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    One for the WW2 fighter aficionado's. A very pretty and rare Bell P-63 Kingcobra. Lovely sounding engine! It's an unusual design. The V12 engine sits behind and below the pilot.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUuhLD6pQFA
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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    This thread was called 'Who Likes Planes?', but I felt obliged to change the name in order to deter jokers from arsing about with it!!
    I feel abandoned. However, it could be worse. I hear in Spain, in mainly rains on the aircraft.
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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    Grumman Bearcat! Amazing!!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XcI1RCXXJU

    Still the fastest piston engined plane ever. Just watch the power!
    Sounds nice . Mind you , I always loved the Napier Sabre in the Typhoon
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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    Grumman Bearcat! Amazing!!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XcI1RCXXJU

    Still the fastest piston engined plane ever. Just watch the power!
    The "Joker" produced a stunning flying display in a lovely Navy Bearcat at the Flying legends weekend Duxford last year or was the year before,anyway it was a great way to sign off a display
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    The Bearcat's monstrously powerful big brother, the Tigercat is incredibly aerobatic for a 'biggun'. Sounds sublime too!

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

    I've seen just about all the well known WW2 and early fifties warplanes at shows at one time or another. Just love it.

    Early jets are great too. The little Vampire is a treat to see flying.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vinyl turner View Post
    You may have guessed by the Star Wars trailer (edited version) - that I have a thing for the Vulcan.

    If you like a howling engine (well four actually) try this turned up ......

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNV4yv8N4mA

    There are plenty of other more professionally filmed sequences but this captures the 'moment' nicely.
    That is epic, I was lucky enough to see the one of the last flights it did at Southport Airshow last year.
    However I was also very lucky in that I worked at Warton for 4 years during Typhoon development, including watching him practice for the first Aerobatic display at Farnborough.. This little party trick is pretty cool:


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    I was at Warton and Samlesbury sites during that time.
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    Was thinking today after watching a TVs prog about what are the biggest gamechanger planes of all time and decided on Concorde and sr71 blackbird. Both I think are still best at what they did
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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    Was thinking today after watching a TVs prog about what are the biggest gamechanger planes of all time and decided on Concorde and sr71 blackbird. Both I think are still best at what they did
    Both were astonishing feats of engineering and I still marvel at the enormity of both achievements, but I don't think either of them changed the aviation industry significantly. Sadly, the Boeing 747 was infinitely more influential than either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    The Bearcat's monstrously powerful big brother, the Tigercat is incredibly aerobatic for a 'biggun'. Sounds sublime too!

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

    I've seen just about all the well known WW2 and early fifties warplanes at shows at one time or another. Just love it.

    Early jets are great too. The little Vampire is a treat to see flying.
    I drive past this Vampire most mornings on my way to work

    XK625 D.H.115 Vampire T.11

    Would love to see some wealthy warbird nut restore this ship to her former glory.
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