Any idea which one this is??
BUCCANEER JET • AVAILABLE FOR SALE • Buccaneer vintage jet with very low hours airframe and engine. Full Ground Runner requires permitt. • Contact Matthew T. Roberts – AVIATION & COMPUTER CONSULTANCY LTD, End User – located Derby, United Kingdom
By: Nashio966 - 21st May 2009 at 22:24
EPIC!!! i was really hoping it hadnt, my grandfather and i were planning to go and see her make a run at coniston (if she did 🙂 )
By: Plazz - 21st May 2009 at 21:56
The Quicksinker isn’t sunk yet! I only ran the Spey in the space frame for the team last year! The frame is much more complete now with high power runs set to take place in July this year.
Dont write it off just yet!
By: DaveF68 - 20th May 2009 at 21:49
Seems they won’t let it fly in the UK 🙁
If on a military contract (Like the HHA Hunters) then it flie sunder military regulations and military serial, no input from CAA.
By: Nashio966 - 20th May 2009 at 21:45
obviously the quicksinker has sunk! 😀
By: Black Knight - 20th May 2009 at 20:56
Thought the engines from this were being used by the Coniston Cowboy & his Quicksinker world water speed record boat?
By: JetBlast - 20th May 2009 at 20:13
The mod is fairly easy to remove, but grafting on the original (which they also have), will be expensive and labour intensive.
The biggest issue with the aircraft, is the lack of serviceable spares to be able to keep her going.
Thunder City are already aware of 897, as for price, not sure, I will find out.
By: VX927 - 20th May 2009 at 19:55
Seems they won’t let it fly in the UK 🙁
Ah… I thought that had been resolved… At least as far as 885 is concerned?
By: Nashio966 - 20th May 2009 at 19:45
anyone got any ideas as to price?
By: Fouga23 - 20th May 2009 at 19:38
Or to HHA at Scampton?
Seems they won’t let it fly in the UK 🙁
By: VX927 - 20th May 2009 at 19:21
With such a low houred good FI time remaining airframe, surely it would be interesting to South Africa?
Or to HHA at Scampton?
By: Peter - 20th May 2009 at 19:17
With such a low houred good FI time remaining airframe, surely it would be interesting to South Africa?
By: zoot horn rollo - 20th May 2009 at 18:42
It’s no more amazing than what Canberra WJ643 had to put up with when flying with the Ferranti Flying Unit out of Turnhouse back in the sixties – the Airpass radar from the Lightning for example
By: Newforest - 20th May 2009 at 18:16
Here is the latest photo of her from Airliners.
Amazing that she was allowed to fly around as a test aircraft, but let Mr.Private Test Pilot try and fly it, oh no, oh no!:p
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=XX897&distinct_entry=true
By: Junk Collector - 20th May 2009 at 16:27
even easier just hack one off a static hey presto 🙂
By: Bruce - 20th May 2009 at 14:38
Dead easy; just go to the Buccaneer shop, and, err…..
By: Fouga23 - 20th May 2009 at 14:31
Just send them an e-mail to make sure they see the ad 🙂 Don’t know if it’s hard to de-mod the nose, but I kinda like the looks 🙂
By: Peter - 20th May 2009 at 14:05
Good idea Fouga, also would it be really hard to de-mod her nose?
By: Fouga23 - 20th May 2009 at 10:01
She has just over 900 hours on the airframe and remarkably, used just 15 F.I, meaning she still has 201 F.I left!!!!!
Wouldn’t this make her VERY interesting to Thunder city? How are her engines?
By: Mr Angry - 20th May 2009 at 09:41
Shes a beauty as well, Come on Euromillions :rolleyes:
By: JetBlast - 20th May 2009 at 09:32
The aircraft in question is XX897, which currently located outside at Bournemouth Airport.
She has just over 900 hours on the airframe and remarkably, used just 15 F.I, meaning she still has 201 F.I left!!!!!
Biggest issue is the heavily modded nose she sports, which is why an attempt to get her flying in the UK will be twarted.
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