.

If there ever was a "True Brit" test (as opposed to the rather lame "Life in the UK" test), being able to spot a Spitfire would be a compulsory question.

this

[Simpo Two]

Even socialists haven't called the Spitfire jingoistic and warlike, and the greens haven't mentioned the emissions.





Yet.

[tank slapper]

RJ said:

It also for some reason sounds different to the Spitfires I remember from airshows.

If you listen to a Merlin engined Spitfire and a Griffon engined one, they sound quite different. The later models with a Griffon engine are noticeably more aggressive sounding than the earlier Merlin engined versions.

You can hear the difference quite clearly in this clip - the Hurricane and first Spitfire are Merlin engined, and the 2nd Spitfire is Griffon engined.

Edited by tank slapper on Monday 19th April 23:23

[Ayahuasca]

tank slapper said:

RJ said:

It also for some reason sounds different to the Spitfires I remember from airshows.

If you listen to a Merlin engined Spitfire and a Griffon engined one, they sound quite different. The later models with a Griffon engine are noticeably more aggressive sounding than the earlier Merlin engined versions.

You can hear the difference quite clearly in this clip - the Hurricane and first Spitfire are Merlin engined, and the 2nd Spitfire is Griffon engined.

Edited by tank slapper on Monday 19th April 23:23

The Merlins sound MUCH better! Where was that ? - fantastic location

[perdu]

[quote=R&J]I frequently see plane flying very low along the suffolk coast, (Orford - Aldeburgh)



when it reaches Aldeburgh it climbs and turns inland.

I would be grateful for any information

many thanks
[/quote]

fair dos

maybe not good at a/c recognition

but a damned nice photo

seems a good enough reason to sit on the beach with a friendly pint of Adnams waiting for another pass dunnit

[tank slapper]

Ayahuasca said:

Where was that ? - fantastic location

It's the cliffs above Eastbourne. You can see the Beachy Head lighthouse right at the end of the clip. It does look like a good place to view from. When I have sailed past there, there have often been paragliders flying from that cliff.

[TEKNOPUG]

Ayahuasca said:

tank slapper said:

RJ said:

It also for some reason sounds different to the Spitfires I remember from airshows.

If you listen to a Merlin engined Spitfire and a Griffon engined one, they sound quite different. The later models with a Griffon engine are noticeably more aggressive sounding than the earlier Merlin engined versions.

You can hear the difference quite clearly in this clip - the Hurricane and first Spitfire are Merlin engined, and the 2nd Spitfire is Griffon engined.

Edited by tank slapper on Monday 19th April 23:23

The Merlins sound MUCH better! Where was that ? - fantastic location

That sir, is the sound of freedom and liberty....

[Eric Mc]

I prefer Griffons.

[williamp]

Incidentally, if any of you saw that image, closed one eye and went "dagga-dagga-dagga-dagga-dagge" then please leave this Country.

[Simpo Two]

dakka-dakka-dakka if you please



(It is possibly those that did NOT go dakka-dakka-dakka that should contemplate leaving...)

Edited by Simpo Two on Wednesday 21st April 17:54

[youngsod]

Cheers for posting that link Tank Slapper, it's the first time I've heard a Griffon and aMerlin back to back and there is indeed quite a difference.

Perhaps I should slope off to Duxford next weekend...

[tank slapper]

Actually, although that video does demonstrate the difference somewhat, it doesn't capture a lot of the bass. In reality the Griffon sounds much less clattery and a lot more powerful.

Some more recordings here. All the Spitfires listed are Merlin engined, and the Seafire is Griffon engined.

Edited by tank slapper on Thursday 22 April 15:13

[Eric Mc]

The Griffon also pops and bangs a lot more when throttled back. When the BoB Memorial Flight PRXIX does his display at Farnborough, his downwind leg always takes him over our back garden - from where you can hear the engine coughing, banging and popping.