Look who came to town - pics.

[BigJon]

I have a friend who works in air traffic control and he gave me a heads up about our visitors.

[VladTepes]

cool bananas !!!

Not as nice as the old jets though - they were the days !

[CraigE]

Nice.
But I prefered the old jets too, not these rubberband trainers. A lot more impact with the jets at shows.

[BigJon]

Rubberband trainers?

They are jets, they just use the jet engine to run a gearbox which turns the prop.

There is talk of replacing the PC-9 with PC-21s. Similar, but heaps gruntier with a smaller wingspan and full glass cockpit.

Still was cool to watch them come in. They left this morning at 9 am heading north.

[easo]

Great to watch any way.

[VladTepes]

the Italian-designed Aermacchi MB 326H, commonly known as the Macchi.


And did you know the name of the RAAF's previous aerobatic display team ?

The Telstars ! How ignoble !!!!

Before that the "Red Sales" flew Vampire jets. Cool.

History of Air Force aerobatic teams: Royal Australian Air Force

[VladTepes]

BigJon there is no doubt that the PC-9 is a good aircraft. No doubt at all. I just have a soft spot for the Macchis, for some reason. Perhaps because they are what I saw when I was a kid.

And for those interested:
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[BigJon]

I know what you mean, those Macchis do look good.

My other soft spot for the PC-9 is because I fly one myself (about 60 inch wingspan, semi scale sports model. Done in the Roulettes colours).

[VladTepes]

Make a model Macchi they have some cool 'jet' engines for models these days !!!
Go on - you know you want to !


You should talk to Captain_Rightfoot he's another R/C plane junkie !

[BradM]

Hi BigJon,
They still look good doing the flyover and acrobatics over Anzac hill on Anzac day a couple of times in the 8 years I was in the Alice.

As an X-RAAFie also I saw the Phantoms which were loaned to the RAAF before delivery of the F111'S do an air show. They are amazing as they have enough thrust to basically sit on their bum and go vertical.

The Galaxy's on the strip in Alice also look amazing.

BradM