Glider
Captain
The above air display is well named as the first photo will show and it is a real photo, nothing tweaked or pasted in.
If you love aviation then this collection is a must see if you have the time. Don't expect wall to wall war machines, they have a few certainly, but the concentration is on the historical aspects of flight and keeping them flying.
The show yesterday finished at 19.00 hours and the oldest and most fragile aircraft finished after the sun had set and the moon was up.
The first photos are the the 'Edwardian' (pre WW1) and WW1 aircraft. Tomorrow I hope to post the between the wars and WW2 aircraft.
Any comment on file sizes welcome as I am still guessing on that front.
Of these aircraft, the Avro Triplane is a replica as used in the film Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, the others are all originals, with original engines.
The Bleriot almost came to grief. After it landed a gust of wind caught it under the Starboard Wing and tilted the aircraft. The Port wingtip must have been inches from the ground, but it flopped back much to everyones relief.
When the Deperdussin left the ground there was a small cheer from the regulars in the crowd, apparently it normally refuses to leave terra firma.
If you love aviation then this collection is a must see if you have the time. Don't expect wall to wall war machines, they have a few certainly, but the concentration is on the historical aspects of flight and keeping them flying.
The show yesterday finished at 19.00 hours and the oldest and most fragile aircraft finished after the sun had set and the moon was up.
The first photos are the the 'Edwardian' (pre WW1) and WW1 aircraft. Tomorrow I hope to post the between the wars and WW2 aircraft.
Any comment on file sizes welcome as I am still guessing on that front.
Of these aircraft, the Avro Triplane is a replica as used in the film Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, the others are all originals, with original engines.
The Bleriot almost came to grief. After it landed a gust of wind caught it under the Starboard Wing and tilted the aircraft. The Port wingtip must have been inches from the ground, but it flopped back much to everyones relief.
When the Deperdussin left the ground there was a small cheer from the regulars in the crowd, apparently it normally refuses to leave terra firma.
