Well don’t worry if you missed a bargain for £1, perhaps the vendor of this grey painted canopy might take a similar offer you never know your luck !

http://www.milweb.net/index2.html go to vehicle park, then aviation and marine

Aww what the heck it’s probably worth more in scrap value

Hmm, wonder how many would prefer to divert the ‘Vulcan to the sky fund’ to getting XR220 airworthy at Cosford??

me sir ohohoh please sir me me me me

Every disaster creates an opportunity for those who can see it.

I had just lightly tossed aside the chance of a flying career to pursue an unrealistic dream of aircraft design when the TSR2 scandal broke. In a moment of undeserved inspiration it occurred to me that it marked not just the end of a British aircraft, but the beginning of the end of the whole British aircraft industry. A quick U-turn, a bit of humble pie and I managed to slip back through the flightdeck door…. and I never regretted it. That flash of foresight was indeed a glimpse of the future.

So you see, I have mixed feelings when I look at those pictures of the destruction of TSR2 – a bit like the guilt felt by the sole survivor of an aircrash.

Does anyone else remember pieces of TSR2 printed circuit board being sold as jewellery? Ounce for ounce they must have cost the Taxpayer more than platinum. Will we ever learn?

While i was still with De Hav we had a couple of printed circuit boards come to us in a box load of spares ostensibly labelled aircraft parts c/o Boscoombe down. I wonder……..:D

from experience at least one licensed guy on type and depending on the size of the project 3-6 guys with several years practical experience on aircraft (and type preferably) and maybe the odd apprentice here and there

christ I’ve been working with those things for going on 4 years now!:eek: perhaps that explains the strange glow my wife complains about in bed each night…or was that just the curry I had:D

What are Warbird safety height limits these days? I have seen inside Spitfire cockpits that have printed notices – max 12000ft. This I assume is for two reasons, it’s just below the oxygen assisted level and for insurance purposes, which is understandable. But are there any warbirds that are permitted to use oxygen now and fly heights of 20,000, 30,000 or higher? What are the risks today compared to the war years? What are the current regulations?
If this is not allowed today, when I wonder was the last high level warbird flight in the UK, or worldwide? Anyone know?
Which leads me onto today Sunday 10th June, for joy of joys it was great to see the memorial Hurricane and Spitfire for 3 seconds as they flew north at, it looked like about 2500 ft, off to the Cosford show. Now in 3 seconds you can’t get focused into plane id numbers, but those merlins were purring away nicely. Coming from the south west did they stop off at Staverton airport to refuel before the show?
Next time please guys can you give me a little bit more warning. how about publishing a route plan and time schedule, so I can be ready at the top of the hill!I digress, anyway they seemed very low, and I remembered one Spitfire pilot, I think it was Sq L Paul Day, once saying that a safe operating height was around 4,500 ft min. This would give the pilot sufficient time to plan a forced landing should a sudden emergency arise, within a 360 degree area, as opposed to say 90 degrees at 2500 ft.
Would any warbird pilots out there like to enlighten me please?

regarding high flying warbirds. Most jets currently on the airshow scene will transit at high altitude. G-CVIX when travelling to and from europe was cleared to high altitude regularly, a) to get her out of the way of commercial traffic and b) it significantly improved her endurance.

she won’t be available as on saturday I wouldn’t have thought, unless the guys can be persuaded to come in again. Sorry saturday is your best bet

I don’t think I’m doing any harm posting this as I believe the more exposure the better. Next Saturday March the 24th at DHA Hanger it is planned (this means things still can change) to have a ‘Press Day’ for XP924. This will involve the area infront of the BAM hanger being cordened off and XP924 parked in the middle with her wings down. Members of the public will then be allowed to get up close and personal with her (within reason obviously, we don’t want little Johnny climbing in the cockpit and pulling the ‘yellow and blacks’, much though the little s**t might deserve being catapulted through the air:rolleyes: ) and snap as many pictures as they like. Hopefully a small portion of the standard museum adimttance fee will go into the coffers of DHA for XP924’s upkeep. As I said I don’t believe this is any great secret as the more people that know about it and attend the better for obvious reasons. But if it is I’ll be told:dev2: