Post card from Farnborough

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Post card from Farnborough

Postby VH-WAL » Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:23 am

Hi Gang
Yesterday was a big day for me, jetlagged from flying the day before, up at 4.30, 5 trains and a bus trip got me to Farnborough at 10.00
I was intending to go into the pavilions but as aircraft were flying in and out I was content to hang around outside snapping away at most winged things.. I didn't waste pixels on stuff that didn't interest me..

here is a sampler, go to flikr by clicking on one of these pictures and have a look of some of the stuff, I'll put some more in the next few days.

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whilst the great war demo was going on with the circus dogfighting overhead and my camera in both hands up to eyelevel, I suffered a massive wardrobe failure! My trousers weighted down by pockets full of phones, coins maps tickets and water bottles dropped to arselevel as the belt buckle failed. I had lost a bit of weight getting fit for my walk and the trousers were now very loose. Anyway no-one noticed as all eyes were in the sky as I pulled 'em up and was able to effect repairs by using a bit of gear I had in my rucksack
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Re: Post card from Farnborough

Postby Wedgetail » Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:56 am

Great photos Wal, looking forward to your collection of post cards from abroad. I think a pair of braces are in order to help out with any further accidents.
Have a few pints for me while you're over there.
Cheers
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Re: Post card from Farnborough

Postby Tony P » Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:58 am

Great pics Wal. I was watching online live last night. I noticed the top of the A400M wings and thought it was condensation. Looks like paint missing?
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Re: Post card from Farnborough

Postby Graeme H » Sun Jul 20, 2014 11:58 am

Great lot of photos Wal, make sure you get a good belt replacement though, those refined English may not be able to get over such shocking displays

Tony if you look a the other photos in Wal's flicr account you will see that they are some sort of tape, and the 2 black thing sticking up on the fuselage, may possibly be cameras (or not), so maybe some sort of photo recording of airflow, maybe, well possibly, just guessing really
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Re: Post card from Farnborough

Postby wombatair » Sun Jul 20, 2014 2:57 pm

Great Pictures _ as usual --Wall. :)
Well done. Thanks.

Not every day a photographer gets the chance to show off his equipment to his admirers. :oops: :twisted: :roll:

The Grizzley's paintjob looks a lot like a bad case of peeling - but as this is not something you would want to show off to potential customers it maybe some testing being carried out - on a need to know basis. ;) I will check out a few "other sources".
An idea for weathering of my almost completed A400M. ITN :P :oops: :twisted: :roll:


Lindsay L

PS You will be pleased that the photo on page 3 of the "Sun" did not show enough to recognise the "Aussie shows all at the Show". :D :oops: :o For a moment I thought they were refering to a "N :D :D omad" .. :D
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Re: Post card from Farnborough

Postby VH-WAL » Sun Jul 20, 2014 3:47 pm

Thanks!


chucked a few more on last night
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more on flikr click on a pic to get there
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Re: Post card from Farnborough

Postby hrtpaul » Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:09 pm

Cracker pics Wally. I'm actually planning to do that D-Day Typhoon some day. Have a great rest of the trip mate :)
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Re: Post card from Farnborough

Postby Cap'n Wannabe » Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:38 pm

Geez, that Anson looks great!
Hope not too many people,were shocked by the moon coming out early.. :lol:
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Re: Post card from Farnborough

Postby RayS » Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:12 pm

Excellent stuff Wal!

Those P-8 shots of the pylons are a great ref for a future build. Pity I can't save copies :cry:
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Re: Post card from Farnborough

Postby VH-WAL » Sun Jul 20, 2014 11:29 pm

34DAF900 wrote:Excellent stuff Wal!

Those P-8 shots of the pylons are a great ref for a future build. Pity I can't save copies :cry:


Hmmm, I never restricted downloads of pics, I'll see if I can fix, anyways I'll email you full resolution pics.. I believe in sharing pics
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