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Vampire14
10-05-2005, 20:01
Thought I might chuck this vid of an A4 doing a little flyby at Waiouru on the central plateau by Mt Ruapehu, in the Nth Isl of NZ.
It is by the army base and is where we did some of our live firing, and it's cold!

Quick clip but you get the idea as to what goes on :wink2:

Click here to watch ComingatYa (http://media.putfile.com/ComingatYa)

UPDATE : I have posted some more A4 vids below - check em out :thumb:
SUBS17
10-05-2005, 23:00
Rain, how unusual, nice shot.
Cougar12dk
10-10-2005, 19:05
Yes. Rain isn't exactly a typical thing in NZ.

But WRT the low pass: :clap: :ylsuper: .............
Cobra
10-11-2005, 06:42
nice one!

if you have anymore i'd love to see them. if hosting them is aproblem i can help out.

:thumb:
Luis Javier
10-11-2005, 07:11
Where are Frodo and Gandalf?

Bests!
Vampire14
10-11-2005, 19:37
nice one!

if you have anymore i'd love to see them. if hosting them is aproblem i can help out.

:thumb:

Cheers - yea I do have a couple more floating around, got another one from Waiouru at different angle, and also a flyby at Nowra I think. Also a longer one (16meg) of A4 attacks / low flying etc (cool DTOS bombing shot). See Below...

Another View of Waiouru Flyby
Click here to watch Coming_at_Ya_3 (http://media.putfile.com/Coming_at_Ya_3)

Two Ship Flyby at Airfield
Click here to watch Low_pass (http://media.putfile.com/Low_pass)

Kiwi A4's Doin Cool Stuff
Click here to watch A-4K (http://media.putfile.com/A-4K)

ENJOY FOLKS


Have to thank Putfile.com too for hosting all these :clap:
Upload Video and Images - Putfile (http://www.putfile.com)
Vampire14
10-11-2005, 20:17
Where are Frodo and Gandalf?

Bests!

Ho Ho Ho, never get tired of the LOTR Jokes :wacko: - Nah it's all good Luis :thumb:

Makes a change from "Where are all the sheep?"
VapoR
10-11-2005, 21:35
Man, those are great!! I love the A-4!! I would love to see the A-4 done "properly" in a sim.
Luis Javier
10-12-2005, 07:09
Ho Ho Ho, never get tired of the LOTR Jokes :wacko: - Nah it's all good Luis :thumb:

Makes a change from "Where are all the sheep?"


Haahahah, sorrry, that was the first time I have something about NZ in range to say that joke!.....I HAD to say it! :) :red: :wink2:

Bests!
SUBS17
10-12-2005, 10:30
Yes. Rain isn't exactly a typical thing in NZ.

But WRT the low pass: :clap: :ylsuper: .............

It is in Waiouru
SUBS17
10-12-2005, 10:32
Where are Frodo and Gandalf?

Bests!

Somewhere near Matamata last I heard:bigsmile:
Cougar12dk
10-13-2005, 15:08
It is in Waiouru

Heh :bigsmile: . Well, I don't think, I was never there :smile:.

I was always around Ardmore air field/Papakura in South Auckland.

We weren't grounded for the weather more than once or twice in the 5-6 months I was there :smile:
svetron
10-13-2005, 15:24
Wow..... great vids ! :clap:
Are there anyway I can download them ?

Would just love to have them on my computer...........! :wink2:
SUBS17
10-13-2005, 21:45
Heh :bigsmile: . Well, I don't think, I was never there :smile:.

I was always around Ardmore air field/Papakura in South Auckland.

We weren't grounded for the weather more than once or twice in the 5-6 months I was there :smile:

Waiouru is well known for its bad weather and wild horses
Vampire14
10-13-2005, 22:15
Waiouru is well known for its bad weather and wild horses

And bloody freezing temperatures! :nono: My mates in the Army will happily tell you about nights lying in ditches covered in snow, apparently coiled springs ready to leap into combat action.
"Cuz can yu feel your feet" - "Bro I couldn't feel me feet if you broke them off and bashed me in the head with them!" :bigsmile:

Actually Subs there was talk before I left the local council wanted to cull all the wild horses - everyone kicked up a massive stink...rightly so!

Yea the weather at Ardmore isn't so bad - standard Auckland weather. If its pissing with rain now you better grab your sunnies - cause it's gonna be sunny and 20 degs in the next 5 minutes....followed closely by thunderstorms.

Was where I lived for the last 3 years before comming over to Oz, (down in Ramarama), worked out at Ardmore and at Mangere at AirNZ - go south AKL!
Vampire14
10-13-2005, 22:21
Wow..... great vids ! :clap:
Are there anyway I can download them ?

Would just love to have them on my computer...........! :wink2:

Nah sorry, I just have them on my computer HDD :sad:
kydius
10-14-2005, 18:50
Wow..... great vids ! :clap:
Are there anyway I can download them ?

Would just love to have them on my computer...........! :wink2:

Try those links, you should be able to save them with a right click and "save target as..."

http://x502.putfile.com/videos/b6-28317221099.mpg
http://x502.putfile.com/videos/d9-28317251018.mpg
http://x502.putfile.com/videos/b6-28317340128.wmv
SUBS17
10-16-2005, 16:28
Cheers - yea I do have a couple more floating around, got another one from Waiouru at different angle, and also a flyby at Nowra I think. Also a longer one (16meg) of A4 attacks / low flying etc (cool DTOS bombing shot). See Below...

Another View of Waiouru Flyby
Click here to watch Coming_at_Ya_3 (http://media.putfile.com/Coming_at_Ya_3)

Two Ship Flyby at Airfield
Click here to watch Low_pass (http://media.putfile.com/Low_pass)

Kiwi A4's Doin Cool Stuff
Click here to watch A-4K (http://media.putfile.com/A-4K)

ENJOY FOLKS


Have to thank Putfile.com too for hosting all these :clap:
Upload Video and Images - Putfile (http://www.putfile.com/)

I have to say that 3rd movie is the best I've seen yet of the RNZAF Skyhawks, certainly brings back memories seeing them fly like that. Now days they have to do their low level passes in a 757 which does look impressive but just not the same.
SUBS17
10-16-2005, 16:36
And bloody freezing temperatures! :nono: My mates in the Army will happily tell you about nights lying in ditches covered in snow, apparently coiled springs ready to leap into combat action.
"Cuz can yu feel your feet" - "Bro I couldn't feel me feet if you broke them off and bashed me in the head with them!" :bigsmile:

Actually Subs there was talk before I left the local council wanted to cull all the wild horses - everyone kicked up a massive stink...rightly so!

Yea the weather at Ardmore isn't so bad - standard Auckland weather. If its pissing with rain now you better grab your sunnies - cause it's gonna be sunny and 20 degs in the next 5 minutes....followed closely by thunderstorms.

Was where I lived for the last 3 years before comming over to Oz, (down in Ramarama), worked out at Ardmore and at Mangere at AirNZ - go south AKL!

They didn't want to cull all of them, just some of them. There are too many of them, remember the TV report a few years back of the Army shooting half a dozen. What happened there was the young males got kicked out of a herd so came over to the local pony club looking for action. One of them actually attacked a pony while a young girl was on it(breaking her leg). So of course they had to get taken out but the media didn't bother to mention that in their report. Those horses are amazing though, if an artillery shell or motar bomb goes off nearby, they just casually walk away.
Vampire14
10-16-2005, 19:58
I have to say that 3rd movie is the best I've seen yet of the RNZAF Skyhawks, certainly brings back memories seeing them fly like that. Now days they have to do their low level passes in a 757 which does look impressive but just not the same.

Lol - yea I don't think the 75 really has quite the same effect - but kinda cool none the less.

Quite like the third vid too - miss the days of watching them tear around and the low passes down the flightline.
If anyone has seen any pictures of Ohakea airbase in NZ and seen the wire with flags between the hangers and the control tower - that was put there to stop the A4's and macchis flying between them :thumb:
Top Gunner
02-26-2007, 23:44
Does anyone know the maximum takeoff weight for A-4 to be able to launch from ex-RN light fleet carriers?

Thanks in advance.
Cougar12dk
02-27-2007, 02:48
On Wikipedia I found that the max takeoff weight is: 24,500 lb (11,136 kg). I recon that'll be somewhat the same from carriers.
Top Gunner
02-28-2007, 12:53
I recon that'll be somewhat the same from carriers.
I'd think that ex-RN CVL (which, unlike US fleet carriers, are neither fast nor big enough to handle supersonic aircraft) probably couldn't do as good as bigger carriers......
Cougar12dk
02-28-2007, 13:54
What is CVL short for? Carrier Aircraft Launch?

I know CVN is Nuclear (N) Aircraft (V) Carrier (C)
Vampyre
02-28-2007, 14:14
What is CVL short for? Carrier Aircraft Launch?

I know CVN is Nuclear (N) Aircraft (V) Carrier (C)

A CVL is a light aircraft carrier. It is a bit bigger than a CVE (Escort Carrier) yet smaller than a CV. In the late 50's and early 60's there were also CVA's (Attack Carriers) and CVS's (Anti-Submarine Carriers). The Kitty Hawk and Constellation were originally built as CVA's as can be seen on some of the plaques scattered around the ship (most notably on the island).

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Cougar12dk
02-28-2007, 14:15
Ahh :) Thanks for that Vampyre
SUBS17
03-06-2007, 13:07
Man, those are great!! I love the A-4!! I would love to see the A-4 done "properly" in a sim.

There is one in the works, its called Jet Thunder
Richard_H
03-06-2007, 20:32
you can also buy wings over vietnam!
and buy the Yankee Air Pirate addon..

great fun!