Remarks: An immaculate participant at the 11th Great Vintage Flying Weekend. This example, still on the Hungarian register. is a four-seat, fully aerobatic utility aircraft developed from the Yak-18 primary trainer to train Aeroflot pilots. It is powered by a Vedeneyev M14P 9 cylinder radial engine.
Remarks: A participant at the 11th Great Vintage Flying Weekend, seen here is the cockpit of this Hungarian registered aircraft. Note this mix of traditional and modern instrumentation, in both English and Russian texts.
Remarks: After a day at RNAS Yeovilton in glorious November sunshine, capturing the last rays of the sun glistening off the gloss black Hawk was a real bonus. Note the efflux from the underside vent as it taxies out for a departure on runway 27.
Remarks: Seen at the 11th Great Vintage Flying Weekend, parked up on the flightline under a cloudy sky. These aircraft, which are available either ready built or as a kit, have good performance, cruising at 135kts but with a stall speed of only 32kts.
Remarks: A participant at the 11th Great Vintage Flying Weekend, seen about to depart at the end of the event. Built in 1935 and previously registered W5749.
Remarks: This aircraft was built to HAS 1 standard at Yeovil and served with 706, 819 and 814 Naval Air Squadrons. It was converted to HAS 2 standard in 1979 and served with 824 and 826 Naval Air Squadrons. After ditching into the sea in 1982 it underwent repair and was converted to AEW 2 standard spending the 1990's with 849 Naval Air Squadron, serving aboard HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal. Converted to ASaC 7 standard in 2001. First photo of this aircraft on the database.
Remarks: Seen taxying out for a sortie in the warm light of a glorious November aftrenoon. Taken at 400mm focal length, the buildings behind seem very close to the rotor blades! First photo of this aircraft on the database.
Remarks: A participant at the 11th Great Vintage Flying Weekend, seen on departure from the grass in the low, late afternoon sunshine. This is a 1959 built aircraft, previously registered N8626C.
Remarks: An example of the diminutive Tipsy Nipper, seen here in the flightline at the 11th Great Vintage Flying Weekend under heavy skies. This aircraft was built in 1960 and previously registered OO-NIF. The T.66 Tipsy Nipper light aircraft was developed in 1952 by Ernest Oscar Tips of Avions Fairey at Gosselies in Belgium. The aircraft was designed to be easy to fly, cheap to buy and cheap to maintain. The nickname "Nipper" was the nickname of Ernest Tip's first grandchild. First photo of this aircraft on the database.
Remarks: A participant at the 11th Great Vintage Flying Weekend, seen on departure from the grass in the low, late afternoon sunshine. This is a 1948 built aircraft, previously registered CF-FNM.
Remarks: Operating pleasure flights, this 1940 ex-Navy aircraft looks immaculate in the glow of the afternoon sun as it takes off with another customer.
Remarks: A participant at the 11th Great Vintage Flying Weekend, seen here awaiting its turn to depart at the end of the event. This plan built aircraft is a 60% version of
the original Fw190 design and is one of four on the British register.
Remarks: A participant at the 11th Great Vintage Flying Weekend, seen here on finals. This is a 1946 built aircraft and was previously registered N43545.
Remarks: A participant at the 11th Great Vintage Flying Weekend, seen here making corrections in the gusty conditions as it approaches touch down. The Swallow was a license-built version by the British Klemm Aeroplane Company (which later became known as the British Aircraft Manufacturing Co.) of the German Klemm L.25. A total of 135 were built. This aircraft was built in 1937 and previously registered BK894. First photo of this aircraft on the database.
Remarks: One of Thomsonfly's 11 Boeing 737-300s, seen here on short finals having emerged from the gloom of a misty September day. This 1999 built aircraft is a regular visitor to Bournemouth and was previously registered G-IGOL.
Remarks: Flight W6123 from Katowice on short finals on a misty September day. Hungarian based Wizz Air operates 13 A320 aircraft, with plans to increase its fleet to 53 in the coming 3 to 5 years.
