Alouette3 Posted April 28, 2021 Share This ^^^^^ From your name I take it you are aligned with those machines that stay airborne because they are so ugly that even the earth rejects them .......Yip, paint stirrers DJR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted April 30, 2021 Share Touching story of a WW2 P51 pilot and his plane https://chriswoodsdirector.com/gray-eagles-documentary/?fbclid=IwAR2vpjlUi_uRjjaJvebqZbwB4sl_O5VXYOaGwzWfAQ9FOjrgg0ZiqUJKKnY Bateleur1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted May 16, 2021 Share Helicopter crashes into Vaal dam https://krugersdorpnews.co.za/lnn/1153453/helicopter-pilot-was-an-angel-among-men-says-friend/?fbclid=IwAR0aCvElK_NB5DXBHbqV_R_ib1__qxge15oCZjZPd3cNwg59_5nBuTGdslw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted May 16, 2021 Share 2 hours ago, Mojoman said: Helicopter crashes into Vaal dam https://krugersdorpnews.co.za/lnn/1153453/helicopter-pilot-was-an-angel-among-men-says-friend/?fbclid=IwAR0aCvElK_NB5DXBHbqV_R_ib1__qxge15oCZjZPd3cNwg59_5nBuTGdslw Horrible - RIP Looks like he misjudged his height, low light and calm water maybe made it difficult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spokey Posted May 16, 2021 Share 55 minutes ago, SwissVan said: Horrible - RIP Looks like he misjudged his height, low light and calm water maybe made it difficult Gosh, yes agreed, looks like a complete error in judgement......sad. SwissVan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Now this looks like some very cool technology ... SwissVan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted May 26, 2021 Share Swiss Airforce F5 crashes in the Alps this morning, video shows the pilot ejected shortly before the plane crashes. The pilot was recovered without serious injuries https://www.20min.ch/video/so-sah-der-absturz-des-kampfjets-ueber-melchsee-frutt-aus-890904871331 Bateleur1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonus Posted May 26, 2021 Share 1 hour ago, SwissVan said: Swiss Airforce F5 crashes in the Alps this morning, video shows the pilot ejected shortly before the plane crashes. The pilot was recovered without serious injuries https://www.20min.ch/video/so-sah-der-absturz-des-kampfjets-ueber-melchsee-frutt-aus-890904871331 Rough landing for the pilot! But better than staying in the plane, obvs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted June 5, 2021 Share Found this doccie quite good. Posting with it starting with the Comet landing at Jhb after its first trip, Suikerbosrand can be seen in the distance. Link to cycling so not totally off-topic. Spokey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonus Posted June 6, 2021 Share B.O.A.C stood for "Baggage On Another Continent" apparently . . . . ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Guy in Pink Posted June 10, 2021 Share On 8th April a Gripen was damaged in a crazy accident at AFB Louis Trichardt (Makhado). During a static engine test the restraining cable broke and away it went . . . The Zoutpanberger has the story, which the Defence Force finally admitted to 5 weeks after the Zoutpanberger asked for them to confirm the incident. SwissVan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted June 10, 2021 Share Came across this story on FB Setting the Flight Endurance World Record https://disciplesofflight.com/flight-endurance/?fbclid=IwAR0sc1Zs8EJuTqnht8jjgmdFpDndjt3BiKSFkBZZSoB9lmSTXKHHfJbP4WQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Guy in Pink Posted June 10, 2021 Share https://www.zoutnet.co.za/articles/news/54402/2021-06-10/air-force-finally-breaks-the-silence-over-gripen-crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted June 10, 2021 Share 2 minutes ago, The Guy in Pink said: https://www.zoutnet.co.za/articles/news/54402/2021-06-10/air-force-finally-breaks-the-silence-over-gripen-crash Oops Afterburner could snap the chains.... Actually not funny, been there and done something similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted June 10, 2021 Share Came back to work last week after a short holiday and saw this "low flying" PC9 close to the airfield DJR and Long Wheel Base 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Guy in Pink Posted June 10, 2021 Share 1 minute ago, SwissVan said: Oops Afterburner could snap the chains.... Actually not funny, been there and done something similar Far more likely that the restraint has not been load tested since the AFB opened 33 years ago. A few years ago the entire base ran on generators for over a year, as the switch gear around the base was some fancy American stuff which needed the oil levels checked annually. One switch failed afer 25years of never being checked and it started a chain reaction SwissVan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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