Maybe it was because they had booked the Vulcan, so it was a very short airshow:diablo:

Sits back and waits for the rocks to be thrown:eek:

*checks rock inventory*

Any preferance to the type of rock thrown? :diablo:

😮 WOW just looked at scampton on google earth, i didnt realise how big it is! cool place 😀

😀 It was inspection day for 319 today. We removed as many access panels as we could on the underside, removed corrosion, primed and painted what we could. The majority of the panels will not budge thanks to 25 years or dissimilar metal corrosion, but we have managed to gain access to enough parts of the airframe to assess its condition internally, in addition to the areas TVOC inspected a few months ago. The A.A.P.P. is immaculate, but sadly will never run again.

We were visited by a former custodian of 319, Jim Rutland, who was rather upset at the sight of her looking as bad as she does. For those who don’t know, Jim is a former Vulcan electrician who is well known up north. He managed to source all of the rear crew station gear from Waddington after the RAF so kindly stripped 319 after she landed, and then proceeded to run her systems for several years until the A.A.P.P. went pop.

The golfing scum were taking potshots at the cars in the carpark today, and managed to hit Jim in the head with a well aimed golf ball. When he gets out of hospital, he will have a lovely scar…. 😡 😡 😡 Looks like Peter’s suggestion of golf range nets will be sought from the local council who own both our site and the field next door.

There will not be an update next Sunday due to the fact that we are trailing off to Derby for the BAPC meeting, however, until then, I’ll keep you informed…….:D

if the A.A.P.P why wont it run again? 🙂

in terms of fatigue life, what is the maximum looking at concerning a jag before major rebuilid? the two listed at everett

GR3a – 5,066 Hours
T4 – 5,877 Hours

obviously the GR3 has much lower hours, but how close is the end of their life fatigue life, or are they already there???

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Canopus is not a true Comet, she is a Comrod. A Comet with with Nimrod undercarriage. So lack of spares and the fact she is a hybrid – no chance.

We need to plan ahead rather than look behind us though I would love to see a Lightning fly here in the UK. Best someone buys a Tornado/Jaguar/Harrier now, buys spares and paperwork and sit tight for a year or two. 🙂

in all fairness, i can never see the CAA allow a civillian operate a tornado because of the variable geometry, and i can see them lauging at a harrier proposition based on the fact that, well its a harrier! i would love a jaguar back in the air again 🙂 in all fairness, concerning the aircraft we have in the air at the moment, venom,vamire, meteor? hunter the majority of classic jets come from an era when the technology was fairly simple, and as a result nowadays, small consortiums can afford, to a point to own and operate one of them. i think of the operating costs that would be involved in maintaining a tornado. ie maintenance of the software involved in the fly by wire system (correct me if im wrong) then the VG wings, systems. the operating costs for a tornado would be enormous, wouldnt they? i think that for civillian parties to operate more and more modern aircraft, the amount of people with the prospect of actually being able to do so will get smaller as few will have the money and resource to be able to carry out one of these projects.

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isnt a shack spar basically the same as a lancaster spar :confused: bae systems resparred PA474 theoretically it should be possible to respar a shackleton too?

hey LL wouldnt a victor be possible if there were fairly large resources available? and there is always the B.1 at DX if she could be procured 🙂 well wishing really, i know 🙂 i have to say, i really would love to see some more classic helicopters flying again. ie some gnome whilwinds, wessex’s. definitely a couple more canberra’s (if possible) a mosquito would be amazing, what would the cost be to ressurrect a halifax?

just a couple more ideas

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