By: Bluebird Mike - 17th January 2002 at 18:11
RE: Taxi buccs
It may be one of those already mentioned above, but the Quicksilver world water speed record challenge people have a fully operable Bucc. in their possession, which is serving as an engine run test-bed for now, until Quicksilver itself is ready to receive an engine. The other will remain in the Bucc. as a spare.
By: Paul Cushion - 17th January 2002 at 17:59
RE: Taxi buccs
No, the Pink Bucc at Elvington is not taxiable as the RAF spoilsports purged all her systems on delivery and shorted all her circuits to ensure she could never run again. The other Bucc however, the BAe test and trials example is however in full working order.
Paul.
By: SADSACK - 17th January 2002 at 16:55
RE: Taxi buccs
I thought there were 2 at Bruntingthorpe?
is the Pink Yorkshire air museum example taxiable?
How come the Bucc has survived in better ground runing numbers than it has in museums?
By: Ant.H - 15th January 2002 at 19:12
RE: Taxi buccs
Well,it kinda depends on what you call ‘working’.There are obviously the two in South Africa with Mike Beachy-Head,and there is a taxiable pair of Buccs at Kemble.If memory serves me right,there is another taxiable example at Brunty (Bruntingthorpe).There are also one or two others that either are or can be ground run.There is a Mk.1 at Gatwick that is thought to be the only active example of the mark.
There is plenty of info and pics at:
www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk
This is Damien Burke’s site and has just about anything you need to know about classic British jets,including a survivors listing.
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January 15, 2002 at 6:51 pm