Big bird

[andycktm]

I was washing the car at tea time (5ish) when i heard a lowish powerful
aircraft approaching. The thing was a lot lower than most aircraft and was just cruising (strange)
It was a big beast in fact it says on the web what i've just seen is the worlds largest aircraft!!!
Not bad for west yorkshire!

 

[matt]

I'm impressed. Does everyone in West Yorkshire wash their car by hand? :lol:

 

[studders]

If that's the Russian thingy then it did a fly past at one of the Biggin Hill Air Shows a few years back. Went right over my house at very low altitude; it was absolutely hugemongous. We were gobsmacked. :shock:

 

[Tony Spear]

Antonov 225?

Seen at Brize Norton on occasions. :shock:

 

[cambournepete]

The pub at the end of the runway in Farnborough has a picture of it coming in to land flyinh just over the pub.
The plane makes the pub look tiny!

Once when I was in the pub an Airbus landed and flew so low over the pub the draft from it's wings blew the outside door shut!

 

[andycktm]

Seems like its taking aid to Haiti.

 

[woodbloke]

I thought this was about Sesame St...clearly not - Rob

 

[Steve Maskery]

It didn't happen.....
S

 

[andycktm]

You've lost me there steve :?

 

[stevebuk]

no pictures..

 

[matt]

You've lost me there steve :?

Area-51... Sorry sir - I'm afraid we do not have the necessary authority to elaborate... You have nice day now.

 

[andycktm]

matt i can proberbly give you 15 years.Or at least i would hope so!

http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=20126

This ok steve?


http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=20148

This ok steve?

Doncaster is about 8 miles from me.

 

[matt]

matt i can proberbly give you 15 years.Or at least i would hope so!

:?

 

[pren]

I remember when I was doing my gliding scholarship with the Air Cadets and RAF Sealand near Chester. The Airbus beluga came within a few thousand feet of me whilst I was 900feet above the airfield on my solo flight as it was on approach to Broughton!

Scared the living bejeesus out of me! :shock: I can still remember the damned things shadow falling across my cockpit!