Bernie Ecclestones Private Jets... help!!

[cps13]

Right,

I have been reading "THE POWERBROKERS - THE BATTLE FOR F1'S BILLIONS" by Alan Henry. On page 86 he talks about Bernies 3 private jets and their respective registrations and says that Bernie has a "wry sense of self-deprecating humor"...

N2FU - 1990 Learjet
N12FU - 1994 Learjet
N999BE - 2001 Falcon

Alan Henry then writes - "Think about them all. Very carefully"...

This is reallt starting to annoy me now, apart from the obvious possibilty with the "FU", what am I missing on these?!

[Rufus]

First two could be Not For You?

[flemke]

Registered in the US?

[cps13]

flemke said:

Registered in the US?

Yep!

[knibbo]

Bernie is a PLATE-AHOLIC--- see his fleet of 60 ft H.G.Vs. all consecitive and about 12 in all seen in G.P. pit areas lined up to the inch or c,m which ever side of the gate you swing on ! knibbo

[mattikake]

Can stinger personal rocket launchers identify targets by registration number yet? You know, the ones available to anyone on the black market?

Just curious.

[flemke]

mattikake said:

Can stinger personal rocket launchers identify targets by registration number yet? You know, the ones available to anyone on the black market?

Just curious.

Well, we do have ANPR...

[Derek Smith]

cps13 said:

Right,

I have been reading "THE POWERBROKERS - THE BATTLE FOR F1'S BILLIONS" by Alan Henry. On page 86 he talks about Bernies 3 private jets and their respective registrations and says that Bernie has a "wry sense of self-deprecating humor"...

N2FU - 1990 Learjet
N12FU - 1994 Learjet
N999BE - 2001 Falcon

Alan Henry then writes - "Think about them all. Very carefully"...

This is reallt starting to annoy me now, apart from the obvious possibilty with the "FU", what am I missing on these?!

Apart from, as you say, the FU2 and of course the BE, I'm flumoxed. And I didn't have to think all that carefully.

Either you and me are a bit slow or else Henry is.

Self deprecating eh? That makes it universal.

[anonymous-user]

N2 and N12 are the postcodes for Finchley, which was Margaret Thatchers constituency.

[FourWheelDrift]

N2FU - "Nice to fk you"
N12FU - Nice one to fk you"

[skeggysteve]

knibbo said:

his fleet of 60 ft H.G.Vs. all consecitive and about 12 in all seen in G.P. pit areas lined up to the inch or cm

I assume you are referring to the TV trucks (aka Bakersville), I have seen many pictures of them and you are correct they have consecutive registration numbers and are lined up in order.

Myself, I think it a nice touch. F1 is big business and the sponsors pay big money to be involved, Bernie like to see things done properly. Not that much effort in consecutive registration numbers and lining them up.

With regard to the private jet numbers I have no idea as I don't do flying!

[funster]

A nice way to get to work

[DJC]

Derek Smith said:

cps13 said:

Right,

I have been reading "THE POWERBROKERS - THE BATTLE FOR F1'S BILLIONS" by Alan Henry. On page 86 he talks about Bernies 3 private jets and their respective registrations and says that Bernie has a "wry sense of self-deprecating humor"...

N2FU - 1990 Learjet
N12FU - 1994 Learjet
N999BE - 2001 Falcon

Alan Henry then writes - "Think about them all. Very carefully"...

This is reallt starting to annoy me now, apart from the obvious possibilty with the "FU", what am I missing on these?!

Apart from, as you say, the FU2 and of course the BE, I'm flumoxed. And I didn't have to think all that carefully.

Either you and me are a bit slow or else Henry is.

Self deprecating eh? That makes it universal.

Bernie has a very wry self-deprecating humour, he always has.

Acerbic, grouchy, anal and picky yes, but his sense of humour hasnt changed much.

[TIGA84]

funster said:

A nice way to get to work

Nah.



or



I'll have the silver one.

[He Skunk]

You obviously don't know too much about flying or methinks you would have made the other choice.
5 auxilliary power units in formation doesn't really justify the radio callsign "formula one".
Still, all the while you dither along getting in the way of "real jets" you can console yourself that you have more time to ingest the toxic cabin fumes the beast is (in) famous for.Maybe that's why poor Bernies brain seems a bit addled at times ?

Nah mate , take the white one, even if the Frogs made it.

Edited by He Skunk on Friday 18th December 19:09

[n3il123]

He Skunk said:

You obviously don't know too much about flying or methinks you would have made the other choice.
5 auxilliary power units in formation doesn't really justify the radio callsign "formula one".
Still, all the while you dither along getting in the way of "real jets" you can console yourself that you have more time to ingest the toxic cabin fumes the beast is (in) famous for.Maybe that's why poor Bernies brain seems a bit addled at times ?

Nah mate , take the white one, even if the Frogs made it.

Edited by He Skunk on Friday 18th December 19:09

Confused... 3 planes? 2 white ones.. which should I put my order in for?

Back on topic whats the deal with BEs registrations then? Some kind of aviation in joke?

[Chrisgr31]

I thought I read somewhere that the trucks actually parked in any order they liked. Then they used Velcro to stick replacement plates on them in order.

[n3il123]

Chrisgr31 said:

I thought I read somewhere that the trucks actually parked in any order they liked. Then they used Velcro to stick replacement plates on them in order.

That was indeed the case saw it at silverstone a couple of years ago

[FourWheelDrift]

n3il123 said:

Back on topic whats the deal with BEs registrations then? Some kind of aviation in joke?

See my post above.

[Eric Mc]

I've flown on BAe 146s a couple of times - and lived.

(I actually liked them as they were a bit different).