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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 21, 2007 21:39:18 GMT 12
Not counting RNZAF aircraft, which aircraft (plural) would you rate as being the most impressive on the NZ airshow circuit at the moment?
Not just warbirds either, civil stuff too. And I don't mean visiting aircraft like Svetlana, they have to be NZ based.
My top five would be:
Thunder Mustang (fast, noisy and very well flown in displays by Brian Gault, and now Simon too)
ZK-NUT - the Cadbury's purple-coloured aerobatic aircraft, amazing flown by Doug Brooker. The things he does are unreal and easily as impressive as the Russians at Wanaka
Corsair - So nice, so historic, and expertly flown by Keith Skilling, one of my true favourites
LA-9 - this has to be one of the world's greatest fighters, and sounds so good
Pitts Special - Any Pitts is nice to see but I am always impressed watching Richard Hood in the Pitts. I hope now that he's sold his he'll be able to continue displaying in someone else's
What's your top five?
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Post by Bruce on Feb 21, 2007 22:04:39 GMT 12
Hawker Hunter
Thunder Mustang
P51 Mustang
Vampire
RNZAF Herk.
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Post by mumbles on Feb 21, 2007 22:28:12 GMT 12
Current:
Hawker Hunter
Corsair
Edge
Chaika
Thunder Mustang
Not Current:
Sea Fury
Venom
Spitfire
Trojan (just for the noise)
Magister
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 21, 2007 22:38:56 GMT 12
Blast, I forgot the Hunter. That would come just above the Pitts for me.
Sam, the Trojan is still on the scene isn't it? It displayed at Tauranga last year.
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Post by lesterpk on Feb 22, 2007 6:25:31 GMT 12
You'll be seeing the Trojan at Whenuapai too Dave.
Les.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Feb 22, 2007 7:24:59 GMT 12
P51D Mustang
P40 Kittyhawk
Hawker Hunter
UH-1H Iroquois
Thunder Mustang
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Post by Citabria on Feb 22, 2007 8:25:56 GMT 12
Now I might be slightly bias..... ;D Miles Messenger DC3 DHC-4 (Well it's coming and if they can start it, the display will be good  ) That Extra was good at Masterton Thunder Mustang (look ma my hair's on fire) |
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Post by corsair67 on Feb 22, 2007 9:53:43 GMT 12
In no particular order:
Corsair
Mustang
Dakota
Tiger Moth
Harvard
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Post by xr6turbo1 on Feb 22, 2007 20:23:02 GMT 12
Interesting question: Fokker Triplane (The group that flies at Classic Fighters) LA9 Corsair DH-2 Sopwith Camel WW1 biase a bit here but I get to see a few of them and the more I see them the more they impress me.  Here is a photo of three out of five Triplanes and a good reason to visit Classic Fighters, there is nowhere else in the world you will see a site like this. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 22, 2007 20:34:59 GMT 12
As it was mentioned on the forum recently that there are two more new Triplanes on the register, is it possible we may see seven in the air together this year?
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Post by Simonjg on Feb 23, 2007 9:13:56 GMT 12
P51 D Mustang
P40 Kittyhawk
Harvard Formation team with Dakato (dual display)
Pitts (Richard Hood, snap roll on take off)
Thunder Mustang race / areobatic display
How about a Reno style race: P51 or P40 races the Thunder Mustang?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 23, 2007 11:15:55 GMT 12
Wanaka did a Reno style race with Harvrads back in 1992 I think it was, which was quite impressive. Maybe you could convince them to bring it back for the big boys toys. However insurance may not allow it.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Feb 23, 2007 15:11:07 GMT 12
Havn't been to many airshows with flying displays recently (will be at Whenuapai and Omaka) but - my top 5 currently here:
Harvard formation ( a perennial favorite)
DC-3
A well-flown Pitts
The Camel
P-51D
Not current:
merlin-powered Spitfire
merlin-powered Spitfire
merlin-powered Spitfire
merlin-powered Spitfire
griffon-powered Spitfire ;D
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Post by corsair67 on Feb 23, 2007 15:34:47 GMT 12
So Peter, you're not a fan of Spitfires at all are you? ;D
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Post by phil82 on Feb 23, 2007 15:56:30 GMT 12
I sincerely hope that this time, at Omaka at least, there is some organisation going into a meeting of minds in the beer tent on Saturday night! Let's see if we can raise it a bit with all the lies we'll tell!
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Post by mumbles on Feb 23, 2007 16:14:14 GMT 12
I mentioned the Trojan because it seems to be somewhat irregular in appearance these days, when in the early-mid nineties it was fairly common.
I had completely forgotten about the Mk XIV Spitfire. It certainly made a big impression in its short display life.
That reminds me of the Gustav that was here at the same time. It was cool, but I don't remember its display as being particularly mind blowing.
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Post by lumpy on Feb 23, 2007 22:57:50 GMT 12
Hm , no mention of the Hurricane ? I think it was Omaka 03 they had P40 , P51d , Hurricane , Spitfire , and some radials ( boomerang ? ) all airbourne at once . I was gutted when the spit nearly didnt start -- the combo was priceless !
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Post by lumpy on Feb 23, 2007 23:21:41 GMT 12
Sorry , a quiiiiick look back says current aircraft , still , more noise , seems to equal more lust . The lust can be arranged to suit . :-)
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Post by kiwi on Feb 24, 2007 8:29:05 GMT 12
A great deal depends on the pilot and what you like . I was really impressed with the Spitfire/109 displays at Wanaka by the Hanna's but was so disappointed with the way the Wildcat was displayed another year . The LA9 is great , I have always been a fan of the Spitfire but like the P51 you see them so often . I think the best in recent years was when the Poli's first appeared at Wanaka , They were just so different , and Wanaka is a world class show , absolutely outstanding .
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Post by phil82 on Feb 24, 2007 9:39:01 GMT 12
The problem with Wanaka , I feel, is that it has become a victim of its own success, and in doing so, has priced itself off the market for a lot of people, myself included! The last one worked out as equivalent cost of travelling to Sydney for a week, and I live in Lower Hutt! Market demand has driven the cost of attending up to joke points! It is actually cheaper to go to Avalon from Wellington , than to Wanaka!
I also get the distinct feeling that we've seen the very best of Wanaka, and as most of what I would consider to be the reasons for going, have been sold overseas.
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