On The Deck

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

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What's the matter Chris?

 

[Njaco]

Watch that video and shake my head at the stupidity is all.

 

[Graeme]

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Airframes]

Jeez! If that's real, it really is a case of acute anal flutter !!!

Just had a closer look. There's a wire or cable beneath the F-100. Was this some sort of ramp-launch test, maybe from the 'hangar' which was possibly designed for a ship's deck ?

 

[Capt. Vick]

I think it was for ultra short takeoff trials with a rocket motor that you can just make out...or, I could be completely wrong. I thought the Germans were interested in this type of apparatus seeing as they were on the front line of the cold war.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Here it is a bit further along. It was known as ZELL for zero length launch.

 

[Graeme]

Yep, ya got me - but it looks so good just as it leaves the shed! Almost like a real James Bond/Octopussy scenario.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Still cool though!

 

[Crimea_River]

The Sabre photo posted by Mike is real. It's in our DND archives as number PMR 76-65.

 

[Airframes]

Thanks Andy. I must admit, having noted the 'heat signature' behind the Sabre, over the wall and windows of the tower, i did think it was real. It was just what appeared to be the 'extreme nonchalance' of the guys in the background that made me wonder !

The F-100 shot now explains all - I have a colour pic of a German F-104 in a ZEL trial.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Interesting shots here guys.

 

[Crimea_River]

Our Mossie restoration team now has a You-Tube channel related to our project. Watch this one for some low passes, especially at 1:46.

 

[Wurger]

 

[michaelmaltby]

Great slice of Canada's history in the North .... tough men ... tough mission. Thank you. I remember Spartan clearly. Vampire jets that had been retired from the RCAF were used for petroleum surveys in Venezuela, IIRC

 

[Wayne Little]

Good stuff.

 

[Airframes]

Nice one Andy.

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff guys!

 

[vikingBerserker]

NICE!!!

 

[Njaco]