A 2017 Airshow Moments series could not be complete without a post covering some of the events of the Shuttleworth Collection June Evening show. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/35700838254/in/album-72157685022778203/ This show was blessed with perfect weather, glorious sunshine and minimal winds. While the star turn may have been the debut display from the three Hurricanes, another special moment came … Continue reading Airshow Moment – Edwardian Evening
The second oldest aeroplane in Flying Condition at the Shuttleworth Collection is the Deperdussin 1910 Monoplane. This was one of the earliest in a line of racing monoplanes built by the Aeroplanes Deperdussin company in France during the 1910s. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/36367346392/in/dateposted-public/ The prototype of this design first saw air under its wheels in October 1910. The … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection 1910 Deperdussin
The second Collection evening display of 2017 could well have been a contender for the latest finish to a UK airshow in history, certainly in daylight at least. It was just a few minutes shy of 10pm when the unique Deperdussin's engine finally shut down leaving the calm of a perfect summers evening. This brought … Continue reading Shuttleworth Collection Classic Evening Display – 17th June 2017
December is an historic month for aviation as it marks the anniversary of the Wright Brothers finally realising mans quest for controlled flight. In the decade or so following that achievement there were of course countless aircraft produced. It was an exciting time of daring pilots and impressive designs as well as being a period … Continue reading Pre War Pioneers – Shuttleworth’s Edwardians
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