Hi all,

Does anyone have any good pictures of either XS928 or 933 while in service at RAF Binbrook in the latter years i.e. 1980 – 1988??

This will be used to aid the restoration of ZF594/53-696 at N.E.A.M.

Phil

http://neam.org.uk

😡 😡 .

Robert Craig Knievel Jnr, you were my one true childhood hero, I will miss you, a real entertainer.

Never mess with Evel…..

Even in retirement he could not keep out of the spotlight. The publication of a book written by his former publicist Sheldon Saltman, which painted a less than rosy picture of his family life, angered Knievel.

Despite having both arms in plaster he attacked Saltman with a baseball bat. He was jailed for six months.

Heaven will be a richer place with Evel at the table.

John.

At 45 thousand feet he says “the pressure outside is 20% less than on the ground, outside my blood would boil and I would die in seconds”

In that case then we better tell all the fast jet pilots not to eject!!!!!!.

At 50 thousand feet he says “this is as high as this plane can take me”

😡 WRONG, he should have done his homework, the unofficial record is 89,000 by Mr B Carrol.

Why in a programme that is supposed to be educational, get such obviouse facts so wrong:mad: 😡 .

John.

Are ther plans to update their website….

http://www.lightningusa.org/news.html

This is the only one I have and it hasn’t been updated for three years, it’s always nice to have a chat with the AALO at Brunty.

Best of luck gents.

John.

what would it take to persuade the CAA that a lightning could safely operate under civillian guise in this country? she has a massive spares backup, surely this coupled with experienced engineers and a good financial backing should be whats needed?

Haven’t we been here before?

There are no spares to speak of in this country, the majority of them now reside in SA keeping their birds alive.

The CAA in the UK will not touch any fast jet equiped with afterburners, they are deemed to complicated and given the crash/fire record of the Lightning who can blame them.

The Lightning had a career that far exceeded it’s planned retirement and all the airframes that are left in this country have little or no ‘time’ left on them.

The list goes on and makes for an endless debate but one thing is for sure, it will never happen:( .

Regards,

John.

Andy,

Save you the trouble I found ths one in the vault…….

Hope all goes well on Saturday.

Regards,

John.

Gazz

Underneath the port wing there is a refueling hook up whereby the Lightning can be pressure re-fueled, also there is an option on top of both wings whereby you can fill/top up under gravity feed.

I have a picture of the re-fuelling panel that I can post, just give us a minute or two.

John.