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billynospares
25th Apr 2013, 18:17
ZH 763 will make its final flight tomorrow from Boscombe down to Newquay 11:30 take off. The museum will be its new home.
billynospares
25th Apr 2013, 20:04
919 went about 10 years ago. 763 is the last in uk
Wander00
25th Apr 2013, 22:07
Dammit, and I was past there about that time today on the A303. Cannot make it tomorrow as I will be at the ceremony at the Bomber Command Memorial for the Free French squadrons that flew from Elvington
Waddo Plumber
25th Apr 2013, 23:41
How did it wind up with such a late number series as ZH?
billynospares
26th Apr 2013, 06:47
was not taken on charge until the 90s i believe. It is ex British Airways
D120A
26th Apr 2013, 11:48
Ex G-BGKE.
NutLoose
26th Apr 2013, 12:05
Last chance to fly in one, see
Last ever chance to fly on a BAC 1-11 (http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?123726-Last-ever-chance-to-fly-on-a-BAC-1-11)
Gullwings
26th Apr 2013, 21:47
Congratulations to everyone involved in arranging and carrying out the delivery of this wonderful aircraft to its new home in Newquay! Also wishing everyone there at Classic AirForce the very best of good luck and every success for the future! :D
Martin the Martian
27th Apr 2013, 13:03
And may I say what a wonderful sight and sound it made as it overshot and then made its final approach with what looked like a combative crosswind. Well done to all.
Sir George Cayley
27th Apr 2013, 16:38
Any photos?
SGC
billynospares
27th Apr 2013, 19:31
Look after her :ok:
TheChitterneFlyer
27th Apr 2013, 20:57
http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab107/cortonflyer/IMG_2471_zpsb0c5cef6.jpg
jackharr
29th Apr 2013, 00:31
I used to live under one of the departure routes out of Stansted (I was just north of Barkway). I have to say that noise from the turbojet powered 1-11 and early model B737 did more to stop Stansted expansion than any of the other campaigns. Sadly Joe Public still believes that ALL aircraft are just as noisy today. Last week I had to drop off my daughter at GLA. Modern aircraft make so little noise that the roar of road traffic – even from some distance - is far more intrusive.
Having said that, the 1-11 was pretty impressive for its time. I believe it had a higher cruise Mach No than do modern aircraft. I never flew them, only as passenger, but flew its successor the 146.
Jack
Back at NH
18th May 2013, 12:50
1-11 was turbofan powered. Cruise was M0.74-ish, MMO 0.76
Idle Reverse
18th May 2013, 13:17
Probably the biggest, recent operator of the BAC 1-11 was a company called European Air Charter which, although it's head quarters was at Bournemouth, had quite a big operation at it's STN base . . . for many an ex-military guy European was the first outfit they cut their civvy airline teeth on as they whizzed around Europe with a basic pair of VORs and NDBs to get them from A to B; we only got a strap-on gps when it became mandatory around '98ish ? Many happy days spent with them. :ok:
Army Mover
18th May 2013, 16:03
We had a check-in desk at Munster/Osnabruck airport in their name; don't think they knew much about it tbh.