View Full Version : Bizarre aircraft at egkk
Vampy
26th Aug 2003, 20:38
Just a quick one. On flying out of Gatwick the other day off runway 08, I noticed parhed on the edge of the airfield just past the threshold, a very sorry looking grey aircraft. It looked like a 747SP until you got to the tail and it had a dirty great engine thru it like a DC-10. Could anyone shed any light on to what the aircraft is and what its doing there?
P.S I'm not a spotter, just curious as I've never seen anything like it!:O :ok:
I think it may be the fire-training plane. Not 100% but pretty certain thats the one.
noisy
26th Aug 2003, 20:49
Lockheed TriStar?
:confused:
Gordinho
26th Aug 2003, 21:05
I think that's a training rig for firemen. They've designed it to incorporate as many characteristics of real aircraft as possible in one rig...
jettesen
26th Aug 2003, 22:41
Yeah. It's the fire training plane. Purpose built facility for the fire training dept. Great when you see it in action. All operated by gas. Have one at LHR too.
Jerricho
2nd Sep 2003, 16:34
The one at LHR is a lovely green colour. My wife thinks it looks like Thunderbird 2.
jettesen
2nd Sep 2003, 16:46
yep i'm sure. It's just been built, not quite in full operation yet
Point Seven
2nd Sep 2003, 23:39
The "lovely green one" was once an inbound from Basrah until Jerricho got his vectoring a bit out and landed it betweeen the hangars.:)
Still, it gave the firemen something to practise on.
P7:ok:
Jerricho
3rd Sep 2003, 15:36
You cleared it to land....................................