[Shoreham Airshow - Any Takers?]

Hi chaps,

Who would be interested in going to the Shoreham Airshow this year? It's held on the 1st-2nd Sept.

I've been going for a few years now and it's rather enjoyable. However, I understand due to it's location (south coast) it may only appeal to us southerners.

The line up this year looks good (Vulcan, huzzah!):

• Panavia Tornado GR4 x 2 - XV® Squadron
  
• BAE Systems Hawk T1 - 208® Squadron, No 4FTS
  
• Shorts Tucano T1 - 72® Squadron, No 1FTS (SUNDAY ONLY)
  
• Beechcraft King Air B200 - 45® Squadron, No 3FTS
  
• Grob Tutor T1 - 115® Squadron, No 1EFTS
  
• Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Avro Lancaster B1
  
• Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Supermarine Spitfire
  
• Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Hawker Hurricane IIc
  
• RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team, No 1PTS (SATURDAY ONLY)
  

• Fairey Swordfish II - Royal Navy Historic Flight
  

• Red Devils Parachute Display Team, Parachute Regiment (SUNDAY ONLY)
  

• Avro Vulcan B.Mk.2 XH558 - Vulcan to the Sky
  
• BAC Jet Provost T5 - XW324 - Heritage Aviation
  
• Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1 - Justyn Gorman/Phoenix Flying
  
• The Red Sparrows - De Havilland Canada Chipmunk T10 x 4
  

• Supermarine Spitfire Ia P9374- Mark One Partners/ARCo
  
• Supermarine Spitfire Vb BM597- Historic Aircraft Collection
  
• Supermarine Spitfire LFIXb MH434 - Old Flying Machine Company
  
• Supermarine Spitfire IXT PV202 - Aircraft Restoration Company
  
• Hawker Hurricane XII Z5140 - Historic Aircraft Collection
  
• Hawker Hurricane IIb BE505 - Hangar 11
  
• Hispano HA1112-M1L Buchon G-BWUE - Aircraft Restoration Company
  
• Bucker Bu181 Bestmann Mk6 G-TPWX - Swanborough Farm
  
• Messerchmitt Bf108 Taifun (Nord 1002)G-ETME - Vintage Fabrics
  
• North American P-51D Mustang 44-73149 - Old Flying Machine Company
  
• North American P-51D Mustang 44-72035 - Hangar 11
  
• Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Sally-B - B-17 Preservation
  
• Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina - Plane Sailing
  
• Great War Display Team - RAF SE5a x 4
  
• Great War Display Team - Sopwith Triplane
  
• Great War Display Team - Fokker Dr1 Triplane
  
• Great War Display Team - Junkers CL1 x 2
  

• American Champion Decathlon - Justyn Gorman/Phoenix Flying
  
• The Blades - Extra 300LP x 4
  
• Breitling Wingwalkers - Boeing Stearman x 4
  
• SWIP Team - Silence SA1100 Twister x 2
  
• GliderFX - MDM-1 Fox
  
• GliderFX - Piper PA25 Pawnee
  
• TRIG Aerobatic Team - Pitts S-1D Special x 2
  
• The Matadors - Xtreme Air Sbach XA41 x 2
  
• The Redhawks - Fournier RF4D x 2
  
• The Tiger 9 - De Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth x 9
  

I probably won't commit to one day until i've got a clearer idea on the weather situation!

So, who's in?

[The Big Fat Aeroplane Video Thread!]

Not an aeroplane yet... but, a milestone for sure! Possibly the first running of a Yak 1 Klimov V12 since the war.

This engine is earmarked to power the original Yak 1 one being restored over here by the Historic Aircraft Collection/Retrotec.

Would love to hear this in the flesh!

[Care For A Ride?]

Not his best IMO. The one around the banked circuit is my fave. Number 3, I think?

Still bloody impressive though!

[Advice For My New Rig]

Thanks chaps, really appreciate the advice!

I've done another basket. It's a bit over my £700ish budget, but ooooohhhh the thought of a 27" screen

Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor £171.62

Asus P8Z68-V LX Socket 1155 Onboard graphics output 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard £89.99

Coolermaster Centurion 5 II SPECIAL EDITION Case with Red Interior - With Coolermaster 650W GX PSU £89.99

Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz CL9 1.5V Non-ECC Unbuffered £80.43

Seagate 1TB Barracuda 3.5" SATA-III Hard Drive - 7200RPM 64MB Cache £69.99 (DATA)

Seagate 500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6Gb/s Barracuda Hard Drive 7200RPM 16MB Cache £52.98 (OS/APPS)

Xenta DVI-D Dual Link Black Replacement Cable - 3 Metre £4.38

HANNS-G HL272HPB LED TFT 27" HDMI Monitor £193.76

Cart total inc vat: £753.14

[F1 Crash At Duxford (Car Not Plane!)]

Not so sure about full recovery. Poor lass has lost her right eye and has severe head and facial injuries.

[Happy 4Th July To All Our Colonial Friends]

Will Smith at his finest.

Welcome to Earth!

[Advice For My New Rig]

hmmmmmm, *dribbles at the prospect....*

[Advice For My New Rig]

So chaps, here's my updated spec!

The mobo comes with 2 sata cables and i already have a mouse/keyboard and DVD-RW drive.

Are there any components that you know have better/cheaper alternatives, or is this a decent marriage of parts?

I'm so out of the loop these days.

Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor £171.62

Asus P8Z68-V LX Socket 1155 Onboard graphics output 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard £87.99

Coolermaster Centurion 5 II SPECIAL EDITION Case with Red Interior - With Coolermaster 650W GX PSU£89.99

Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz CL9 1.5V Non-ECC Unbuffered £80.43

Crucial 64GB M4 SSD - 2.5" SATA-III - Read 500MB/s Write 95MB/s - 3 Year Warranty £58.00

Seagate 1TB Barracuda 3.5" SATA-III Hard Drive - 7200RPM 64MB Cache £69.99

LG IPS235V IPS LCD LED 23" HDMI Monitor £129.99

Xenta DVI-D Dual Link Black Replacement Cable - 3 Metre £4.38

Cart total inc vat: £692.39

It's got me a little excited that I could have a pretty darn good new rig for well under a grand.

Didn't think it was possible to be honest!

[Worlds Biggest Fart!]

[Advice For My New Rig]

Haha, fair enough!

[Advice For My New Rig]

So perhaps stick with the 2500K then?

To throw another thing out there. I feel as a current AMD user, it would be wrong of me to perhaps consider their options...

Fen has the X4 and loves it. I've just seen this, it's quite a bit cheaper than the i5, is it worth entertaining at all? http://www.ebuyer.com/186428-amd-phenom-ii-x4-965-black-edition-3-4ghz-socket-am3-6mb-l3-hdz965fbgmbox

[Advice For My New Rig]

Thanks chaps, you're awesome.

[Advice For My New Rig]

Yes Jedi, all i've ever heard is good things about the 2500K and up until now that was probably my first choice, but it's this that has got me interested:

i5 3570K for only £8 more > http://www.ebuyer.co...-bx80637i53570k

[Advice For My New Rig]

Oh yes, thanks Kev.

What do you reckon on the newer i5?

[Advice For My New Rig]

Hi chaps!

Spurred on by a great weekend at Duxford and rather missing my flying with the Dogz I am once again giving some serious thought into building a new rig.

With just 5 mins at ebuyer, i've come up with the following list as a guide to my requirements/budget.

If you guys could steer me towards better combinations of parts or better deals or any thing at all that would really help.

GFX will be courtesy of Fruitbat/Fenrir in the way of a 280 I believe, until I have some more cash to throw at a new card!

Should I go for a SSD drive for OS/applications straight off?

I see there is now a i5 3570K for only £8 more, would it be better? > http://www.ebuyer.co...-bx80637i53570k

Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor £171.62

Asus P8Z68-V LX Socket 1155 Onboard graphics output 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard £87.99

Coolermaster Silencio 550 with GX 550W PSU £102.87

Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz CL9 1.5V Non-ECC Unbuffered £80.09

Seagate 1TB Barracuda 3.5" SATA-III Hard Drive - 7200RPM 64MB Cache £62.99

Crucial 64GB M4 SSD - 2.5" SATA-III - Read 500MB/s Write 95MB/s - 3 Year Warranty £58.00

LG IPS235V IPS LCD LED 23" HDMI Monitor £134.99

HDMI Cable 1.4 Black 2 Metre £4.99

Cart total inc vat: £703.54

[Bomber Command Memorial]

This is rather moving:

http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/index.cfm?storyid=62E107DC-5056-A318-A8B9CC441221A873

Well done BBMF.

[Flying Legends 2012 Attendees]

I couldn't care less if he was French, Lebanese, Martian or Lesbian.

I just hope he learns to shut up a bit more this year!

[Flying Legends 2012 Attendees]

He was last year ����

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This is the only downside to the weekend. I really hope that he cant make it this year but fear the worst

There was a time when his commentary positively contributed to the experience.

Unfortunately that was about 5 years ago, now he loves the sound of his own voice so much we need to mic the merlins...

[P40 Found In The Sahara]

Some interesting developments on this extraordinary discovery.

It seems the more poignant and important aspect of this event, the recovery of the P-40's lost pilot is reaching a conclusion.

Although not yet officially confirmed, it is believed to have been Flight Sergeant Dennis Copping of Southend, England.

For an interesting insight into the search for this missing airman by a dedicated italian team, i suggest reading on from the following link:

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=116221&page=36

And here is the Vintage Wings of Canada's touching dedication to the aformentioned pilot on their own P-40:

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/365/language/en-CA/Hero.aspx

[Flying Legends 2012 Attendees]

Dibbs makes me drool again...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2165166/Flying-legend-returns-skies-Rare-WWII-P-47-Thunderbolt-fighter-plane-fly-Cambridgeshire.html

[Flying Legends 2012 Attendees]

She's back!

http://fighter-collection.com/cft/p-38-in-hangar/

[Flying Legends 2012 Attendees]

P-38 again - whoooooooot!!!!! :D

Flying participation announced for the 2012 Flying Legends Air Show

With only three weeks to go to this year’s Flying Legends Air Show on Saturday 30 June and Sunday 1 July, The Fighter Collection and IWM Duxford are delighted to announce some of the stunning aircraft that will be flying in this year’s extravaganza event.

Flying Legends sees the air show debut of The Fighter Collection’s Republic P-47G Thunderbolt 42-25068 ‘Snafu’, one of only two Curtiss-built examples left in the world. (See Editors Notes for a full aircraft biography).

The Sikorsky S-38 makes its UK debut at Flying Legends. An American twin-engine eight-seat amphibious aircraft, it was sometimes called ‘The Explorer’s Air Yacht’ and was Sikorsky’s first widelyproduced amphibious flying boat. In addition to serving with Pan American Airways and the United States Army, the Sikorsky S-38 was owned by numerous private individuals, including aviators Howard Hughes and Charles Lindbergh.

Making a welcome return following their debut UK air show appearance at Flying Legends last year is the Flying Bulls’ Lockheed P-38 Lighting and the Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair. The Flying Bulls’ stunning aerial performances will no doubt wow the crowds at Flying Legends.

Flying Legends is famous for presenting a unique combination of remarkable aircraft in superb aerial displays and this year is no different.

Over fifty aircraft will be participating, including two Hispano Buchon; eight Spitfires covering various marques, including two Mark One variants; three Hawker Sea Furies; three Hawk variants including the Hawk 75, the P40B and the P40F; three marques of YAK fighters; a Fiesler Storch and a Lysander. Three First World War aircraft – the Nieuport 17, Fokker DR1 and Sopwith Triplane - will fly together for the first time. The ever-popular Breitling Wingwalkers will perform as a two-ship display. And of course, there will be displays by the famous IWM Duxford-based B-17 Flying Fortress, Sally B and the PBY Catalina Miss Pick Up.

The legendary Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Supermarine Spitfire, Avro Lancaster and Hawker Hurricane will display on Saturday 30 June only, while on Sunday 1 July only the Aerostars perform stunning aerobatics.

[The Big Fat Aeroplane Video Thread!]

Textbook emergency landing in a Neptune. 2 greens and a helluva cross wind. Good work

[The Big Fat Aeroplane Video Thread!]

Another gem!

[Someone Interested]

Welcome to the Dogz! ~S~