Aircraft Videos and Images

ElAurens · #1 05-09-2012, 12:32 AM

Very cool.

It's one of the planes I have wanted to fly in Clod since the beginning.

I have a 1/72 scale Airfix model of one that I purchased when I was in London, ahem, 40 years ago this summer.

MB_Avro_UK · #2 05-09-2012, 08:35 PM

Many thanks for posting.

NZ also is the home of Peter Jackson's WW1 aircraft creations.

He of movie fame and Dam Buster remake. And something to do with Lord of the Rings...

Has the NZ Air Force been disbanded?

Best Regards,
MB_Avro

RickRuski · #3 05-09-2012, 09:23 PM

They might as well do just that Avro, there's no fighter wing now hasn't been for a number of years since they mothballed the Skyhawks. A lot of the pilots I believe went and joined the Australian Air Force. About the only thing NZ Air Force has now is a Transport wing and maintainence unit, if the pilots want single engine flying they fly their own or pilot for someone else at air shows( apart from their red checkers display unit which I believe is also used for pilot training). Our A/F is mainly used now for transporting troops, coastal servailance, search and resque and transporting VIP's. But yes they are finally mothballing their Hewey's and getting some modern helicoptors. On the bright side we do have a couple of very good air shows, one at Wanaka and the other at Omaka (both in the South Island). Both run every 2 years, Wanaka was at Easter this year and Omaka Easter next year. Omaka is very WW1 orientated (son and I went last year and enjoyed it enough to book our accommodation again for next year) here's the web site for you to have a look at.

http://www.classicfighters.co.nz/cla...hters-news.php

WTE_Galway · #4 05-10-2012, 12:26 AM

At one stage the running joke was that the most effective fighter force in NZ was the Alpine Fighter Collection's bevy of restored Polikarpov I-16's

In reality New Zealand has no aircraft carrier and no immediate local threats requiring any sort of fighter commitment.

RickRuski · #5 05-10-2012, 01:09 AM

Your'e right there Galway, but we've got a few Spitfires a hurricane,Corsair,Yak3,P51,P40's and a collection of WW1 stuff. We can still frighten the hell out of a lot of seagulls.

WTE_Galway · #6 05-10-2012, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by RickRuski

Your'e right there Galway, but we've got a few Spitfires a hurricane,Corsair,Yak3,P51,P40's and a collection of WW1 stuff. We can still frighten the hell out of a lot of seagulls.

You guys also have two flying de Havilland Vampires.

RickRuski · #7 05-10-2012, 04:51 AM

Very true, also about 4 -SE5a's , Mosquito, Fw190. By the way the Fw190 was supposed to have flown in the 2011 Omaka Classic Fighters but had trouble practice day, It took off and we thought good it will come back across the Airfield with a high speed run shortly but no. It dissapeared into the distance and was over 30min before it came back and landed. The word was that it had landing gear problem and there was a possibility that it might have to have wheels up landing. From what the rumor was is that a relay operating the landing gear solonoid was faulty and after the pilot had called for help on the issue the relay was able to be by-passed and he got the gear down and locked. That was the end of the Fw190 display for the weekend. They have everything going sweet now and are all set for Easter 2013.

Yippee I'll be there