NZFF

Posted: **Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:03 pm**

Was a lovely day at Tauranga today. Blue skys, clear weather!

The airshow was mint with lots of different airplanes!!

Went to the NZFF tent and saw all of you guys. Was nice to meet Robin and Timmo.

Had no idea what was happening with that black ring but it looks cool!!

Posted: **Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:18 pm**

Great photos! looked like an awesome day!

I see an Iroquois and a CT4/E in your bottom photo, what involvment did the RNZAF have? I hear their display budget has been slashed....

Also, did the Red Checkers fly?

Posted: **Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:30 pm**

mavman wrote:
QUOTE (mavman @ Feb 7 2010, 11:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Great photos! looked like an awesome day!

I see an Iroquois and a CT4/E in your bottom photo, what involvment did the RNZAF have? I hear their display budget has been slashed....
Also, did the Red Checkers fly?

Thanks!

The Iroquois did a awesome display.

The Red Checkers wern't at the airshow except for one.

Posted: **Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:45 pm**

Looks my my DCH8 leaving , .... guess they figured i left - all hell can break loose

Hey dont they realize smoking Kills

Posted: **Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:01 am**

mavman wrote:
QUOTE (mavman @ Feb 7 2010, 11:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Great photos! looked like an awesome day!

I see an Iroquois and a CT4/E in your bottom photo, what involvment did the RNZAF have? I hear their display budget has been slashed....
Also, did the Red Checkers fly?

Yes the display budget has been slashed...only RNZAF aircrfat at NZTG was the Historic Flight Harvard, 1 Iroquios, CT-4E and one non partcipating King Air...a Herc suppose to turn up but no heavy metal from the Air Force...the Red Checkers are tempoairily grounded due to the accident.

Posted: **Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:30 am**

Yup Naki said it all!
Spitfire was awesome however he couldn't return to land after his display as the crosswind was too strong, so he headed back to Ohakea if any of you wondered.

I was one of the dudes on the flight line, tried to see as many people as I could but didn't do so well apart from meeting the dudes at the NZFF tent.

Overall airshow was 10/10 and I really enjoyed it despite being badly sunburnt

Posted: **Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:02 am**

Hey guys, Nice photos there man, I really like the one with the jets

Keep it up,

The airshow went pretty good I think, altho the SAA didnt seem tooo happy but some pretty amazing displays i think,
I didnt get many photos this year but heres the couple I did take, (hope you dont mind me putting them in here)

Sadly I didnt get a chance to come see the NZFF stand

i did drive past a couple of times tho.

Posted: **Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:52 am**

Automobiles are designed with doors were as passing the NZFF tent you were surpose open , dive and roll .. jump back up again , with a Dud Darrrrrr ! arms flailing in the air

Posted: **Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:24 am**

I could only attend Saturdays show. My primary interest is was the SAA Sport Aircraft.

Here is my online-gallery of Saturday

My Gallery

and a couple of teasers...

Pete

Posted: **Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:49 am**

I had good look at that jet powered Long Eze..jet engine is from a drone (Vietnam era). Suppose to have 1:1 thrust to weight ratio!....it was powered by a Rotary engine.

Posted: **Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:58 am**

Naki wrote:
QUOTE (Naki @ Feb 15 2010, 09:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I had good look at that jet powered Long Eze..jet engine is from a drone (Vietnam era). Suppose to have 1:1 thrust to weight ratio!....it was powered by a Rotary engine.

The jet is from a cruise missile!!! Full throttle will give an estimated 9 minute run. Careful/cruise throttle use will give 30 minutes.
The rotary engine he used was a 13B twin turbo with the contra-rotating prop. You could here him flying 10 km away!!! It produced somewhere near 550Hp and it wasn't possible to hold the nose down at full throttle...

The BD5 in the background has a 90hp (ish) snow-mobile motor. I don't know what brand.

Posted: **Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:23 am**

I think it was a Yamaha..the Bede 5 is been repowered with a jet engine as well I believe. Yes you could always hear the Longeze when it was airborne!

Posted: **Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:29 am**

Efliernz wrote:
QUOTE (Efliernz @ Feb 15 2010, 09:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The jet is from a cruise missile!!! Full throttle will give an estimated 9 minute run. Careful/cruise throttle use will give 30 minutes.
The rotary engine he used was a 13B twin turbo with the contra-rotating prop. You could here him flying 10 km away!!! It produced somewhere near 550Hp and it wasn't possible to hold the nose down at full throttle...

The BD5 in the background has a 90hp (ish) snow-mobile motor. I don't know what brand.

Efliernz, great gallery.....i couldn't get up to the show, but your pics make it feel like i did.

Thanks for shareing , cheers

NZFF

Tauranga Airshow 2010