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You can tell its a really early picture as the Puma hasn't got any "Dustbin Lids" bolted to the "PiPs" (Air Intakes to the uneducated):
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Sweet piccies Tashy, cleaning the intake of the Lightning is an absolute tw@t (we kept it clean before the installation of the engines). Its cramped as well.
As an aisde, for any ex Lightning riggers - fook me that canopy is heavy!
As an aisde, for any ex Lightning riggers - fook me that canopy is heavy!
Nope, the Mig 25 holds that record for an in service aircraft. Lockheed YF-12 (Interceptor version of the SR-71 Blackbird) would have most likely held it had it had gone into production. Nice photos by the way Tashy.
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You can tell its a really early picture as the Puma hasn't got any "Dustbin Lids" bolted to the "PiPs" (Air Intakes to the uneducated):
Bin lids became permanent fit in the late nineties after the French had problems with the moving parts icing up so they wouldn't operate when required. Bit of a pointless decision, as IIRC, the part in question isn't fitted on the HC1s and it has an adverse effect on flight duration.
The Puma must have been one of the very first with PIPs fitted, as my old chief spent the first few weeks of GW1 building PIPs to send out.
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Sort of Off Topic did anybody see 'Earth' on BBC2, Tuesday at 9PM this week??
If it is repeated it is well worth a watch, as they were filming in a Lightning in South Africa going to the outer reaches of the atmosphere.
If it is repeated it is well worth a watch, as they were filming in a Lightning in South Africa going to the outer reaches of the atmosphere.
I caught it last night MC, definately made for some interesting viewing.
Obviously, being a youngster, Lightnings were before my time, so nice to get an ide what all the fuss was about.
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I saw it. Not a bad programme anyway, but I got all excited when the Lightning came on
DT_Xtremez_42: They were before my time, but I have a soft spot for them anyway.
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Tashy Was you there when they flew 2 Lightnings down the pan and did a touch n go? Got a few awesome pics of them on the last day
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DT_Xtremez_30:Tashy Was you there when they flew 2 Lightnings down the pan and did a touch n go? Got a few awesome pics of them on the last day
Can't remember that !! I'm sure if i had been there i would have had some piccies.
Question Time 29/11/07
Question Time 29/11/07
Didn't want to start a new thread on this because it releates to a Lightning.
Did anyone see Question Time last night being hosted at Elvington, York ? Must have missed most of the prog as was too busy trying catch glimpses of the Lightning on the left hand side.
Question Time 29/11/07
Didn't want to start a new thread on this because it releates to a Lightning.
Did anyone see Question Time last night being hosted at Elvington, York ? Must have missed most of the prog as was too busy trying catch glimpses of the Lightning on the left hand side.
was more interested in Friday the 13th, the Halifax behind the stage.
See post #26. Didn't realise it was being repeated till my missus came in a told me a lightning had just been on tv...too late by then
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