Off topic, but possibly relevent

Rolly · Guru

Off topic, but possibly relevent

Terro · Guru

Good pictures Rolly. Do I remember correctly. The Buccaneer was the Fleet Air Arm version of the Hawker Hunter? If not that it was something like that. As you said Ibbo or Mr Duck will come up with the goods.

Terro

Basil Faulty · Guru

Now here is an aircraft of reknown..... I think there is one at Albatross that could fly if anyone knew how....

Rolly · Guru

Terro wrote:

Good pictures Rolly. Do I remember correctly. The Buccaneer was the Fleet Air Arm version of the Hawker Hunter? If not that it was something like that. As you said Ibbo or Mr Duck will come up with the goods.

Terro

There's an entry in the wikipedia that gives a general history of the breed.

The original design was for carrier use by the RN, was quickly up graded with engines that could actually propel it adequately, and eventually put into service in the RAF as well.

The "coke bottle" fuselage shape was an exercise in "constant frontal area" which was really a bit of cork-eyed thinking but which eventually evolved into something actually practical by way of aerodynamics.

C'mon, Ibbo, You'd know something about this.

Terro · Guru

Looks like a Fairey Gannet from memory. I believe they had counter rotating propellors. Again I will have to bow to the greater knowledge of the great FAA Guru's. Is it in the Museum at Albatross Basil?

Terro

Basil Faulty · Guru

Terro wrote:

Looks like a Fairey Gannet from memory. I believe they had counter rotating propellors. Again I will have to bow to the greater knowledge of the great FAA Guru's. Is it in the Museum at Albatross Basil?

Terro

Yes, unless it's flown to Temora or Albion Park....

Ma · Guru

Not at Temora Basil, leastways not the last time we were there in late October.

Ma

Disco Duck · Guru

The Hawker Siddley S2B Buccaneer. I never had anything to do with them but I do recognise the planes.

Always had me knackered how they flew like that .......with the wings broken in half and sticking up, but I guess they did okay.

I'll leave it to Professor Ibbo to explain it all.

Disco Duck · Guru

Yeah the other is a Gannet. I wish I knew something about them but I'm just about to google up and have a gander!

Rolly · Guru

A duck having a gander?

The mind boggles.

seonau · Senior Member

Interesting !
Thankfully my nerve medication is kicking in now so since i am thinking a little clearer now how about another theme for my avatar. I like the idea of flying a Pirate flag on my rig but i guess there are alternatives, and that seems to be taken anyways.
The best i can come up with so far, and it rhymes too is "Pony Pete" !
I could fly a horse hair tail ummmm
ummm.... "Pirate Pete"..."Pony Pete"....uuummmm

Went and hade a look at Cameron Caravans today..terns out i know the salesman there and could get a deal. Tell me about Camerons please.

Rolly · Guru

Know nothing of Cameron's Caravans, but I reckon the avatar's fine

The line "...a buck an ear..." fits in well with the generally appalling low standard of wit and reparteé that abounds on these pages.

Be Happy.

Even if it does take a dose or two of medication. ( Seeing the world without the traditional 'rose coloured glasses' can have that effect on one.)

Disco Duck · Guru

I resent that Rolly..............."the generally appalling low standard of wit and repartee that abounds"

I'll have you know.................ALL my standards are appallingly low. Not just them!!

ibbo · Guru

Oh Bliss.The Buccaneer did in fact take over from the out dated Seahawk single seater fighter that had been in service with the Royal Navy for many years.The Buccaneer was has been stated a "clone of the Hawker Hunter.I will give a run down about the Gannet.I would like to go back and have alook at some A700's that I have stored away.I may add that the Seahawk was the most forgiving and pleasant aircraft that I have had the pleasure of being associated with.Cheers.Ibbo.Oh yes,FLY NAVY.Just for you Rob.lol.

Disco Duck · Guru

And Ibbo's run-down on the Gannet can be found on the mental telepathy page!!

Smokeydk · Guru

Their website seems to be down currently

if you go to the newsagent.......and get copys of issues No#25 and 26 of the CamperTrailer Australia mag.......you will find info on them being tested ...with pros and cons

http://www.campertrailers.org/manufacturers.htm

Dave

ElBe · Veteran Member

I found this buccaneer on U tube, Ray Stevens . "The Pirate Song" Liked the set of his sails.

Terro · Guru

Elbe you are one very naughty girl. I don't know about his sails but I am greatly envious of his main mast. I didn't know they stored the cannon balls quite so close to the mast. Oh well you learn something every day.

Terro

seonau · Senior Member

The girl in the pic is getting ready to run away and for good reason too when you have a look at whats chasing her

....Good posting ELBe... now i finally realize why it is women run away from me too!

ibbo · Guru

Back to the Buccaneer.The Buccaneer did in fact replace the Scimitar not the Seahawk.The Seahawk was replaced by the Hunter T8.The Gannet had a Double Mamba engine conra rotating props and was an anti subamarine a/c..The RAN 817 squadron being their home from 1955 until1959 at HMS Albatross Nowra.Cheers.Ibbo.

dave06 · Guru

pity they only let the learners on those planes though,

shame to keep breaking the wings like that, must cost the taxpayers a fortune to keep fixing them!

ibbo · Guru

Dave,funny as feast when the wings fold up in mid air..........ooops wrong lever he said ejecting from the"plane.no it cant happen the wing fold levers are locked until the a/c has landed.Cheers.Ibbo....................Gee ElBe you can see where the Buccaneer keeps his spare Cannon.....Seonau,I fly the skull and crossbones on my van.Was once asked if I was part of a Bikie gang.Cheers.Ibbo.

ibbo · Guru

On the Gannet subject,although they were not apretty a/c to look at they were very efficient in their Anti Submarine role.Thebomb bays could carry a range of torpedoes and sonar buoys.Beneath the wings rockets could be attached.The Mk 1's had arange of about 900 miles and top speed of 300 knots.The earlier Gannets had a poor fuel range of about 450 miles.An interesting feature of the double mamba engine was that one engine could be turned off after take off to conserve fuel.Cheers.Ibbo.

Disco Duck · Guru

I never realised that they were two seperate engines................I thought it was one engine and two props to give extra oooomph for liftoff with the heavy torpedos

Well I'll be a stuffed turkey........learn sumphink every day!!

Ma · Guru

Dream on DD............a duck is a duck is a duck..............Now, a turkey, that is bird of an entirely different feather altogether.............

Rolly · Guru

If a duck thinks that he's a bit of a turkey, then, most likely, his goose is cooked.

JRH · Guru

From a Duck to a Turkey and now a Goose, talk about multiple personalities, any body recommend a good shrink for DD. LOL

-- Edited by JRH on Sunday 20th of December 2009 05:09:01 PM

Ma · Guru

SchitzoDuck............aaarrrggghhhh

Ma · Guru

Guru reckons that DD sounds just like the typical seaweed sucker.

ibbo · Guru

Right monkey,insult my oppo and you insult me.Seaweed Sucker indeed.Ducky has no problem being confused by the confuser in this instance.Having said that and not knowing what to say next.I will now surrender to Sister Stun Gun,bitch gives us viagara and then double bromide tablets.man doesent know if he is coming gone or dozing.cheers.Ibbo.