Wet, windy and very cold day at Bruntingthorpe today unfortunately – still, plenty of people and had a few visitors to our SRA (Slow Reaction Alert, as opposed to the Lightning boys Quick Reaction Alert) hangar. The owner of the second Beech 18 at Bruntingthorpe, N2500 with the Volpar tricycle undercarriage conversion decided to fire her up, took a couple of clips on my camera and uploaded them to youtube for anyone interested
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R90UqQu_Xxc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2l5gU3DdqE
Cheers, Rob
By: Rlangham - 28th May 2007 at 21:34
Here’s a few pics from the saturday off my camera phone (came out quite well I reckon), didn’t take any on sunday (after i’d filled up my camera memory card with the video clips, fingers were too numb with cold to change them!)
Naval Encounter
Volpar Beech
Two Beech’s together (is this the closest two Beech 18s have been in the UK since the three Beech 18s including Naval Encounter at were stored at Prestwick in the 70s?)
And last but not least, the guys making it all happen – Phil and Ade working on the SRA hangar (plus PT probably somewhere down there helping out)
Oh and by the way Ben, I liked the Beech Restorations inscription on the far end of the hangar door concrete standing 😀
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 28th May 2007 at 19:26
Need you ask?:mad:
No argument from me!
Pics pls PT!
TT
By: philip turland - 28th May 2007 at 16:54
sunday
Oh do tell, who didn’t want us to store his airoplane in our hangar for free then take it out when people got close, do tell.
I think that i will tell my local garage not to let anyone see my car when it is in for a service. Am i stupid or what.
If you are reading this Dear anonymous owner, please take your aircraft away and please do not darken our door again.
As they say If it quacks it is probably a duck, if it says stupid things it is probably stupid. Also we are exhibiting our workmanship not anything else, got it mr anonymous
sorry chaps but this chap does get me a tad annoyed.
think i should post a pic of the rear fus ben, what do ya think.
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 27th May 2007 at 22:40
Well done on you tubing it Rob…inspired…sorry I couldnt make it (notwithstanding ‘someone’ didnt want his aeroplane in the hangar during the open day….like where were we supposed to put it… WTF!!! sigh:rolleyes: ) understand the guys put on a good show so well done… can anyone post any pics?
ATB
TT
By: Rlangham - 27th May 2007 at 18:31
Unfortunately not (unless you count the ferry flight from Wick-Sywell-Bruntingthorpe) – I believe the plan is to fully repaint her first before flying again (so far only the engine cowlings have been repainted, and very nice they look too!)
By: stringbag - 27th May 2007 at 17:46
I’ve very interested Rob, thanks for posting them.
I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for the Beech 18, and it’s good to see footage of tge Volpar conversion. Has it ever flown in the UK since it was imported?
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