Flying Cobra to come to UK

Hello All, Firstly, Happy New Year.

On the subject of Cobras, did you know that there will be a flying Cobra on the UK Airshow scene later this year! You will be able to get up close and take a look!

The only other flying Cobra this side of the US in the Red Bull one in Austria/Switzerland.

http://www.huey.co.uk has restored one but it is still in Olympia, Seattle awaiting export/import and then UK CAA permit to fly processing. I know this because im the Chief Pilot and i will be one of the lucky chaps who will be flying /displaying it!

The owner and pilot, Phil Connolly will have a 3 ship Vietnam Classic Flight here in the UK to fly at Airshows! Take a look on our website. On the homepage, left side, look at our aircraft! The UH-1H, OH-6 and Cobra are there.

Its quite a serious process export/importing these flying rare beasts so full credit has to go to Phil here…its his vision and long term dream!

Fly Safe, as always……’You call, We haul’ …..

Yes you are right Colin

yes you are technically right Colin ….when she was with you at Abingdon in 2009, she was somewhat tatty, broken and in a pretty sorry state but the public DID see her for the first time in ages…. i give you that….my mistake.

BUT NOW … she is ‘unveiled’ in her sparkly, renovated, restored, ‘yes you can climb in’ display costume as Dave has wanted her to be seen by the public… a pheonix from the ashes so to speak so folks, on her return to the UK, i recommend this superb cokpit for your events/fates etc…. unless Dave swaps her for some pedigree racing Camels.

Fly Safe, as always

TSR 2 seat at F.A.S.T. Museum, Farnborough.

I seem to recall that there is a complete TSR 2 seat in the F.A.S.T Museum Farnboroughs collection along with a splendid array of pressure helmets.

There is also a saved cockpit section at Brooklands.

On a side note, Corgi have recently brought out a limited edition 1:72 scale TSR 2 …quite a gem really!

Fly Safe

Good to hear Sisyphus G-BEJD is progressing with a view to being self supporting by Summers end……. Nice one team.

It seems like it was only yesterday since ‘Lakes Lightnings’ donated Sisyphus to Speke back in July/Aug 2010 after saving her from the scrapman!

Lakes Lightnings had the privilege of being friends of test Pilot Jimmy Dell who flew 12 of the 24 TSR2 flights…… (Beamont flew 10 including the first one of course, and Don Knight flew 2). Jimmy had the most hours and experience of the TSR 2.

We would like to bring along a Jimmy Dell signed wooden model of TSR 2 to this prestigious event!

Around the dinner table, we used to hang on his every word as he recounted tales of woe and wonderment from his TP days on Lightnings/TSR2/Jaguar development along with ‘others’ and latterly as Tornado Project Manager…. a real gentleman, sadly missed.

Aviation Guild of Artists Painter, Jon Westwood, Westy-Art has painted a picture of TSR2 and had a limited run signed by Don Knight!

See you all there!

Yes, XM172 resides up in Spark Bridge, Cumbria as part of the ‘Lakes Lightnings’ collection.

She has been up there since 14 August 2006 !

Clarksons classic was just a TV stunt, Barry Parkhouse owned the machine at the time of filming and did so all the way up to Aug 2006 when ‘Lakes Lightnings’ bought it.

‘Lakes Lightnings’ collection comprises of 11 airframes/cockpit nose sections in all and is available for viewing, at mutual convenience and STRICTLY BY PRIOR APPOINTMENT via email: [email]lakeslightnings@Hotmail.co.uk[/email]. we are NOT a museum but a private collection which we like to share with likeminded people.

Fantastic News …congrats

Fantastic News …Congrats.

A Mammoth task, very well handled!… an shining inspiration in these gloomy times.

By the way, I still have your 2 x JP5a ejection seat gun rails in safe keeping at Spark Bridge, waiting for an opportunity to come North or if anyone from your Org is passing ‘Lakes Lightnings’ way???