19-09-2010, 11:12 PM
As you probably no or gathered I spent the W/E at the Williamtown Airshow. These are some of the shots that I took.
If you have a liking for fast very low flying jets with plenty of noise then you would have been delighted with the display that the RAAF put on.
My pick of the jet displays was the closing item each day, where the RAAF demonstrated superbly the manouverabilty of the Hornet, turning so tightly and then quickly changing direction followed by barrel rolling at near stall speeds, needless to say the pilot had a high attack angle with plenty of power pushing him ultimately skywards.
For me I like both the modern jets and old warbirds equally, so having 4 of the 7 P51's that are in Oz at the one place at the same time was very satisfying. I must not forget the Mk VIII Spitfire also - five Merlin's is something else.
I certainly had a great W/E with plenty of aviation.
Chris M
If you have a liking for fast very low flying jets with plenty of noise then you would have been delighted with the display that the RAAF put on.
My pick of the jet displays was the closing item each day, where the RAAF demonstrated superbly the manouverabilty of the Hornet, turning so tightly and then quickly changing direction followed by barrel rolling at near stall speeds, needless to say the pilot had a high attack angle with plenty of power pushing him ultimately skywards.
For me I like both the modern jets and old warbirds equally, so having 4 of the 7 P51's that are in Oz at the one place at the same time was very satisfying. I must not forget the Mk VIII Spitfire also - five Merlin's is something else.
I certainly had a great W/E with plenty of aviation.
Chris M