I have just got to add my two pennies to this thread,
I know its not the correct colour, but hay, someone has taken time out to take it apart, clean it and paint it, it will give it a few more years, all these things come down to time and money and someone has put their hand in their pocket and spent some money.
Bruntingthorpe is first and foremost an automotive site, without this bussiness we the owners of all these lovely old jets that we keep in running condition for all to come and enjoy out of our own pockets, wouldnt have a free home that we treat as our own, and all our money would go on ground rentals, with nothing left for insurance and fuel.
I assume the Waltons might have a big Jaguar event/contract and gave it a lick of paint for the customer, it was badly in need of some TLC.
I say well done

Andy B (LPG)

[QUOTE=TEXANTOMCAT]

but we are trying, should be July 8th/9th

as long as you know thats the same weekend as Leg Ends….

TT

Yeh, yeh I know, unforuntately we have been stuck with this date for a number of years, its the only date in the Bruntingthorpe calender that we can use the track inconcusion with another event and get away with not paying for the hire of the track, to hire it for the day, pay insurance and fuel would canel out our takings its the lesser of a few evils.
Its someting we have discussed many times and carnt see a way around it, its a shame I know.

Correcto. No, she’s not a flying example. I seem to recall there were originally plans to get her fired up at Brunty before she was sold.

If ypu dont mind me asked who was planning to get her running ??

Its well worth a visit, loads of sunshine and lovely old jets like these where they should be

XS451 posing for the camera

😀

We have always used a 40% liquid WD40 60% Waxoil mix on both of ours for the last 18 years, we mop it on in Oct/Nov and wipe it all off the upper surfaces and sides again in the spring ready for open days, the wheel bays are well thick with the stuff and show no signs of corrosion, we keep the tyres covered all the time and they are topped up every 2 – 3 weeks.
Both A/C have sat outside for the majority of that time with covers over the cockpit, nose, jet pipes and spine.
All grease points are topped up every 12 months, and of course the liberal doses of TLC, I have yet to find any major signs of corrosion on either of our two, and we have over the years been deep inside them for all the usual fixing of things, its always an engine out to do any job on a Lightning :rolleyes:so we get lots of chances to have a good luck around inside the airframes.
Just keep doing what you think is best for the aircraft.