The What is it? Game

[Airframes]

In that case it's a big, four engined thing with props !!
Shot in the dark here - Martin Mars ?

 

[Smoke]

Airbus A400?

 

[Airframes]

Not with props - unless they've modified it !

 

[Geedee]

Not a Mars

It had links with Airbus in the past....there...thats given the game away !

 

[norab]

Constellation ?

 

[Airframes]

Ah ha! The Guppy thingy, which used to fly into Manchester. Or that big French version, name I can't remember.

 

[Geedee]

Ah ha! The Guppy thingy, which used to fly into Manchester. Or that big French version, name I can't remember.

I'll give you that one Terry, it is indeed the Super Guppy at Bruntingthorpe

 

[vikingBerserker]

Man, that's one hanking big aircraft.

 

[Geedee]

Man, that's one hanking big aircraft.

You should look inside the main 'hold'...absolutely bl**dy enormous !. Tried taking a piccie but the darkness just swallowed up completely, the camera flash !

 

[Airframes]

Ah, that darkness is quite fast too ! Oops, wrong thread!
I'd wondered where that thing went when it retired. I used to see it about every four weeks, and when it flew past my house, I knew I was in for a delay on the M56. The Airbus wings came from Chester, and were loaded at Manchester, and the 'Abnormal Load' convoy was rather slow, causing tail-backs for bl**dy miles !
Anyway, back soon with something suitable.

 

[Airframes]

Here you go, try this one.

 

[Geedee]

It's not a prop jobbie then ?

Howzabout an English Electric 'Frightening' ?

 

[Airframes]

Nope, not the 'Hotship' or Supersonic Fridge.

 

[Geedee]

I've got to say Tornado !. No idea why...cant put my finger on why its that A/C.....just summat about the overall shape of the cone.

Yup.... I know ....wrong !

 

[Smoke]

F-4 Phantom II?

 

[Airframes]

Hey Gary, you're right - it's wrong!
Not a Tornado or Phantom.

 

[Geedee]

After getting around the outside of a very cheeky bottle of Cypriot white wine, I'm gonna change my mind and say its a Buccaneer !

 

[Airframes]

It is indeed, the Buccaneer S1, the early model with Gyron Junior engines, at Newark. You knew that didn't you?

 

[Geedee]

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You knew that didn't you?

Nope...pure guesswork....said I recognised that cone.

That is a beaut atmospheric shot :thumbleft. You should put a watermark on that one mate, its a corker !

Ok chaps... I'm orf to bed....need the beauty sleep dontchya know !... so I'll leave you with this little teaser...

 

[Airframes]

Er ...RMS Titanic !