NZFF

Posted: **Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:39 pm**

The masterton air show is almost be coming
Famous for aircraft landing on their bellys.
Sadly the new vampire jet this afternoon seemed to
Do a bit of a stall after a long low approach and seemed to
Tap it's wing on the runway and landed quite hard on one wheel
Causing the undercarriage to calapse and leave the amazing looking aircraft
To slide down the runway.

Pilot is fine and walked away although the aircraft took quite a hard hit

I can imagine info will be in the news tomorrow.

Posted: **Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:53 pm**

The NEW Vampire??? Do you mean the Venom? That would be about right if something had crashed a few days before the show.

Posted: **Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:19 pm**

John Luffs Venom?

Hope not. Is it windy over there?

Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:30 am**

End da the day , bloody hell cr@p start for an airshow , FINGERS CROSSED the gremlins gone , the weather go,s wildly airshow type and a lotta fun for all the visitors .

Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:05 am**

Hi All,

Some good pics here http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board...1519&page=4

of the landings .... Vampire with a broken leg and Venom on it's belly. Looks like cr@p weather a major factor.

This is the first WoW airshow I've missed in a few years now, having moved to Hawkes Bay from Masterton nearly two years ago.

I miss the sounds of the v12's and big radials in the circuit over my house on airshow weekend ... runnin' in an outa the house all day!

Cheers Esq

Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:40 pm**

If Fireman Sam had a Venom, that is what it would look like!

Glad to see the pilot is all right, hope the Venom can be repaired.

Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:06 pm**

Thanks for the info Esq....what a shame.

Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2011 2:51 pm**

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:12 pm**

talking to a few of the people involved it seems the aircraft will need a great deal of work to be flying again, the airframe was stressed quite heavily,
its a real shame, it is such a nice aircraft, but i think the main point is the pilot (wont name) is ok

Posted: **Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:23 am**

Why can't these guys operate vintage equipment with the respect that it deserves? Just look at the weather and ask yourself "What were they thinking?"
Two very precious aircraft damaged and one seriously...and for what?

Posted: **Mon Jan 24, 2011 2:06 pm**

Was Brett flying the Venom?

Thought he would have being flying his Vampire or Albatross

Posted: **Mon Jan 24, 2011 2:12 pm**

So sad

I was lucky enough to be at Ardmore (unknowlingly) to see the 2nd(?) flight of the Venom:

Posted: **Mon Jan 24, 2011 2:15 pm**

Here is an ignorant question, what is the difference between a Vampire and a Venom?

Posted: **Mon Jan 24, 2011 2:20 pm**

off the top of my head the Venom has more thrust, different wing (swept leading edge). Also the Vampires currently flying in NZ are two seaters (there are single seat Vampires but none flying here atm) whilst the Venom is single seater - there are probably other differences but those are the main ones

Posted: **Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:29 pm**

connor wrote:
QUOTE (connor @ Jan 24 2011, 03:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Here is an ignorant question, what is the difference between a Vampire and a Venom?

Not any real difference , Vampire Goblin powered and Venom more powerful Ghost , only by couple thousand pound of trust but making it 2/3 rds more powerful .

Posted: **Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:44 pm**

Dion500 wrote:
QUOTE (Dion500 @ Jan 24 2011, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Was Brett flying the Venom?

Thought he would have being flying his Vampire or Albatross

possibly better to not name the pilot

Posted: **Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:33 pm**

??????

Posted: **Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:48 pm**

Well done ....no one hurt, so lets move on, Im sure the "experts" (and their all Venom pilots of course

)will be feasting on this for months.........as they say s**t happens, the pilot did a damm fine job, the aircraft needs a bit of work, what's too talk about?

NZFF

Masterton belly landing