Bruntingthorpe Cold War Day 30th Aug

Victor Brake Parachutes

Keen observation! The Victor was designed to use a brake parachute on landing as a matter of routine. Only under strict conditions of weight and headwind could you plan to land without streaming. So they were in regular use until 1993. The Elvington and Bruntingthorpe Victors stream them for show, but repacking them is a bit of a lengthy process. They have to be carefully packed into a sausage shaped bag before being loaded into the hopper at the rear of the aircraft. That said, we discovered two brand new parachutes in amongst the crates of spares at Bruntingthorpe, and the stream on the 30th was its first stream since it was manufactured. I think the label said 1991!

Great shots…the Victor is still a Majestic looking aircraft even today.

Thanks for the comments 😉

But surely the chute would have been used in the early 90’s?

Could have been, my hearing not that good.. Maybe this chute been packed from the 70’s?

Forgive my ignorance on this, but what’s the reasons these gorgeous hunks of metal aren’t allowed to fly. I know the Lightning has an electronics issue. Such a shame we can’t see any of these fly in the UK anymore. What an addition any of them would have made to Leuchars this weekend

Not this time. but it did put the chute out.. 1st time the chute had been open since the early 70’s

Nice shots, The Buccaneer pic’s really stand out.

But surely the chute would have been used in the early 90’s?

Excellent shot of the Victor , what a futuristic design the aircraft still is !

No Victor to the skies this time?

Not this time. but it did put the chute out.. 1st time the chute had been open since the early 70’s

Nice Bucc shot. Victor and Lightning good as well.

Thanks for posting.

Martin

Thx Neil, The Bucc is gorgeous.
No Victor to the skies this time?;)