Jennings Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) Check the reflection of the intake in the side of the fwd fuselage!! https://twitter.com/Aeroplaneicons/ Edited October 9, 2014 by Jennings Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steel_tiger1 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 If you made it that glossy at a contest you'd get the judges wrath! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 (edited) was this just before the explosion? filling with O2, performing maintenance (or maybe they are arming up the guns) and fuelling at the same time= major no no these days. but yes very shiny Edited October 8, 2014 by dylan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Check the reflection of the aircraft in the head of the crewmember at the center of the group!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boom175 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 was this just before the explosion? filling with O2, performing maintenance (or maybe they are arming up the guns) and fuelling at the same time= major no no these days. but yes very shiny Yeah, this is a QA nightmare!!! :woot.gif: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 That's because it's a ............. Glossy Javelin. Sorry.... I'll get my coat. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 How come the reflection doesn't appear mirrored? Something seems off to my eye. Cool picture though. -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 How come the reflection doesn't appear mirrored? Huh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Inquisitor Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 (edited) How come the reflection doesn't appear mirrored? Something seems off to my eye. Cool picture though. -Gregg More like something's off with your eyes.:whistle:/> Look closely and on top of the intake reflection you'll see the mirrored ladder and clearly the mirrored 'white' patch too. Edited October 8, 2014 by Inquisitor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IrishGreek Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 And if you look you can see the 'reversed' or mirrored image of the tail in on the left wing. You can tell by the vertical stripe of the tail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chek Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 It's a Javelin FAW7 of 64 Sqn RAF circa 1958 or '59 at what may well be Duxford, for the benefit of anyone cataloguing the photo for their refs. Nice find Jennings! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 How come the reflection doesn't appear mirrored? :hmmm:/> Because the fuselage is curved, not flat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 If you look along the rays of light from your eyeballs to the reflected object, you'll understand why and when things are reversed and when they're not. A simple curved surface is like a classic "fun-house" mirror that makes you short or thin, tall or fat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 The thing that most strikes me about the Javelin is that it was a very THICK airplane. That wing thickness looks like that on a B-52! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Google 'Thin wing Javelin' Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 was this just before the explosion? filling with O2, performing maintenance (or maybe they are arming up the guns) and fuelling at the same time= major no no these days. but yes very shiny In those halcyon days, they were probably puffing on a Woodbine too! It is a great photo; many thanks Jennings! And living proof of the old Services maxim "...if it moves, salute it; if it stands still, paint it white; if it's already painted, POLISH THE BASTARD RAW!!!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 The photo is captioned as being at Duxford. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F4DPhantomII Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Check the reflection of the aircraft in the head of the crewmember at the center of the group!!! :monkeydance:/> You're making joke about a follically challenged guy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Thompson Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Given that it was nicknamed "Dragmaster", the poor Javelin probably needed all the buffing it could get! John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darius at home Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 You're making joke about a follically challenged guy! The Short Belfast was the "dragmaster". The Javelin ws the "harmonious dragmaster". Darius Quote Link to post Share on other sites
is it windy yet? Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Maybe the old adage 'If you have time to lean, then you have time to clean', lots of people standing around perhaps the base CO put 'em to work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
majortomski Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 The thing that most strikes me about the Javelin is that it was a very THICK airplane. That wing thickness looks like that on a B-52! :woot.gif:/> I worked with an F-84 pilot who flew out of England. His only comment on the Javelin was that all that wing came into play at altitude, if they ever got above the F-84 then the fight went to the Javelin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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