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Unless they nicked it for use in a drag racer!

But the security at the MOD must be a joke.

Suprised no-one noticed -the dragster must have made quite a racket on its way back home. A pretty thorough risk assessment for the next run down the “track” though. :p

Why :(? Several types dont have TCs but are still flying.

Landing without lights in the dark – object lesson in how to draw attention to yourself!

But, you are required to have a landing light when flying at night in a private aircraft, and a torch. You can always turn it off if you dont like what you see in the beam.

try an experiment. Hold a tray of water, balanced on your hand (this represents the fuel tank and a load of fuel. Accelerate your hand away from you, and see where the water ends up. I bet that the acceleration you impart on the tray does not match the acceleration you impart on the water, with the result that the tray tilts backwards, and you get wet. A further result is that I laugh. Of course, this will only happen during an acceleration, and not in straight and level flight.

Interesting theory, but back to reality – try it again with a lid on the tray – after all, a fuel tank isnt an open vessel, is it. Try it again with some baffles or sponge in the tray to discourage water movement and you might suprise yourself. In each case you will find the water is confined and therefore any CofG change due to movement of the water will be quite small and can be accounted for in any mass & balance calculations by the confines of the trays dimensions.

You will also find you wont get wet and have no cause to laugh at anyone.

600 yards or 322 Smoots (approx).

I can’t believe that we are really nitpicking over dust on the aircraft?

In a world class museum – I should say so, even if its just to show a little respect. Isn’t that the whole point of the place?

…. should be listed! 😉

Thats not clamping down, thats reminding people of the process that already exists, and has done for many years. Clamping down happens when the process is not followed.

Bit like speeding really – the rules exist for the benefit & safety of all (like it or not), some people choose to break them and then whinge when they get caught out.