English Electric Lightning at Bruntingthorpe yesterday
Discussion
I think it deserves a thread of its own, as its such a special plane
First up, the pilot straps in, and winds back the years
then, once the engines were started, and warmed up, it was held on the brakes for a few minutes
The afterburners were then lit....
which then became quite dramatic - huge flames
with both engines lit, the plane begins to power away
and you wish, it could be allowed to do its party peace, and shoot straight up on the air..
Alas that could not be allowed, but even so, the heat haze was pretty soon creating an impressionistic effect, that money would have been proud of..
more: http://www.flickr.com/photos/itwasntandy/sets/7215...
First up, the pilot straps in, and winds back the years
then, once the engines were started, and warmed up, it was held on the brakes for a few minutes
The afterburners were then lit....
which then became quite dramatic - huge flames
with both engines lit, the plane begins to power away
and you wish, it could be allowed to do its party peace, and shoot straight up on the air..
Alas that could not be allowed, but even so, the heat haze was pretty soon creating an impressionistic effect, that money would have been proud of..
more: http://www.flickr.com/photos/itwasntandy/sets/7215...
thatone1967 said:
that is one aircraft I would love to see in the air again...
(cannot afford a trip to South Africa though!)
And since the sad demise of DS with the loss of '451, and offical full acc rep being published, there's been very little flying out there either, other than the minimal required for, pressumably Mike Beachyhead, to retain type currency and no more.(cannot afford a trip to South Africa though!)
It was only decided on Saturday to run XS904 else she would have been static along with 728. Glad they did get her working though as the Lightnings are by far the highlight at Bruntingthorpe as none of the others have flames coming out the back
Edited by spitfire-ian on Tuesday 1st June 09:57
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