Hi,
I’m sure many of you watch topgear and is the airport which it is filmed at (Dunsfold Park – I think) open for commercial ops, in addition to this whats the B747 parked in the background that we saw when cars were doing their laps.
I wonder what the stig came up as on airport x-ray machines! 😀
Wozza
By: andrewm - 22nd February 2006 at 00:59
Just read it was a proper sky jump person 🙁 I knew that at time as he didnt fill up stigs costume as normal!
By: Pte1643 - 22nd February 2006 at 00:29
A little “Off Topic” but did anyone see the Winter Olympic Top Gear?
The Stig on the Skidoo going down the Ski Jump… 😮
He’s a CRAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZYYYYYYY Man.
By: Manston Airport - 21st February 2006 at 21:23
If Dunsfold is being turned into a Housing estate people living there will probly moan about the sound of air traffic going into LGW.
James
By: mc26 - 21st February 2006 at 21:02
Ah I said “was”…he has been replaced recently……
By: andrewm - 21st February 2006 at 20:44
The Sitg was Perry McCarthy. Ben Collins also has done some of the Stig work.
Theres my reason to keep watching gone 🙁 🙁
By: mc26 - 21st February 2006 at 20:39
The Sitg was Perry McCarthy. Ben Collins also has done some of the Stig work.
By: lukeylad - 21st February 2006 at 20:38
clarksons got a lightning in his back yard
By: A330-300 - 21st February 2006 at 19:33
Stig, lol! Wonder who it is.
By: andrewm - 21st February 2006 at 18:58
By: Mark L - 21st February 2006 at 18:50
I also saw Dunsfold was to be built over. Cant say I’d heard anything about that locally, but then I havent been “local” for a little while I suppose…
By: andrewm - 21st February 2006 at 17:40
Anyone heard the other news about topgear? They are finding it difficult to find a replacement airfield as they have been refused planning permission (at the new proposed site) for a race course as the council feared it would lead to increased emissions!
They say that dunsfold is ok for now but its being dug up for houses. What will happen to the B747 etc once this happens?
By: fightingirish - 21st February 2006 at 17:29
TopGear: Various Cars blown away by the thrust of a 747 engine
http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=59 😀
By: andrewm - 21st November 2005 at 09:57
cloud 9 yep i got it on Special Offer in Gatwick in the summer and it is very good. Several references to aviation in a few articles and he knows his A320s from his B747s unlike someone on this forum…
By: cloud_9 - 21st November 2005 at 09:18
JC is a fan of everything motorised going faster then 40mph. You should see him speak about COncorde or the Blackbird, he’s drooling like a baby.
JC is the man when it comes to cars, and also avaition…
Have any of you read his book “The World According To Clarkson”…? It is basically some of his best articles he wrote for his column in the Sunday Times. If not, I recommend it to you…especially the article about flying First Class (very funny!); and also the one about the Eurofighter (for you military minded people!)
He recently wrote an article comparing BA and Virgin, which someone posted on here a while back – that was very funny as well!
By: Manston Airport - 20th November 2005 at 23:18
I’d like to add that I am watching “I’m a celebritiy get me out of here”. I noticed the a/c they are parachuting out of is some dodgy little cessna like thing (type would be appreciated) however when I search the reg – VH-MMV i keep getting to a F27 can anyone provide an explanation
!
You cheeky person the Cessna 208 Caravan I is a brilliant aircraft.
James
Fokker Fan
By: Mark L - 20th November 2005 at 21:52
I think that is was rebuilt after the accident. The accident was 29/04/2001 and the new registered owners Denmex Pty Ltd and Budbay Pty Ltd registered the aircraft 07/03/2005, so 4 years is plenty of time for a rebuild assuming the damage wasnt too bad.
However you would assume a pilotless landing would be a write off!
By: tenthije - 20th November 2005 at 21:49
Is Jeremy Clarkson an aviation fan
JC is a fan of everything motorised going faster then 40mph. You should see him speak about COncorde or the Blackbird, he’s drooling like a baby.
By: wozza - 20th November 2005 at 21:41
Is Jeremy Clarkson an aviation fan, after watching the, as always amusing, topgear tonight he made several references to aviation in just a short time – it would be great if he was a fan.
I’d like to add that I am watching “I’m a celebritiy get me out of here”. I noticed the a/c they are parachuting out of is some dodgy little cessna like thing (type would be appreciated) however when I search the reg – VH-MMV i keep getting to a F27 can anyone provide an explanation
EDIT – I found this stating that it was written off in 2001: http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010429-0 😮 Ghost Aircraft on the loose!
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