Blackburn Bucc restoration

According to this website http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/Buccaneer_Index.html? , XK486 to 491 were the 6 prototypes and XK523 to 536 were the 14 pre-production aircaft. The first full production aircraft was serialled XN922.

Hope this helps,

FC

He’s absolutely spot on you know.XK532 is the 9th pre-prod batch aircraft.

What a beauty,a genuine wire twanging Bucc.

Miggers:D

Ive heard about one at Scampton being granted to fly, XX885 I think.

How comme the RAFG Buccs didnt have probes? Can understand their missions would be fairly short endurance, but what if things went wrong and a refuel would of helped?

Hawker Hunter Aviation. Anyone heard any news on that aircraft’s prospects?

Back to Mk1’s, just how rare are Gyron Juniors?

Ive heard about one at Scampton being granted to fly, XX885 I think.

How comme the RAFG Buccs didnt have probes? Can understand their missions would be fairly short endurance, but what if things went wrong and a refuel would of helped?

A bucc had fairly long legs so I assume they weren’t considered neccessary.
All the airframes I saw at Laarbruch were not fitted with them, mind you I was working on Jags at the time.:D

Ive heard about one at Scampton being granted to fly, XX885 I think.

How comme the RAFG Buccs didnt have probes? Can understand their missions would be fairly short endurance, but what if things went wrong and a refuel would of helped?

It does – Im right! Im sure none of the production aircraft had retractable probes. I was looking on demobbed site after I posted and was pleased to see that a handful of early Buccs are still about, unfortunatly some in spurious RAF colours.

BTW that is a cracking site, especially as every aircraft is illustrated and history listed. Easy to forget how many colour schemes they flew with.

Indeed, the IFR probe was a “hockey stick” affair fwd and slightly stbd of the pilot. It wasn’t fitted to RAFG a/c.
A couple XK’s were converted to S2 standard, one even served as the nuclear load training airframe (sorry can’t remember which) at Honington when I was there.

I remember reading somewhere ages ago that someone was restoring a bucaneer to flight, possibly at Scampton. Is this true or am I dreaming again?

According to this website http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/Buccaneer_Index.html? , XK486 to 491 were the 6 prototypes and XK523 to 536 were the 14 pre-production aircaft. The first full production aircraft was serialled XN922.

Hope this helps,

FC

It does – Im right! Im sure none of the production aircraft had retractable probes. I was looking on demobbed site after I posted and was pleased to see that a handful of early Buccs are still about, unfortunatly some in spurious RAF colours.

BTW that is a cracking site, especially as every aircraft is illustrated and history listed. Easy to forget how many colour schemes they flew with.

That looks lovely, wouldnt the XK serial place it as a pre production aircraft?
Nice to see S.1s they look much purer, how many are left?

According to this website http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/Buccaneer_Index.html? , XK486 to 491 were the 6 prototypes and XK523 to 536 were the 14 pre-production aircaft. The first full production aircraft was serialled XN922.

Hope this helps,

FC

That looks lovely, wouldnt the XK serial place it as a pre production aircraft?
Nice to see S.1s they look much purer, how many are left?

Saw this one earlier in the summer, but enquiries today indicate that it is without engines:

http://www.military-airshows.co.uk/press06/newarkbucprjul2007.htm

That looks lovely, wouldnt the XK serial place it as a pre production aircraft?
Nice to see S.1s they look much purer, how many are left?

No, XK’s were full production aircraft.

There are much older jet engines than that which are still running.
Is there a specific problem with the Gyron Junior?

Pete

The lack of spares would be abit of a problem, it wasn’t the most mass produced engine of that era.

Awesome restoration here! Wonder if they would ever consider restoring it to run??
http://buccsociety.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=restorations&action=display&num=1190548367

Don’t think so Peter, if I recall correctly XK532 is at the Highland Aviation Museum, next to Inverness Airport (Dalcross). I used to work offshore with the owner, James Campbell, and if I recall correctly, there is not the room or the finances to get this aircraft running.

It is a museum worth seeing, and is done to a high standard.

Regards,
Scotty

With Gyron Juniors? I seriously doubt it.
Mind you, they could always convert it to an S2.:)

There are much older jet engines than that which are still running.
Is there a specific problem with the Gyron Junior?

Pete

That looks lovely, wouldnt the XK serial place it as a pre production aircraft?
Nice to see S.1s they look much purer, how many are left?

It doesnt look like much restoring has taken place – its a nicely preserved, and very complete Bucc S1. Lovely to see.

I believe the Gatwick S1 has had its Gyron Juniors run, but that they currently have a problem with one of them.

Bruce

With Gyron Juniors? I seriously doubt it.
Mind you, they could always convert it to an S2.:)