Heads Up – Buccaneer on the move

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I am sure when time money and resources all come together she will look fantastic.

Those of us who have the time but no expertise or transport will simply have to be patient!

It appears she was maybe art less after all – my mistake. Shame though.

Isn’t that what the pirates flag, mission symbols, and general pinkyness is about?

There was a lot more artwork on the starboard side. 🙂

Isn’t that what the pirates flag, mission symbols, and general pinkyness is about?

Will she be getting her Gulf War nose art back – I do hope so. 🙂

My comment on it being in the right place is based purely on the amount of Buccaneer expertise at Brunti right now. In a few years, when (if!) she is live again, it could move on again….

Bruce

894 and 900 are up to fast taxi standard and 544 slow speed if the left engine will start 889 will probably have a survey and remedial work such as putting wings on after open day although no one can remember who took out and the whereabouts of wing pins

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Apologies. There were two last time I was there. Whats the story with number three? Only time I have ever seen a Buccaneer run – what a fantastic sight.

Three? isn’t this one the 4th?

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Absolutely fantastic. Who would have thought we would ever see three Buccs together again?

Funnily enough, it was the news footage in the late 80s that got me into this hobby in the 1st place. The S2bs had been updated and were expected to see many years more service. Being only 9, I wanted to grow up and fly one. Imagine my disappointment a few years later when I got a paper round, bought my 1st flypast (which I still have) and found these lovely a/c being retired almost immediately after an expensive update. I never got to see one fly.

This ghastly policy of spending absolutely billions on upgrading a/c (Jaguar, Tornado, Harrier, Buccaneer) only for them to become range targets within 3 years, must stop.

oh you have some fun with that one ahead of you. She has less cut looms than our Lightning did, but to give an idea, it’s taken 8 months of 36 manhours a week to re-loom 300odd circuits on ZF579. Hope you have a bumper supply of batteries for your DVM Francis!;)

yep bucc wheels are almost as much a pain as vixen ones, as i can now testament too, plus all the foam in that one. Hopefully there will be a census to at least get her to either hyds or electrics if it’s the latter ffrancis willl have a job for life on those looms

You’re not kidding Matt, there’s an awful lot of re-wiring!

Updated photos now here:

http://buccsociety.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=restorations&action=display&num=1166289875&start=210#1304885439

yep bucc wheels are almost as much a pain as vixen ones, as i can now testament too, plus all the foam in that one. Hopefully there will be a census to at least get her to either hyds or electrics if it’s the latter ffrancis willl have a job for life on those looms

bucc arrived safely with flat wheel we changed that and towed it next to 894
airbrakes have been open for ages
there are no hyds on it yet we need to look it over to see what can or can not work but with open day spectical coming up with all three buccs hopfully running

Why did they leave the Bucc’s air-brakes open, surely that would make it much harder for the truck on the motorways…?
:rolleyes:

Closed it would have overhung the rear of the truck, also when closed they are far more difficult to see, being open they present an easy to see item for other drivers making the load safer for its transit down the road – Mike

Wouldn’t make much difference, won’t increase the span/load width at all but will make it slightly shorter if anything.

For your interest some of my photos can be found here:

http://buccsociety.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=restorations&action=display&num=1166289875&start=210

Plazz

Why did they leave the Bucc’s air-brakes open, surely that would make it much harder for the truck on the motorways…?
:rolleyes:

To be made a runner?

Sorry if I’ve missed something here as I’m on my mobile looking at this thread…. Is she to be made LIVE or more of a static display mascot for the other three?

You need one nay sayer!:D
Personally speaking I think it’s a shame that XX889 has moved, it is now just another Buccaneer among the other three at Bruntingthorpe, which deprives some of us to the South West of the country of being able to regularly view the example at Kemble.
It seems that in the end that most classic jet activity will centre at Brunty, this is in no way to do down the excellent collection and work carried out there, but just nice to have types spread around a bit.

Yes couldn’t agree more, excellent news. Safe journey :).