[I], I wouldn’t object to the paint scheme in the photo above – even though it’s pretty wild, it was an in-service paint scheme, even if not for long (it also reminds me of the whole saga, when 6 Squadron’s boss first contacted me seeking some help with his plans to paint a Jaguar… look what happened – eek!).

Well that is what OC 6 wanted. The fact it was similar to that German “Tiger Meet” Tornado was my problem with it. The whole saga of that scheme started in early December 2006. The original draft image sent to ACM Joe French to authorise. Makes me want to throw up looking at it and I had to draw the thing. Joe Buck of Jaguar/Landrover made the changes of the orange and extending the scheme to the wings (that I had avoided as it meant a reweigh of the frame at a time when the ground equipment required was being disposed of). The tanks had come from another idea, that as I was changing the design to meet OC6s wishes , had been already painted by the Coningsby painters on the authority of the SEngO (and not communicated). They looked wrong in real life, so ended up on the our last T-Bird. [ATTACH=CONFIG]238135[/ATTACH]

A few photos will be taken of it again this Saturday.

I certainly wish them well. Even though it’s on the other side of the Atlantic, it would be good to know that a former RAF Jaguar was back in the air. I’m quite surprised that anyone in the States has such enthusiasm for the Jaguar!

Well the RAF Jags did do many a det across the pond.. Oh, I miss those.

Hi All,
Canopener Al,
Many thanks for the on going update must ask though apart from the Jaguar being the obvious star on H2 was that yourself the presenter of Defenders Of The Sky was talking to alongside the Jaguar ?

Geoff.

No.. 😉

The F4 tanks will be totally dry and totally sealed off from the rest of the system. Because engines that are not airworthy will be running underneath it. Uncontained engine failure has killed a few Jags with the massive reservoir of fuel raining down on to a disintegrating engine. Wings and the centre group do not need fuel in them for our purpose so won’t have fuel in them either. Fuel pumps will be isolated too.

Further update: The starboard slat drive system has been restored and Slat rollers restored to working condition and lubricated. The Starboard slat works a treat with no adjustment and the port now rolls on its tracks as well (not perfectly but well enough for our uses (we hope). A bit of wire locking and a couple of items to sort and we will stick the slats on and see if we can get the heavily disturbed hydraulics to work. Flap system just needs the port outer flap screw jacks and shafts to be installed and the flap rollers / tracks checked out and flaps set up. We also have a delivery of some rare and very welcome components that will finish the airframe externally and allow progress towards a running frame.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]237933[/ATTACH] Our Adours have a full set of ancillaries, with the addition of Alternators and TGT Amplifiers

[ATTACH=CONFIG]237934[/ATTACH] Full set of wing pylon Ejector Release Units

[ATTACH=CONFIG]237935[/ATTACH] Oh, Wing Pylons too.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]237936[/ATTACH] and two complete tanks units (in sections at moment).

We will be busy restoring the latter items prior to installation. 🙂

Bentwaters on the 28th. Agree on the errors and the mistakes, but the production team is very small and work on tight time lines and budgets. Even some of the experts make mistakes… One can’t proof read and rerecord filming that is already done, there is no auto cue 😉

Good luck with it Peppermint, know exactly what your are talking about with the scars that a Jag GR has given me today. We have engines for ours, but have a few items missing from the rest of the frame that means said engines will not run. Seems most frames disposed of by the MoD now especially ones that are still in service elsewhere are robbed blind of anything of value or remaining life and sold on to other organisations or agents before the frames are then sold on. Good old spares recovery 🙁
Regards to EA and Max.