Wings over Illawarra

[p38arover]

A few pics from Sunday's airshow,

Aerial pics are heavily cropped. Pentax K-5 and DA* 60-250mm F4 lens

CAC Boomerang (from Temora museum), the only Australian-designed fighter from WW2.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60113&stc=1&d=1367849926

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Lockheed Hudson (from Temora museum), the only flying example in the world.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60115&stc=1&d=1367850067

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60116&stc=1&d=1367850067

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[p38arover]

RAAF Roulettes aerobatic team.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60118&stc=1&d=1367850370

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60119&stc=1&d=1367850370

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Gloster Meteor F8 (from Temora museum), the only flying single-seat Meteor in the world.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60122&stc=1&d=1367850579

[p38arover]

CAC Mustang.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60123&stc=1&d=1367850744

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60124&stc=1&d=1367850773

Army Parachutists

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60125&stc=1&d=1367850821

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Aerobatics

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60127&stc=1&d=1367850964

[p38arover]

A Wing Walker.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60128&stc=1&d=1367851063

To give you an idea of the level of cropping, here's the uncropped image of the second Boomerang pic:

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60129&stc=1&d=1367851430

[VladTepes]

Fantastic pictures Ron - well done and thanks for sharing.

That Hudson is a nice thing eh !

[101 Ron]

That little yellow aerobatic plane and pilot impressed me.
HARS just does a incredable job.
I wonder if they will ever be able to fly the F111 again.

[bobslandies]

Thanks for the photos Ron!

For those who don't know there will be another Warbirds Downunder this year on November 2:

Temora Aviation Museum :: Warbirds Downunder 2013 :: Temora Aviation Museum Aviation (http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au/warbirds_downunder_2013/index.html)

Military and other vintage vehicles are welcome to attend. Get in touch with the Museum if you want to attend and display.

Bob

[p38arover]

We noticed that all the HARS aircraft had the Australian flag on the RHS of the fin facing the wrong way, e.g., this F111. Is that normal when painted on an aircraft?

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60205&stc=1&d=1368005381

Connie (Super Constellation) - one of two remaining flying Constellations.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60206&stc=1&d=1368006009

Lockheed Neptunes. I omitted to get the ex-French Neptune you can just make out behind the blue one.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60207&stc=1&d=1368006150

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[p38arover]

Constellation cockpit.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60210&stc=1&d=1368006600

Alien!

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60211&stc=1&d=1368006620

Thumbs Up!

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60213&stc=1&d=1368006970

That must hurt!

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=60212&stc=1&d=1368006855

[brno465]

The Boomerang (Suzy Q) used to be based here in Toowoomba.
I don't think Matt Denning's web site is up any more, but his restoration of it from basically a bare frame was a great story.
Back before the David Hack meet up here turned into a car show, the Zuccolis warbirds and Suzy Q were star attractions.
The Boomerang doing low fast passes over the heads of the crowd was awesome stuff, before the fun police put a stop to it.

[lebanon]

Thank you Ron, amazing pictures for amazing birds.

Thank you for sharing.

[tailslide]

Thanks Ron,

I nearly bought a Victa CT4 "Wing walker" at the disposal auction in Bankstown. Was a registered bidder with cheque book in hand. Wasn't to be...:no2:

Cheers
Ron

[p38arover]

Hi Ron,

I've been tempted a few times by the Victa (like this one: Airtourer 115 VH_MUF for sale in Australia own a part of Australias history (http://www.victa.accesspoint.net.au/) ) - but I'd really prefer a helicopter licence. My wife says I can do the heli training but I really can't justify the expense.

I've liked the Victa since I first saw one in the Sixties.

[tailslide]

I have a whole 2 hours dual in a helicopter.:D While great fun I couldn't justify the costs to get a private license. And the range of a small helicopter is quite limiting for touring so I put it on hold. It does make a twin endorsement look cheap.:o

A friend of mine has left fixed wing and now has his commercial helicopter license with several endorsements although he is not flying commercially. Just for the fun of it.:cool:

[p38arover]

I have a whole 2 hours dual in a helicopter.:D

More than me! I have only 1 hour dual.

[JDNSW]

Hi Ron,

I've been tempted a few times by the Victa (like this one: Airtourer 115 VH_MUF for sale in Australia own a part of Australias history (http://www.victa.accesspoint.net.au/) ) - but I'd really prefer a helicopter licence. My wife says I can do the heli training but I really can't justify the expense.

I've liked the Victa since I first saw one in the Sixties.

Without looking for my old logbook, I'm pretty certain MUF is one of the Victas I learnt on in 1966.

John

[101 Ron]

At the air show was a old mate of mine who is now doing 2 seat training on gyrocopters................they have come along way in recent years and the cost is no where near expensive as general aviation .
The machine at the airshow had a 115 hp cert rotax 914 four stroke, 70 knot cruise speed and about a 2.5 hrs range.
I flew more than 400 hrs on these machines and found they were alot of fun, gave the rotary wing experience.
While the air Victa were still on the ground with excessive wind or poor conditions the gyros are still flying.
I use to fly mine everywhere and trailer it to the area I wanted to use it.
I found flying in the weeds rounding up feral goats( out west) was some of the best flying to be had.

One of the best flights for me personally was many years ago in a home made machine with a Volkswagen motor, dawn take off near Nowra and watched the sun pop up over the ocean, climb inland over Kangaroo Valley and fly around the clouds and mist , buzz the family property, cut across to Fizroy Falls, Robertson and then drop down Macquire pass looking at the ocean again and the Albion Park airport and HARS site.
ON low queit decending power setting go over Bass point.
At 550ft follow the coast south just over the sea, Kiama over the blow hole and follow the basalt cliff line to Gerrowa.
At Seven mile beach , wave to the birds walking the beach and do some 500ft perving getting the birds to jump up and down if you know what I mean.
(I use to Land and take off on seven mile beach to go swimming at times in summer)
Climb again and pass directly over Mt coolangatta and then oberserve the beauty of the mountains in land .
Then land in a pacddock at a friends place.
All done on a perfect day.
Who needs to fly at 200 kts and 5ooo ft ?

Had my old Studebaker 6x6 there at the show too.

[ramblingboy42]

I learnt to fly in DAG, I'm sure you'd remember if you flew a MUF.....

[UncleHo]

G'day Ron

I was up at the Land & Air Show at "Emu Gully" near Helidon close to Toowoomba Qld yesterday and a few aircraft from Zucoli's took part,I took the Lightweight up as part of the Jeep Club display,there are a couple of their pilots that are club members, one has a very nice "slat grille" jeep as well as an MB model, Giudo's Boomerang is now on display at Oakey Aviation Museum.

[p38arover]

:mad:

Where are the pics?

:D

[stallie]

We noticed that all the HARS aircraft had the Australian flag on the RHS of the fin facing the wrong way, e.g., this F111. Is that normal when painted on an aircraft?


Yep - prefectly normal. It should be as if the flag was flying in the wind of the aircraft.

I"m glad to see that it is done correctly as it's one of those things that irritates me - like when people hang our flag, they just turn it 90 degrees and forget to "flip" it to keep the mother country's standard in the top left.