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Shame it doesn't have white alloys. Not a fan of those skirts either, though I think all of the last year of QV production before the Anniversary was launched had them.

John wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 9:04 am

Pete_ wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 6:28 am

Saw the red one at Henley a couple of weeks ago. What a life

Also Henley

These two were attending the traditional boat show which was taking place over the weekend.

Funnily enough I was in Henley at the weekend by chance for my parents ruby wedding anniversary - saw the boat show and we took a boat out along the river which was fun. I did see a couple of amphicars (not the old ones below but the more recent attempts) and also an amphibious personnel carrier which was cool.

I also captured this flyover with some videography worthy of a "Beany" award. The squared off wingtips confused me and made me think it wasn't a spitfire but after some research I see that they did produced some "clipped wing" versions to improve roll performance - can anyone confirm what it was?



There were also some very unstable looking WW1 triplanes which flew uncomfortably overhead as we were eating lunch

Hard to tell from the potato footage but I’d guess Hurricane if it had more squared off wings.

On the Countach, now that I’m a few years older and hence a few years wiser my pick of the bunch is the original vanilla one before they started adding bits to it.

However if one does go for a later one with the body kit then the rear wing is still essential.

Mito Man wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 1:32 pm Hard to tell from the potato footage but I’d guess Hurricane if it had more squared off wings.

Here's a still where you can set the silhouette better.



As you'll see it doesn't have squared off wingtips - rather completely flat so it has to be a clipped wing variant. I can't see that they made clipped wing Hurricanes so I'm still thinking it was more likely this:



ETA - after more digging it also seems that these later revisions of the Spitfire ran with Griffon rather than Merlin engines which would explain why it also didn't sound quite "right".

GG. wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 1:46 pm

Mito Man wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 1:32 pm Hard to tell from the potato footage but I’d guess Hurricane if it had more squared off wings.

Here's a still where you can set the silhouette better.



As you'll see it doesn't have squared off wingtips - rather completely flat so it has to be a clipped wing variant. I can't see that they made clipped wing Hurricanes so I'm still thinking it was more likely this:



ETA - after more digging it also seems that these later revisions of the Spitfire ran with Griffon rather than Merlin engines which would explain why it also didn't sound quite "right".

Was that the one with the upgraded IMS bearings

The clipped wing version looks so wrong.

GG. wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 1:46 pm
ETA - after more digging it also seems that these later revisions of the Spitfire ran with Griffon rather than Merlin engines which would explain why it also didn't sound quite "right".

Griffon’s sound epic.

Ah yes - I remember there was a poll on this topic...

Definitely a Spit. If it wasn't for the propellor, I'd say it was EP120 http://fighter-collection.com/cft/spitfire-ep120/ which has a Merlin 55 rather than the Griffon. Without seeing the top-side of the plane, or the identifier on the side, it's going to be difficult to identify.

I’m pretty sure it was from the BBMF although they were based at Biggin Hill for the weekend.

Delphi wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:05 pm Definitely a Spit. If it wasn't for the propellor, I'd say it was EP120 http://fighter-collection.com/cft/spitfire-ep120/ which has a Merlin 55 rather than the Griffon. Without seeing the top-side of the plane, or the identifier on the side, it's going to be difficult to identify.

Amazing world we live where we have so much information to hand so readily -

As you say it was a spit and he was only 3 minutes off schedule! Could be MK356 - details below:

https://www.memorialflightclub.com/blog ... -years-old

Its says on the BBMF website that it is in desert camo trim but they have a picture of it in clipped wing form flying in formation with their lancaster:



ETA: Found it - it was TE 311 https://www.military-airshows.co.uk/teama.htm

mik wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 3:15 pm

GG. wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 1:46 pm
ETA - after more digging it also seems that these later revisions of the Spitfire ran with Griffon rather than Merlin engines which would explain why it also didn't sound quite "right".

Griffon’s sound epic.

Turns out it was a Merlin 266 - a 66 iteration built under licence by Packard and optimised for low altitude flying - not sure if those mods altered the sound.

GG. wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 5:08 pm

mik wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 3:15 pm

GG. wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 1:46 pm
ETA - after more digging it also seems that these later revisions of the Spitfire ran with Griffon rather than Merlin engines which would explain why it also didn't sound quite "right".

Griffon’s sound epic.

Turns out it was a Merlin 266 - a 66 iteration built under licence by Packard and optimised for low altitude flying - not sure if those mods altered the sound.

The Packard origins wouldn't alter the sound, but the pilot could expect a power assisted joy-stick and an electric canopy.

Saw a(n old) Puma today in town and immediately hankered after one again.

Have refused to look at any on auto trader because I expect they're all either clean+expensive or cheap sheds fit for the scrapheap.

Gloucestershire Police have a new toy. They've got a black Kia Stinger with black tints and black wheels. It sounds very nice.

Did you get a ride in it?

Jobbo wrote: ↑Thu Sep 02, 2021 7:24 pm Did you get a ride in it?

No, I remembered my trousers this time.

Along the same lines there's been an unmarked purple Cupra Leon Estate going up and own the M4 in South Wales.

A CR-Z in turquoise/blue; I've only seen white ones up till now.
XE in Doom Blue; if it was metallic it certainly didn't look it.
Two Mach-Es, one black, one red; looked ok to me from the views I got, certainly more cohesive and less contrived imo than the new Tucson.
More heard than seen, a Granturismo in pearlescent white; not loud as such but very musical

Jimmy Choo wrote: ↑Thu Sep 02, 2021 7:07 pm Gloucestershire Police have a new toy. They've got a black Kia Stinger with black tints and black wheels. It sounds very nice.

Not a police one but I spotted a Stinger with a couple of bikes on the roof yesterday.

I quite like them.