Farnborough Air Show1970

De Havilland Mosquito Display

This video is about my most favourite aeroplane, the de Havilland Mosquito

The Lockheed B-24 Liberator

The Lockheed B-24 Liberator originated in the USA and England in 1939. Besides being used as a conventional bomber, it was also used for naval reconnaissance, anti-submarine warfare and transport purposes. Its elongated wing was an advanced design of its time with laminated leading edges and high aerodynamic efficiency due to the incidence on the wing. The prototype first flew on December 29, 1939 powered by four Bristol Hercules radials and two Fraser-Nash gun turrets. The Liberator went into service in April 1942. The production Liberators were powered by four Pratt & Whitney R-1830-43, rated at 1,200 hp each. The gun turrets were American-built versions of the Boulton-Paul gun turrets and the Frazer-Nash gun turrets. A total production of 18,181 made the B-24 Liberator one of the highest produced bombers in the US aircraft industry. The arnament consisted of eleven 0.50 calibre machine guns (with three gun nose modification), plus provision for up to 8,000 Ibs (3,628 kg) of bombs. the Liberator's maximum speed was 303 mph (487 km/h). The service ceiling was 32,000 ft (9,753 m). the Liberator was retired in 1948.

Westland Lysander Mk. I and Mk.III (SD)

The Westland Lysander was an aircraft built specifically for the Army - Air Co-Operation Command. It was also used as Artillery Spotting, Photo/Reconaisance, Agent - dropping and secret message- collecting. The Lysander Mk. I was powered by one Bristol Mercury series 2. The Lysander Mk. III was powered by one Bristol Perseus series 12. The prototype Lysander was called the Westland LN4. The Westland Lysander was introduced in 1935 and was retired in 1946. The Lysander was designed to replace the Napier Dagger-powered Hawker Hector in 1931. The Westand LN4 (the prototype Lysander) made its maiden flight in 1933 at Westland's Yeovil factory in Somerset, only to be followed by 2 years of modifications. The Air Ministry decided to name it after the Spartan general Lysander. Before the Lysander was officially retired in 1946, the RAF Lysanders were donated to the civilians for transporting supplies around England. Lysanders were later replaced by NAA (North American Aviation) Mustangs that were then retired in 1984. In the end it was realized that Lysanders played a major role in WW2. In 1984, the Army-Air Co-Operation Comand was no longer needed so they closed down all the bases that belonged to the Army-Air Co-Operation Command and that meant the Army-Air Co-Operation Command no longer exists.The Lysander was also nicknamed the 'Flying Carrot'.

(1) The cannon guns were mounted in the wheel 'spats'.

(2) The lights were mounted in the wheel 'spats'.

(3) The wing (at the root) unusually folded inwards.

(4) One Lewis 0.12mm callibre machine gun was used by the Observer.

(5) The sights were fitted on the engine for the Mk.I but was not fitted on the Mk. III.

(6) A ladder was fixed only on the Mk.III.

(7) On the Mk.III, an extra fuel tanks were visible.

(8) On the Mk.III, the whole wheel was visible.

The Cessna Citation X

The Cessna Citation X is a trans- atlantic private business jet. Cessna, which now belongs to Textron Innovations, claimed that the X is the 'world's fastest commercial jet after the Concorde'. Also known as the Citation 750 'X' stands for 'ten' , not 'experimental' . The Citation X is powered by two Allison AE3007C mounted on the rear fuselage. It has wings with ultra sweepback. The Citation X is competing directly with Raytheon's ( now Hawker Beechcraft ) Hawker 1000 and Dassault 's Falcon 2000. The Cessna Citation X costs about 13 million dollars.

The McDonnell Douglas Apache

The Apache attack helicopter was a spectacular performer in any sense, due to the reason that it could destroy any tank in its view. The Apache's secret weapon for this role is the laser-guided Hellfire missile. It also has a special Chain Gun for defence and also has special Flare bombs stored in the side and rear fuselage. The Apache also uses a special super-heated ceramic block to deceive heat-seeking missiles. The McDonnell Douglas Helicopters Works have decided to also add another special feature to the Apache - an ability to attack among the trees. Another special ability of this helicopter is that key propulsion components are armoured. The engines are two General Electric T700-GE-701 driving four turboshafts and one T700-GE-701 driving three turboshafts. McDonnell Douglas Helicopters have now upgraded all AH-64 Apache helicopters to the AH-64E Longbow Apache which has the ability to fly through fog. The Royal Air Force (RAF), the Dutch Air Force (KLu) and the US Air Force (USAF) now use Longbow Apaches but several other armed forces still use this magnificent 'battlefield destroyer' .

The Eurocopter Tiger

The Eurocopter Tiger is a helicopter gunship. It is armed with four Stinger missiles and eight Starstreak flare missiles. There is a crew of two: one pilot, who also operates the gun and the weapons systems officer. The Tiger' s engines are two Rolls- Royce Turbomeca engines driving four turboshafts. It also includes a rear engine, which is a single Rolls- Royce Turbomeca driving three turboshafts. The helicopter also includes twenty- seven flame bombs, although Eurocopter never approved of that idea. The helicopter only relies on three wheels (two at the front, one at the back) , surprisingly since the Tiger is so big. Eurocopter also has other plans for making a helicopter that will be a greater improvement on the Tiger, but the helicopter will still be an improvement on the world air forces. Now, Eurocopter have just simply upgraded this magnificent helicopter.