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bob10
19th April 2020, 05:17 PM
The only aircraft to match the U2 and Concorde in ceiling and speed.


YouTube (https://youtu.be/8DdUwIhI-ZA)
p38arover
19th April 2020, 07:07 PM
You "lightened" the Lightning? [bigwhistle]
bob10
20th April 2020, 06:43 AM
You "lightened" the Lightning? [bigwhistle]

Glad to see the lock down has not dampened your enthusiasm for the correct use of the Queen's English. Correction under way. We must maintain our standards. [smilebigeye]
gromit
20th April 2020, 07:02 AM
Many years back a mate got onto the RAF tender list and we visited RAF Binbrook to 'tender' for an English Electric Lightening.
I have some photos of them all lined up.
They came without jet motors, no instrumentation and ejector seats disarmed. Problem was you needed to remove the wings to move them by road.

They would also fly one to an airfield of your choice. You paid for a team to travel to the airfield, remove the jet engines, instrumentation etc. plus you had to put the pilot up in a hotel.

Most went for scrap but luckily a few were saved.

While we were there a twin seater trainer was doing circuits & bumps. Kept taking off on full re-heat, probably just showing off to the group of us there looking at buying.
We of course didn't tender but it was an interesting day out.


Colin