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[minifreek]

They could always restore a Lightning too ...

[VXL V6]

Well saw it fly over the runway at Wellesbourne at approx 13.35. 

[Phil L]

They could always restore a Lightning too ...

I've NEVER seen one of these flying - there used to be a scrap one close to the A1 Southbound in lincolnshire (I think) but that's now gone.  Would be great to see, but they clearly cost too much to restore & keep running

[plym ian]

They could always restore a Lightning too ...

I've NEVER seen one of these flying - there used to be a scrap one close to the A1 Southbound in lincolnshire (I think) but that's now gone.  Would be great to see, but they clearly cost too much to restore & keep running

There's one of them down at castle motors near liskeard

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/lightning/survivor.php?id=227

[Phil L]

Very nice - I'll look next time I'm down there.  I assume it's a model like the spitfires you see at places like Duxford

[plym ian]

Very nice - I'll look next time I'm down there.  I assume it's a model like the spitfires you see at places like Duxford

It was a real working one I believe but up on a stick so to speak

[Phil L]

blimey, even nicer then

[plym ian]

blimey, even nicer then

on the link where it tells you about it near the bottom there are more links to photos of it in service

[Phil L]

Ah yes, so I see

[Marks DTM Calib]

Well the fuel tanks cant be that small as it flew for 3hours 20 yesterday at low level and performed a number of displays!

Spotted it on Saturday, a great sight, could see her in the distance carrying out a shortened display over East Midlands Airport before flying towards us over the Gotham moor.

And if you want to see a flying lightning, you need to go to South Africa.

On the retirement side, the airframe is at the point where there are no spar mods available to extend the life further

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Saw it at the Cleethorpes Airshow yesterday, a bleeding awesome sight, and he was being very naughty with the airframe, banking over until she was standing on her wingtip! 

Came over last year and sadly wan't the same spectacle, basically flew by, engines on low power, almost silent, then flew off a bit like the autobox was in 'limp home mode'... this year roared past, full throttle, sounding like thunder, then flicked, heading damn-near vertical, banked over on her wingtip in a sharp turn, huge circle, did the same again, did a bit more aerobatics, then banked over at about 45^o so we could all see the beauty of the delta shape. Another very naughty turn, and she cruised off. 10-15 minutes that I'll never be forgetting. 

[steve6367]

Saw it at the Cleethorpes Airshow yesterday, a bleeding awesome sight, and he was being very naughty with the airframe, banking over until she was standing on her wingtip! 

Came over last year and sadly wan't the same spectacle, basically flew by, engines on low power, almost silent, then flew off a bit like the autobox was in 'limp home mode'... this year roared past, full throttle, sounding like thunder, then flicked, heading damn-near vertical, banked over on her wingtip in a sharp turn, huge circle, did the same again, did a bit more aerobatics, then banked over at about 45^o so we could all see the beauty of the delta shape. Another very naughty turn, and she cruised off. 10-15 minutes that I'll never be forgetting. 

No need to worry about preserving engine cycles anymore now its being grounded by airframe life anyway 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

To be honest I think that was an element of the logic... like, we all use a bit more throttle when we've just filled up, comared when we're down to a thimblefull in the tank 


It's the last display season, let's give them a show 

   

[05omegav6]

Would like to see it do a fast pass under the Gatwick bridge... the video from the bridge would be awesome, and if the worst were to happen, there are plenty less spectacular ways to crash and burn

Alternatively, it could spend its last months doing a tour of IS camps

[Lagondanet]

Hoping to see at Shuttleworth on Sunday.