tiabunna's photos with the keyword: Centre

Sunsets in central Australia tend to be about clear skies and strong colour. Viewing the light of them on Kata Tjuta and Uluru is so popular that special parking areas have been provided for optimum viewing.

Continuing on my helicopter trip (see previous image of Uluru), we headed westward towards Kata Tjuta (see PiPs). I must admit I find this rocky complex more interesting than Uluru itself, and the main image was my favourite from the entire outing, as it includes both. If you enlarge this, beyond Uluru in the far distance, you will also see flat-topped Mt Connor. Should you find the geology of this area as fascinating as I do, you can read more about it here.

Some 4,700 years ago, what is known as the "Henbury Meteor" weighing several tonnes, crashed here in the Central Australian desert, leaving 12 craters of various sizes as it broke up. The largest crater, shown in this stitched panorama, is 180m wide and 15m deep and now is part of the Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve. One to view large.

The Crimson Turkey Bush grows in the desert and semi-arid areas from western Queensland and New South Wales to the West Australian coast. Being there in the winter and spring months is the time to see these in flower.

The only word for the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre is "stunning" and that is by no means an overstatement! From the range of remarkable early aircraft to the presentation of the exhibits, everything is extremely high quality: it might just be significant that this is a pet project for Sir Peter Jackson, better known as the director of the "Lord of the Rings" movies and an aviation enthusiast. For more information, I would recommend visiting the Centre's website. This display setting with mannequins contains an original American-made Thomas Morse Scout, used as a US training aircraft late in WW1.

The only word for the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre is "stunning" and that is by no means an overstatement! From the range of remarkable early aircraft to the presentation of the exhibits, everything is extremely high quality: it might just be significant that this is a pet project for Sir Peter Jackson, better known as the director of the "Lord of the Rings" movies and an aviation enthusiast. For more information, I would recommend visiting the Centre's website. This Breguet 14 A2 bomber is a reproduction. Only two original examples of this aircraft still exist.

The only word for the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre is "stunning" and that is by no means an overstatement! From the range of remarkable early aircraft to the presentation of the exhibits, everything is extremely high quality: it might just be significant that this is a pet project for Sir Peter Jackson, better known as the director of the "Lord of the Rings" movies and an aviation enthusiast. For more information, I would recommend visiting the Centre's website. First flown in 1910, the elegant Taube was used by Germany early in WW1. The display example is shown with the observer firing a rifle at an attacking British aircraft.

The only word for the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre is "stunning" and that is by no means an overstatement! From the range of remarkable early aircraft to the presentation of the exhibits, everything is extremely high quality: it might just be significant that this is a pet project for Sir Peter Jackson, better known as the director of the "Lord of the Rings" movies and an aviation enthusiast. For more information, I would recommend visiting the Centre's website. Built and used in large numbers, the R.E.8 carried two crew on bombing and reconnaissance missions. This aircraft is an accurate reproduction. .