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Travis C yes the Tornado still is an awesome machine and the best at low level flying. Unfortunately it’s time is limited and I for one will be very sad as I was a RAF Tornado GR4 pilot and still have a great fondness for it.

+whitemoor66 I wish I'd gone in the RAF now

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Thanks Chris

thanks Daryl. yeh we're very lucky to have great bases in bomber county

I think they would consider the enthusiasts a form of security, they would probably be the first to spot someone dodgy.

@@flybobbie1449 it would be nice if UK rail companies thought the same about rail enthusiasts as an extra pair of eyes

thank you Thomas.

Yes I noticed a few empty back seats on those Euro's I'm pretty skinny lol wouldn't take up mush room hahahaha

+Baybee K thanks

+Thinking Rainbows Not amongst the pilots and aircrew I know. The Tornado was and is a very effective plane, but it's old now and hard to maintain, and Typhoon is on a different level of performance.

+Thinking Rainbows typhoon tornado fantastic aircraft

***** Thanks Mal, I used my 70-300mm lens on them with the Canon 700D, the base is used to enthusiasts but do check up from time to time to ask what were up to if we're at other descreet locations as we were that day, didn't know that's what you used to do, love the Tornado's (Tonka's)

Thank you

or Random guy at a bar - " I drive a 250hp race car!" RAF Typhoon Pilot - "Hold my pint."

ArcturanMegadonkey 😂😂 nice 👍🏼

Thank you VERY much. Probably the nicest comment I've ever had. Paul

Karla Tiller-Barclay Thanks Karla

Myfactory62 thank you very much

Ian Jay Thanks Ian, pleased you liked it

Thanks Tim

c8136132 Thank you

+QPulsar1 Thanks very much for watching and leaving a comment, if you like this then please check out my other videos as there are loads of aviation vids similar all the best Paul

+ArcturanMegadonkey thank you

+carlos alvarez rivera Thank you Carlos

+mick tisdall Thanks Mick, pleased you like it, please sub as there will be more like this in the future all the best Paul

+henryvagincourt thanks very much Henry, sorry for late reply

Worry not, my off duty night was very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing.

+henryvagincourt thanks, there are quite a few similar vids on my channel and I expect to be making a few more, hope you've watched the Chinook straffing at Donna nook????? you'll LOVE IT!

+ArcturanMegadonkey I will have a look see, some of the best footage I've seen from Coningsby.

+henryvagincourt thank you, I aim to be creating more vids from Conningsby next year so please subscribe all the best Paul

thanks very much

+Christopher Meier thanks Christopher, if you like this you'll love the chinook video I filmed at RAF Donna nook where it was straffing at night!! go check it out

John Smith Thanks very much John. there's tons more videos similar to this on my channel all the best Paul

+John Smith As a child I listened to an audiobook called 'Thunder and Lightnings' which evoked Coltishall in the 1980s, just before they left to be replaced by Jaguars. Endlessly jealous.

+Edward James Yeah, at the height of the Cold War (which my American acquaintances tell me they won) I used to sit with mates on a crash gate at Coltishall to watch the aircraft coming and going. One really quiet day there was a sudden scramble, the sounds of hooters and a pair of interceptors being fired up. Colt was considered front line then, along with Marham which had Victor refuelling tankers. and the various radar and communications installation scattered about the county. Anyway the Lightnings did a fast taxi, lifted off dead opposite where we sat then just stood up on their tails and disappeared. Apparently there was special concrete in that area to withstand the blast. One hopes that when they reached altitude a minute or so later, the friendly Victor was there to refuel them! We also had Thor nuclear missiles based on another Norfolk airfield not far from where I now live. Front line Norfolk without a doubt!

jackie smith you would've loved it Jackie.

Thanks very much

PeaceHavens Thanks mate, hoping to get out and do some detecting but it's been a busy year

Thanks Mark, I love to see Tonka's taking off

I think he zoomed through the fence

+John Hanslip Thanks John, yeah when the tonka's go out they always use reheat

+Steven Price sorry for late reply, I was actually stood balancing on a fence lol. most days are quit active down there. 500D and 70-300 should be fine, I use the 700D and a 70-300 L series lens to film this, checkout one of my videos about wind shield for Canons as you'll find it really useful

They used to use RAF Wainfleet and Donna nook but now nowhere as they're finished :(

Thank you

Thank you for posting it. It's been over a decade since I got to stand outside Coningsby. It was a timely reminder I need to go again. Also Eccentrica Gallumbits said to say hi. ;-)

Oh the triple breasted whore of eroticicon 6....she's a baaaaad girl

Thank you

Tornado's are now scrap. All you get at Conningsby is Typhoons

+David Elms he was doing leak tests so taxied round, full power and reheat then abort. the last two taxied out and then went back in, think the weather was too bad by then thanks for watching, will be worth subing to my channel if you liked this as there'll be plenty more this year all the best Paul

+Stephen Gauci Thanks Stephen, pleased you liked the video. from what I've been told it's down to heat spread i.e. they have to wait for the whole engine to reach temperature before slaming in the reheat. Typhoons use modern engines and don't have this problem. hope that helps all the best Paul

+ArcturanMegadonkey Yeah that's basically it. They have to stabilise the engine and note the temperatures for trend tracking. Before each sortie they note down the dry temperatures at max before knocking into reheat to take off that's why there's a pause before they kick the afterburners in. As the engines go through their maintenance cycle their performance slowly degrades, by tracking the temperatures the engineers can identify if they are failing earlier than the proscribed maintenance periodicity and then if needed call them in before they fail catastrophically. They also use magnetic plugs in various spots throughout the engines and gearboxes to pick up any 'iron filings' that may be produced by failures too. They are also checked on set periodicity, unless the engine has a history of poor performance in which case they will be checked more often.

+Stephen Gauci check my reply to Arcturan below, it expands on his.

+Timothy Baxter Thanks for the great explanation Timothy. all the best Paul

+Timothy Baxter thanks alot much appreciated

gixxerman69 Thank you. I was right near the end of the runway metal bars, and the mound

fast aren't they

too

There's a version off the training that is combat ready

+gash923 Thank you very much, hope you sub'd as I intend on bringing out more vids like this as I film them, sorry for the late reply all the best Paul

We'd be knackered now!

I'm sure there's some left in reserve!

Hi Mike, sorry for late reply. No I just held the camera with 70-300mm lens as steady as a I could! take ear plugs or ear defenders lol

@@ArcturanMegadonkey lol not a problem buddy ☺ I will do when I next head down to Coningsby, when it's a bit warmer 😆 hope your doing well ?

@@mkmdexplorationparanormal5610 yeah too dam cold to stand filming aircraft! am good thanks, hope you are too

yes it is, not sure what it's used for and very much doubt it runs

barry norman Thanks Barry, there was a lot going on and pleased to see the Tonka's getting out with full burners

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LOVE Tonkas. shame they're about gone

Oh they know alright! one of the model pilots that fly with us operates a Typhoon from the same base this was filmed at and he says he always has a look over to the people taking photo's or filming and gives a way, most of his fellow crew mates are the same.

Interesting. I wonder if practising for future possible drone flying as well as a social activity? It's nice to know that in a state of readiness they acknowledge the presence of enthusiasts and not ignorant of the fact. One of my questions I pondered over for years, now answered. Thank you.

The drone piloting is done at RAF Waddington so doubt they practice for it at this base

I meant the pilot maybe having an interest in drone flying as to the reason for an interest. Models as in RC aircraft? As I understand this will be the route the oldest airforce in the world will take to enable pilot -less fighter jets make manoeuvres that are not possible with a pilot on board. As far as I know the Eurofighter is restricted by the G's that a pilot can sustain. Forgive me if I am talking utter rubbish :)

You're not talking rubbish so don't worry. The Typhoon pilot who flies model aircraft with us just has a fascination with all aircraft be that full size of model

Davey Barton I think they have plenty of power, if it's a performance take off they do and of course if a QRA take off they do. really nice to see when they do use reheat. thanks for watching and commenting Paul

Davey Barton Big push "dry" of the engine of the Typhoon compared to the Tornado ...Over 30 years of technology between them....

Thank you

+Shane Digweed why what aren't being used?

+Shane Digweed because the aircraft need a long take off

+Tom Farrow yes it's in Lincolnshire

Coningsby

cindykaydee Thanks Ms badback LOL X

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Fuel tanks

ArcturanMegadonkey ah thanks for the info

This was filmed using a Canon 700D and 70-300mm L series lens. it's just one of the things it's does sometimes when it cannot get a fix on the subject. I not use a Sony AX53 which works wonderfully.

Thank you

+Simon M not sure, I often wonder that myself, maybe it could be to do with checking the exhaust temperatures aren't rising too much

+ArcturanMegadonkey: I think it is a take off procedure to this aircraft...maybe engines are known to Problems or there have been accidents before that lead to this procedure. Pilot sets take off power and waits for a few seconds if the engines are stable, rpm and temps are as they should be. If ok, he Releases the brake... you see other aircafts do that as well sometimes

+Simon M I guess that, since the Tornado is a really old machine, it needs time to warm up the engines in order to go full afterburn.

+Andrew Lewer: No..Jet engines don´t Need any warm up..you can go Zero to full throttle and Keep full throttle for months if you wish, as Long as rmp and temperatures are within their Limits. If you want to warm up anything, this is done durin taxi...Jet engine oil works down to -50°CThis more Looks like a last test if engines deliver full take of power and runs stable,

+Simon M mass flow

If you look carefully you will see that it isn't quite a true delta. The wings are also very slightly curved upwards towards the tips. It doesn't look so obviously triangular such as the Mirage 2000 for instance.

I do like wings that are raked upward at the tips, like the F-4 Phantom but I just don't appreciate triangular wings..

I know exactly what you mean. Probably the only delta winged aircraft that have look "right" are Concorde and the Vulcan, both of which have complex curved leading edges. I have the same feelings about the stealth aircraft....to me they are just too geometric.