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Drainpipe Member Since: 28 Sep 2019 Location: Lincolnshire Mountains Posts: 12 |
Apparently, the first picture in the Guardian about this story was of a Russian MiG. They then amended the story with a photo of a Tornado and it wasn’t until the third edition did they get a picture of a Typhoon. Freelander 2 Metropolis. 2014 |
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1st Dec 2019 10:52 am |
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CJOver Member Since: 27 Nov 2014 Location: Biggleswade, Bedfordshire Posts: 637 |
It was reported on the BBC website a while back
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1st Dec 2019 11:06 am |
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Dave47 Member Since: 31 Aug 2014 Location: Margate Kent Posts: 1335 |
Used to hear the RAF English Electric Lightnings go sonic back in the 1960's
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1st Dec 2019 11:40 am |
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Jimboland Member Since: 06 Dec 2015 Location: Northants Posts: 735 |
To quote a true saying from the 1960's
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2nd Dec 2019 8:16 am |
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IanMetro Member Since: 11 Sep 2017 Location: Somerset BS21 Posts: 3157 |
Spent over 6 years working on English Electric Lightnings in the early 60's.
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2nd Dec 2019 10:46 am |
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Boxbrownie Member Since: 17 Mar 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 2053 |
First time I was taken to the Biggin Hill show was I believe the last time an English Electric Lightening was allowed to do a sonic pass for a show, I think it was around 1969 or maybe a bit earlier, I am sure it was the same time that the Beagle Pup was shown, all I remember was watching the Lightening heading towards us very fast in complete silence, passing with a woosh and then........ ouch!
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2nd Dec 2019 5:05 pm |
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Dartman the one Member Since: 04 Apr 2013 Location: Seville, Spain Posts: 1689 |
I was informed by an RAF pilot that many of the Lightnings had damaged lower tail pipes due to the pilots betting on the shortest take off and lifting the nose wheel and going verticle, this caused the tail pipe to hit the runway. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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2nd Dec 2019 6:54 pm |
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Boxbrownie Member Since: 17 Mar 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 2053 |
Nothing wrong with that......
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2nd Dec 2019 8:03 pm |
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IanMetro Member Since: 11 Sep 2017 Location: Somerset BS21 Posts: 3157 |
Not sure about that, But a Lightning could go from (end of runway) zero to supersonic (at operational height) in about 3 minutes. What they could not do is land without a fully locked down under-carriage, because of the high mounted wings could most likely invert them on to the cockpit. We dumped a few into the shallow sea (off Happisburgh, Norfolk), after many attempts to shake the wheels down with violent manoeuvres over the airfield. As I said, an impressive, but expensively difficult to maintain, aircraft. This is the radar, as I saw it, on its test rig. More Lightning facts here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011) FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015) Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History (Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?) |
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2nd Dec 2019 8:30 pm |
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Drainpipe Member Since: 28 Sep 2019 Location: Lincolnshire Mountains Posts: 12 |
I had the pleasure of being the “guy in the back” in Phantoms from ‘79 until ‘85. Got just over 1000 hrs on type. A wonderful aeroplane. If it didn’t leak, it was empty; it would blow oil and smoke everywhere on start and it could burn fuel at 250 gallons per minute. But what a beautiful noise and lots of it! A very happy time in my life, some of the best fun you can have with your trousers on. Freelander 2 Metropolis. 2014 |
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2nd Dec 2019 11:13 pm |
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Boxbrownie Member Since: 17 Mar 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 2053 |
Absolutely, and a few of the Phantoms we saw at Alconbury had.....er......small patches on the tail, the USAF seemed a little less speedy at repairing small arms damage, just visiting on the way back from the war they didn’t finish!
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3rd Dec 2019 10:07 am |
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RogB Member Since: 16 Dec 2014 Location: Mansfield Posts: 3881 |
sounds like some Land Rover Defenders out there |
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3rd Dec 2019 12:04 pm |
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