That other Buccaneer at Elvington.

The Elvington Dakota should be ready to taxi by the end of this year/early next year according to the restoration team. Thats probably enough to be getting on with for now.

Ben

Would be good to see a gulf war painted bucc running again!

Be nice if they were ready to rock for the end of May…:diablo:

at brunty 894 a runner
900 in need of a bit of maintenance then a runner
544 second engine ready to go at the moment

Could they do a similar thing at Bruntingthorpe??? Maybe the concept of preservation Vs risk need to be considered in the case of a museum?

Both Elvington’s Buccs powered up together? now there’s a thought Fouga…:D

because we want it to?:D

Yes ECU, is Engine Change Unit, how the engine and its associated parts are described as a whole in reference to pulling one out and replacing with another. Ben you were just about a third right!
Is there a good reason why the this bucc should be a ground runner?

XX901 is a static only, the ECU’s are too far gone in terms of corrosion and damage.

In this context…ECU would normally mean Engine Change Unit…

IE both engines are U/S

ah you see 😉 i was 2/3rds right :p

Engine Control Unit

electronic control unit??

Stupid question: What’s an ECU?:p

xw544 was classed as too far gone once and there’s potential now for running… anythings possible given a double ecu cx obviously

From what I can gather, no. The runner has earlier u/c and brakes, and those particular brake parts are in pretty short supply I believe which curtails ambitions of fast-taxiing. The chaps there were looking towards a repaint for the runner, ideally the other Bucc could do with one too because she’s starting to look a tad scruffy.

OK thanks. Wonder if she is a spares source for the runner and also if the runner will get a repaint eventually??

No Peter, she was roaded in from Kemble in 1995/6.

Thats a shame.. she flew in right?

XX901 is a static only, the ECU’s are too far gone in terms of corrosion and damage.