Well today Gloster Meteor WA591 has sucessfully carried out fast taxi runs for the first time and moved under her own power for the first time in about 45 years. A great day and a great achievment for the aircraft and the Team. I would like to send my good wishes and congrats to the whole team who have been working on her in the last 18 years. Some are no longer with us.
Sadly I could not be there. I was going to flying up in G-POZA but my radio decided to go T!TS up on route just after take off 😡
Regards
Mark Jones G-POZA
By: Spitzfeuer - 6th July 2011 at 14:43
It landed at Coventry on tuesday. Slightly smoking from one engine pod but okay. Great project.
By: J31/32 - 6th June 2011 at 16:03
Any updates? Must be nearly ready to fly?
By: AMB - 25th April 2011 at 19:07
Was at Kemble today to watch this beauty being prepared and it was having its canopy refitted. Apparently the CAA have given authority for the Meteor to carry it’s military serial immediately, so this may be the last pic showing its civil reg. Thought you might also like to see this machine when I first saw it in a dark hangar at Kemble in April 1971 as 7917M coded ‘U’
By: Arabella-Cox - 20th April 2011 at 17:15
It’s first flight will be to ????? for a paint job.
Its not Confirmed yet where 591 will be painted, so we best wait and see 😀
Regards
Mark
Sorry missed that post AMB, Sorted now. 😀
By: AMB - 20th April 2011 at 13:16
No conformation as to where 591 is going to be painted yet so best not to bandy locations about as it may effect the outcome. Locations have been enquired about but its all under wraps until it happens really. 😉
Best Regards
Mark
Suggest you quote and ‘censor’ post#5 then as I was just quoting that! :confused:
By: pogno - 18th April 2011 at 12:19
Can you post when it will fly for the first time as i would like to bring my father in law up to watch, he actually flew it whilst doing his training.
thank you
alan
Alan
You are probably asking a near impossible question. The date and time of any first flight after restoration or maintenance is influenced by so many factors such as pilot availability, weather, airfield issues, signitures, the CAA, insurance and all that is before any glitches with the aircraft, that to set a date /time is near impossible. So please do not be upset if you hear nothing from them.
Richard
By: RogerN - 18th April 2011 at 10:37
Hi
Great to hear that this T7 will soon be gracing the skies again. Looking forward to seeing her.
Roger
By: Agent707 - 18th April 2011 at 10:11
wa 591
Can you post when it will fly for the first time as i would like to bring my father in law up to watch, he actually flew it whilst doing his training.
thank you
alan
By: Arabella-Cox - 14th April 2011 at 22:46
I would guess the challenge will be to do air tests and have it painted at ***** in time to make its debut at Kemble’s Air Show on 18/19 June?
No conformation as to where 591 is going to be painted yet so best not to bandy locations about as it may effect the outcome. Locations have been enquired about but its all under wraps until it happens really. 😉
Best Regards
Mark
By: Wyvernfan - 12th April 2011 at 20:06
Congratulations to everyone connected with this project.
Do we know who will be the pilot for these test flights?
Cheers
Freebird 🙂
I asked the same question in post #23 freebird, but as yet no-one has stepped forward with a name!
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