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Post by ErrolC on Feb 12, 2019 20:48:55 GMT 12
Don't forget your camera Errol! No chance of that, I just need to cram a couple of T-shirts plus smalls into my camera bag and I'm packed! Tossing up whether to include a little laptop so I can take photo backups. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 12, 2019 21:36:46 GMT 12
I am the one who forgot to take a camera to an airshow, Baz  |
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Post by tbf25o4 on Feb 13, 2019 9:58:26 GMT 12
I trust that all that are going to the airshow have their passports at hand as I see in the TV advert, there is a shot of the aircraft at Reno scooting across the desert. Is a teleporter available
to transport the crowds to the USA for that segment?
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Post by Brett on Feb 13, 2019 13:38:46 GMT 12
B-52 to do a flyby. From StuffThe B-52 will perform a flypast Hood Aerodrome on Saturday, February 23 opening the day's proceedings at 2pm. Due to its weight it is unable to land at Hood Aerodrome runway. It won't land in NZ, as it is just enroute to Avalon. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 13, 2019 13:43:04 GMT 12
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Post by joey05 on Feb 13, 2019 13:58:57 GMT 12
Wow awesome
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Post by ErrolC on Feb 13, 2019 14:11:13 GMT 12
Well done team!
I haven't seen one of those since being in the UK in the late '90s.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Feb 13, 2019 16:24:04 GMT 12
Well done team! I haven't seen one of those since being in the UK in the late '90s. Well done team! I haven't seen one of those... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2019 16:56:37 GMT 12
I'll be struggling to get an earlier start for work that day so I can get a decent night's sleep before driving down for Sunday's show, let alone get the day off so I can attend on Saturday and see the big TVAL show and, more significantly, this. I mentioned it in passing to the boss while sorting out an earlier shift and she said the roster wasn't looking good and I'd probably not be able to get the whole day.
Damn.
Great news for all those who are going on Saturday, though! I'm very jealous!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 13, 2019 18:16:12 GMT 12
Do you have night court Zac?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 13, 2019 18:24:53 GMT 12
13 February 2019 New Zealand Debut of B-52 Stratofortress at Wings 20th Anniversary Air FestivalWings over Wairarapa Air Festival organisers have announced that a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress will make its New Zealand debut at their Air Festival being held next week. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber, designed and built by Boeing. It has been operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) since the 1950s. The plane has a typical combat range of more than 14,080km without aerial re-fuelling. Wings Chair, Bob Francis, says this is a very rare chance to see a military aircraft of this size and significance in New Zealand. “If you want power, noise, the ground shaking type of experience, then the B-52 will give that to you in spades.” “We’ve had excellent support from the United States Embassy over several months, enabling us to get the B-52 to our Air Festival.” “They’ll travel over 8,000 miles from Guam to be with us.” United States Ambassador to New Zealand Scott Brown says the U.S. is happy to help. “When we got this request from the local organisers, the Embassy was happy to do all that we could to facilitate. The plane’s participation means the crew is flying a considerable distance out of their way but it has been our pleasure to contribute and build on the airshow’s past successes.” The B-52 will perform a fly past Hood Aerodrome on Saturday 23 February at 2pm. Because of its weight it is unable to land at the Hood Aerodrome runway. Immediately after the fly past it will head off to the Avalon Air Show in Australia and it will not land in New Zealand. Beginning with the successful contract bid in June 1946, the B-52 design evolved from a straight wing aircraft powered by six turboprop engines to the final prototype YB-52 with eight turbojet engines and swept wings. The aircraft made its maiden flight in April 1952. Built to carry weapons for Cold War era deterrence missions, the B-52 Stratofortress replaced the Convair B-36. The bomber is capable of carrying up to 32,000kg of weapons. A veteran of several wars, most notably Vietnam, the B-52 has dropped only conventional munitions in combat. The B-52 has been in active service with the USAF since 1955. As of December 2015, 58 were in active service with 18 in reserve. The bombers flew under the Strategic Air Command (SAC) until it was disestablished in 1992 and its aircraft absorbed into the Air Combat Command (ACC). In 2010 all B-52s were transferred from the ACC to the newly created Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). Superior performance at high subsonic speeds and relatively low operating costs have kept the B-52 in service despite the advent of later, more advanced aircraft, including the cancelled Mach 3 B-70 Valkyrie, the variable-geometry B-1 Lancer, and the stealth B-2 Spirit. The B-52 completed 60 years of continuous service with its original operator in 2015. After being upgraded between 2013 and 2015, it is expected to serve into the 2050s, an extraordinary 100 years of operational service. Tickets for Wings Over Wairarapa’s 20th Anniversary Air Festival can still be purchased at ticketdirect.co.nz.  ENDS |
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Post by ErrolC on Feb 13, 2019 19:56:05 GMT 12
Given the US heavy metal that has been to NZ while it has been in service, it's mildly surprising that none made it down here to show the flag previously.
I like how the media release never uses the work 'nuclear', despite that being their reason for existence.
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Post by jamo on Feb 13, 2019 20:26:53 GMT 12
They have dropped plenty of iron bombs over the last 60 years
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Post by Peter Lewis on Feb 13, 2019 21:06:03 GMT 12
I have only seen the one in the Darwin museum.
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Post by suthg on Feb 13, 2019 23:06:22 GMT 12
Yes it will be great to see - I have seen the one at Duxford but that is all. I hope they fly over at 500ft!
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Post by TS on Feb 14, 2019 7:51:13 GMT 12
Yes it would be great to see that's for sure!!! Some how I don't think she will come through at 500ft??( would be awesome). Maybe circuit height or higher me thinks.  |
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Post by conman on Feb 14, 2019 10:28:16 GMT 12
I think the standard air show routine is to come in pretty low maybe 250ft or so with gear and flaps down and fairly slow, hopefully they follow that up with a high speed pass before departure
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Post by delticman on Feb 14, 2019 11:21:19 GMT 12
Going by the Bi-Centennial Air Show at Richmond in 1988 you will get a run by at 800-1000feet (revised), probably to the south, turning around well south and then a northbound run and slow climb out to NW. Remember it will still have a lot of fuel on board so there wont be any thing spectacular.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 14, 2019 11:34:21 GMT 12
Someone on Facebook is claiming that a B-52 has visited NZ before. He reckons it did a similar flyover at a Taupo airshow in the 1980's before heading back to Guam. Does anyone have any knowledge of this? Or is it nonsense?
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Post by errolmartyn on Feb 14, 2019 13:05:17 GMT 12
Going by the Bi-Centennial Air Show at Richmond in 1988 you will get a run by at 800-1000feet (revised), probably to the south, turning around well south and then a northbound run and slow climb out to NW. Remember it will still have a lot of fuel on board so there wont be any thing spectacular. I saw it 'perform' at Richmond in 1988 - about as exciting as watching paint dry! Errol |
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