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Donald Campbell's Blue Bird Back in Water.
Posted: 04 Aug 2018, 17:30
by Nigel H-J
Really great to see this iconic hydroplane back to it's former glory though in some way maybe it should just be in a museum as a memorial to the great man.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland- ... t-45068703
Video:
https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1025757496617652225
Regards
Nigel.
Re: Donald Campbell's Blue Bird Back in Water.
Posted: 05 Aug 2018, 05:10
by Airspeed
By golly, that brings back some memories.
Re: Donald Campbell's Blue Bird Back in Water.
Posted: 07 Aug 2018, 10:38
by JohnWillimas
and now with the engine running... (looks scary enough even at this speed...)
https://news.sky.com/video/bluebird-fli ... s-11462265
Re: Donald Campbell's Blue Bird Back in Water.
Posted: 09 Aug 2018, 21:59
by Archer
Some very good footage of a run from yesterday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofLCciRtruE&t=44s
It's worth keeping an eye on the team's Twitter feed:
https://twitter.com/bluebirdk7
Re: Donald Campbell's Blue Bird Back in Water.
Posted: 10 Aug 2018, 03:36
by Airspeed
It generates a
lot of turbulence, and not just from the jet outlet.
Thanks for the links, folks.
Re: Donald Campbell's Blue Bird Back in Water.
Posted: 06 Sep 2018, 10:43
by Archer
In case anyone's missed it, the lovely Sky documentary about Bluebird's afterlife is available here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2oVSlfmrvI
Re: Donald Campbell's Blue Bird Back in Water.
Posted: 06 Sep 2018, 17:40
by FlyTexas
Thanks for posting the YouTube link.
It was beautiful, and kind of spooky, watching the Blue Bird streak across the water.
Brian