Comments on: It Must Be a Mirage…

By: Petra

Petra — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:03:46 +0000

There used to be a large red military helicopter parked in the parking lot of a wholesale liquor outlet in Christchurch, New Zealand. Although the helicopter has been moved to an airforce museum, it’s image is still present in google earth. Unforetunately Christchurch isn’t in really high resolution, although it’s much better than it was! You can make out the helicopter right in the middle of the screen
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

By: DRdlV

DRdlV — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:28:47 +0000

This is a Mirage III. I graduated this school in 1999. This plane was decommissioned in the seventies. One of our teacher had his entries at the air force, manage to get this aircraft.
On site can be seen also an olympus engine from the Concorde (this prototype was used to test the engine by throwing chicken to the inlet).
Can also be seen 3 subsonic wind tunnel and one supersonic wind tunnel.

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:54:04 +0000

Coventry University has a Harrier Jumpjet.
Though, I don’t think it’s outside and the adverts for it are very ambiguous as to where it is and what type of Harrier.