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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 6, 2006 22:32:27 GMT 12
Does anyone know what year the mirror formation routine was added to the Red Checkers' display? Have they always done it? Did they do it in the Harvards before the CT/4B's?
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Post by DragonflyDH90 on Apr 8, 2006 19:17:00 GMT 12
Would be rather difficult in the Harvard as they dont have inverted systems.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 8, 2006 19:32:01 GMT 12
Ah, ok. So sometime since 1974 then?
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Post by phil82 on Apr 8, 2006 19:49:22 GMT 12
To my knowledge there is no way a mirror formation could have been flown in a Harvard. It is a much, much heavier aircraft than a CT4, and couldn't fly inverted for long due to the oil supply to the engine. The RNZAF is not the first, nor the only air force to do it by the way! I seem to recall the RAF doing it with the early Jet Provost.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 8, 2006 19:56:06 GMT 12
Yes, I never thought about the lack of sustained inverted flight in the Harvard.
I know the USAF Thunderbirds team flew the mirror for a while, but they stopped after a crash or collision during this manouvre I was told. In the early 1990's the Checkers did claim a few times they were the only ones still doing the mirror, but I see the Roulettes now do it with their PC-9's.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 8, 2006 20:11:37 GMT 12
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Post by turboNZ on Apr 8, 2006 21:32:50 GMT 12
g0damm those Alpha Jets are close !!! (or appear that way !!)  |
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Post by glenn on May 6, 2006 23:53:18 GMT 12
Was fortunate enough to do this sorrt of flying in a Yak-52 awhile back. Pretty scary stuff as the Sun did blind us once causing a quick dive. I see a neat image of teh Checkers doing a Mirror in the next Australian Aviation as well.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 7, 2006 12:54:04 GMT 12
Great photo Glenn!
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Post by glenn on Jun 3, 2006 21:51:09 GMT 12
OK, It's been out awhile now so I can post it :-)  |
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Post by xr6turbo on Jun 3, 2006 22:07:32 GMT 12
Now that is a beautiful shot!!!  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 3, 2006 23:51:49 GMT 12
Fantastic shot Glenn!! Thanks for posting it.
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