[Misc] Got a Spitfire doing aerobatics above my house atm... is there a better sight than that?

[Goldstone1976]

Is there?

It’s gotta be up there, I reckon.

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Is there?

It’s gotta be up there, I reckon.

Of course it's got to be up there. It's an airplane!

 

[Bozza]

Is there?

It’s gotta be up there, I reckon.

Have you checked the "Thread Full Of Beautiful Ladies"?

(Those were the days, my friend)

 

[Frankie]

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Is there?

It’s gotta be up there, I reckon.

The engine sound is pretty special too IMHO

 

[Simster]

Of course it's got to be up there. It's an airplane!

No it's an AEROPLANE. This isn't America FFS.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

The engine sound is pretty special too IMHO

Yep, there certainly isn’t a better sound!

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

No it's an AEROPLANE. This isn't America FFS.

So sorry old chap. Have a nice day.

 

[Simster]

So sorry old chap. Have a nice day.

 

[Ding Dong !]

Is there?

It’s gotta be up there, I reckon.

Love the sound of that throaty Merlin engine.....so distinctive.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Not sure why I didn’t mention it in the OP, but it is of course the sound that adds so much to the spectacle. Indeed, it was the sound that alerted me to the presence of the plane in the first place and had me scurrying into the garden to try to spot it before it left.

Bloody magnificent thing of utter, complete beauty.
[MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] as are pretty ladeeez too, of course. Though different.

 

[Goldstone1976]

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That’s a great shot!

 

[FatSuperman]

Love the sound of that throaty Merlin engine.....so distinctive.

Could have been a Griffon

Weirdly I’ve spent two hours today reading about Spitfires and Seafires!

 

[Grizz]

The only better thing is to actually be up there in it. Man it's an experience I'll never forget. Funnily enough the Merlin engine sounds quite different when sitting inside and flying around.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Something like this?

 

[Goldstone1976]

Something like this?

Ha - excellent video.

Not as low, not as long, but otherwise similar - loop the loops, barrel roll, victory roll..

 

[swd40]

Rude not to.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

V12 Rolls Royce engines have that lovely throaty noise I agree, there is only one noise better, 2 x V12 Rolls Royce engines in a car roaring over the salt in Utah.

73 litres of power!