vulcan558 wrote:Canberra time.
Which one?
vulcan558 wrote:Canberra time.
CJS wrote:Well obviously not the swept wing one
GertrudetheMerciless wrote:vulcan558 wrote:Canberra time.
Which one?
CJS wrote:Well obviously not the swept wing one
it's not really straight but it's not 'swept'
Brevet Cable wrote:Hence why I postedit's not really straight but it's not 'swept'
Or are you referring to CJS' joke ?
The canberra isn't swept wing
I'm referring to how you say it is not swept, which it is
it's not really straight but it's not 'swept'
CJS wrote:Well obviously not the swept wing one
vulcan558 wrote:Your vampire does on the other hand have a swept wing.
AARDVARK wrote:are there actually any historic jets left flying in the U.K. since the Shoreham fall out ??
Ok we have Vampire Team and Provost ,but Canberra, as far as I know is now grounded,not sure about the Meteor’s now??
Restriction will still affect the Gnat and obviously Hunter,anything from Sweden,foxy lady is no more (at least for a very long time)and XH558 is grounded for good now,the ex military airshow scene is at its lowest point I have known in the UK
AARDVARK wrote:are there actually any historic jets left flying in the U.K. since the Shoreham fall out ??
Brevet Cable wrote:AARDVARK wrote:are there actually any historic jets left flying in the U.K. since the Shoreham fall out ??
Given that a JP & L-29 departed St Athan for Coventry last Friday, yes.
And there are at least 2 more JPs currently at St Athan undergoing servicing/maintenance as far as I know.
You can probably throw in a few more JP/Strikemasters still with current PtoFs.
There's another L-29 ( G-DLFN ) with a recent PtoF ( the other 2 ex-Red Star Rebels aircraft were sold overseas, unless I'm mistaken )
Meteor G-BWMF ( WA591 ) is still on a current UK PtoF ( G-LOSM's ( WM167 ) expired recently....is that the one which went to America ? )
Vampire G-VTII ( WZ507 ) was granted a new PtoF a couple of days ago.
There's one Gnat ( G-MOUR ( 'XR992' ) still with a valid PtoF and another ( G-SLYR ) with a PtoF application in progress.
AARDVARK wrote:are there actually any historic jets left flying in the U.K. since the Shoreham fall out ??
Ok we have Vampire Team and Provost ,but Canberra, as far as I know is now grounded,not sure about the Meteor’s now??
Restriction will still affect the Gnat and obviously Hunter,anything from Sweden,foxy lady is no more (at least for a very long time)and XH558 is grounded for good now,the ex military airshow scene is at its lowest point I have known in the UK
Tommy wrote:Good news, of course, but I'm not sure if I'm overly hyped about this.
Some of the best classic jet flying (what precious little there has been) has been post-Shoreham in my opinion. Nice, graceful manoeuvres, without the rivet-popping G-straining moves that can be left to the likes of modern machines with oodles more performance, IMO. Maybe I just need to have my memory jogged.