mutley 4,498 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 I had planned a flight from Newcastle to RAF Valley as part of my ATWC flight but decided to cut it out as I didn't want to bore you too much and stall the progress of the Challenge! Here's a selection of those shots! Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
needles 1,013 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 WOW! Joe those shots are superb mate. Good to get the rusty angel in too. The Scimitar looks like a great bit of kit. Regards B Link to post Share on other sites
Aidan 1 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Joe- You never bore us ;D Link to post Share on other sites
ehunyadi 0 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Wow... very cool plane. I had to do a little research and found out it was notorious for a number of reasons, namely that 39 of the 79 aircraft built were lost due to accidents and that it held the notorious statistic of requiring 1,000 hours of maintenance for every hour of flight. It does look a lot like the Harrier. I wonder how much of the Scimitar was the inspiration for the Harrier's airframe. Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Those intakes do look familiar E.J. The F1 was a naval fighter too, it had folding wings. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Nice shots Joe! Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now