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 The Pylon King 20 May 2012
Anyone in Bristol see the Spitfire doing aerobatics over the Avon Gorge today?
A truly wonderful sight and sound.
 Bobling 20 May 2012
In reply to Formerly Known as Pylon King:

Gutted! What time? There was some other horrid plane doing circuits over the suspension bridge at about midday but certainly not a Spitfire.
 Kemics 20 May 2012
In reply to Formerly Known as Pylon King:

I don't know much about planes. But the spitfire is so iconic, I thought it had to be one?

He was quite the showboater, barrel rolls and all sorts of hair raising manoeuvres. Im sure it's not allowed but I was really hoping he was going to fly under the bridge

Made for a very nice back drop to a day's climbing. A sharp contrast in sound to the morning when the gorge was closed and it was peaceful and quite. Im thinking they should close the causeway road one sunday a month so climbers can enjoy..
In reply to Bobling:

yep. mid afternoon. At first i couldn't see it but i recognised the sound of the engine instantly
 Dave 88 20 May 2012
In reply to Formerly Known as Pylon King:

Yeah definitely a spitfire. What an awesome sight. Probably the only time I've been climbing and thought "I'd rather be doing that".
 Trangia 21 May 2012
In reply to Formerly Known as Pylon King:

I'm envious! The sounds of a Merlin or Griffon are so distinctive that unlike any other aero engine, they always get me searching the sky for the source.
In reply to Trangia:

It was really low and VERY loud!
 Skyfall 21 May 2012
In reply to Formerly Known as Pylon King:

Isn't this where, traditionally, we diverge onto Mosquitos and post various Youtube links ...

 Trangia 21 May 2012
In reply to JonC:
> (In reply to Formerly Known as Pylon King)
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> Isn't this where, traditionally, we diverge onto Mosquitos and post various Youtube links ...

Oh yeah! Let's have an orgy of aircraft nostalgia.....

 Skyfall 21 May 2012
In reply to Trangia:

It's fake but perhaps more evocative than a single plane at a display...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNJ8rIEPLOo&feature=related
 Skyfall 21 May 2012
Having said that....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EcCYA68m_w&feature=related

It's at a German display and you almost expect the guns to open up Whilst everyone misses the mosquito I don't think there's the much doubt the Spitfire was the most visually appealing aircraft ever built.
 Skyfall 21 May 2012
Having said that....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EcCYA68m_w&feature=related

It's at a German display and you almost expect the guns to open up Whilst everyone misses the mosquito I don't think there's much doubt the Spitfire was the most visually appealing aircraft ever built.
 maresia 21 May 2012
In reply to Formerly Known as Pylon King:

Yep. A fantastic sight. I felt pretty jealous of the pilot. Got a few pictures as well.
 Trangia 21 May 2012
In reply to JonC:

Yes the Griffon has a distictive sound, slightly finer, but more throaty than the Merlin. Both great though!

The Mosquito was another beautiful aeroplane - I'm not certain if they produced Griffon engined ones towards the end of the war?
 Alan Taylor 21 May 2012
In reply to Trangia: I thought that the Griffon was used in the Hornet, will have to check though.
 thermal_t 21 May 2012
In reply to Formerly Known as Pylon King: Awesome, would have loved to have seen that. I went to the Goodwood revival festival a few years ago, and the sound of the Spitfire and P-51 Mustang flying were my overwhelming memory of the day.
 Mikkel 21 May 2012
anyone going to this?
http://www.iwm.org.uk/events/flying-legends

And the Spitfire sounds nice, but still sounds like a toy plane compared to the Corsairs 18 cylinder engine ;0)

Had a crazy low flypast by a Lancaster last year at Rolls Royce's airfield in Hucknall.
pilot dive turned right on top of us
 Stefan Kruger 21 May 2012
In reply to Formerly Known as Pylon King:

There is (or used to be, at least) a Spitfire permanently based at Filton Airfield. When I was working out at Aztec West, we used to see it quite frequently flying overhead.
 owlart 21 May 2012
In reply to Mikkel:
> anyone going to this?
> http://www.iwm.org.uk/events/flying-legends

Possibly! My brother lives down the road from Duxford, so may choose that weekend to go visit - he knows all the best fields to go sit in for a good view
 Mikkel 21 May 2012
In reply to owlart: i would like to know those fields, tickets a bit high, but a friend might come over from Denmark for it
 Bobling 21 May 2012
In reply to lithos:

Nice!
In reply to Formerly Known as Pylon King: ah the Spitfire. The DB5 of the skies. So rare nowadays it must have been wonderful.
 butteredfrog 21 May 2012
In reply to owlart:

After watching the video, I am now about to spank the credit card!

Along dad, father in law, and the boy!

Thanks for that you have just cost me a fortune.
 toad 21 May 2012
In reply to Formerly Known as Pylon King: Chris Woods:

Because when I hear them merlin engines in the white days of July - it's the sound.
They sing the song of how they hung a little fascist out to dry.
Kipper 21 May 2012
In reply to JonC:
> Having said that....
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EcCYA68m_w&feature=rel...
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"3 Stuka pilots dislike this video"
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