Spitfire MkVb

[Box Brownie]

Here one of the MkVb without company. It is amazing that 'they' keep these old warbirds flying and even pulling tight turns etc stressing their old airframes :)

[Ferco]

Nice, mate- love these planes- defo the best jump in air flight (IMO)

[Desertraptor]

Stunning shot
love the Spitfire

[PhotosGuy]

That looks pretty good to me.

[Mark_Mason]

I love the Spitfire! It's a Beautiful machine. Nice shot.


Mark.

[Box Brownie]

Nice, mate- love these planes- defo the best jump in air flight (IMO)

Thanks, yes it is a great aircraft and the engine note is wonderful

Stunning shot
love the Spitfire

Glad you like it, re Spitfire as above remark :D

That looks pretty good to me.

I am to please ;)

I love the Spitfire! It's a Beautiful machine. Nice shot.

Mark.

Thanks for looking and the feedback.

[Bushplane Ken]

Nicely done. Great to get an angle that highlights the elliptical shape of the wings.

[Box Brownie]

Nicely done. Great to get an angle that highlights the elliptical shape of the wings.

Thanks, the one thing about all airshows I think is that the pilots try to please the crowd and make sure their flightlines within the limitations of safety show off the planes to best effect. And though the light was very harsh & I was too far off the middle of the 'line' this one (and I hope a few more) are OK.

Incidently the amount of "smoke" the aerobatic groups were pouring out has ruined (?) way too many potentailly good images :evil: of their own showing efforts.

[Pete W]

That is a great shot, just love those Spitfires :)

[FlyingPhotog]

Here one of the MkVb without company. It is amazing that 'they' keep these old warbirds flying and even pulling tight turns etc stressing their old airframes :)

Really nice shot. As for the condition of the airframe, I'd venture to say that with today's maintenance technology (borescopes, etc...) these old birds are in as good a shape (or probably better) than the day they came out of the factory.

The fact that any of them survived the war at all is testimony to how well they were built originally. There isn't a warbird anywhere today that is being subjected to the kinds of stresses and strains that they went through while dodging lead. ;)

[Box Brownie]

That is a great shot, just love those Spitfires :)

Thanks, yes a great British product and a tribute to the origins and history associated with them.

Really nice shot. As for the condition of the airframe, I'd venture to say that with today's maintenance technology (borescopes, etc...) these old birds are in as good a shape (or probably better) than the day they came out of the factory.

The fact that any of them survived the war at all is testimony to how well they were built originally. There isn't a warbird anywhere today that is being subjected to the kinds of stresses and strains that they went through while dodging lead. ;)

Thanks, also for the insight into the 'technology' aspect and fair comment about the relative stresses they are now put to compared to their "action" days.

[Ballen Photo]

Very nice! I like that it was banked towards you, allowing you to shoot the top side. ;)
-Bruce

[Box Brownie]

Very nice! I like that it was banked towards you, allowing you to shoot the top side. ;)
-Bruce

Thanks, yes the pilots do a good job of playing to the audience:D

[PhotosGuy]

Incidently the amount of "smoke" the aerobatic groups were pouring out has ruined (?) way too many potentailly good images of their own showing efforts. OTOH, it's saved a few "bad" shots, too.
"Betty's dream" B-25 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=346374)