Aircraft flown into Duxford ?
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If anyone is interested, I found an old copy of the now defunct "Aviation News" with a full page article of the B 52 landing along with 5 photographs.
It made 3 passes before landing on the 4,800ft runway and using only half the distance. The M11 was closed for the landing and one of the photos shows the aircraft over the motorway as it comes in to land.
It made 3 passes before landing on the 4,800ft runway and using only half the distance. The M11 was closed for the landing and one of the photos shows the aircraft over the motorway as it comes in to land.
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please do KeMac
Sounds very interesting. I bet the B52 was as empty as can be and the pilot had nerves of steel to land in that short a distance.
RD
Sounds very interesting. I bet the B52 was as empty as can be and the pilot had nerves of steel to land in that short a distance.
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I've just found in my collection, and watched, the local news clip of the B52 landing. It was a "firm" arrival and bounced a couple of times, but when the braking 'chute was deployed it stopped pretty quickly. The huge wings flexed noticeably whilst this was going on. The report mentioned it was carrying minimum fuel and had been stripped of all unnecessary equipment. They had to taxi it right on the edge of the tarmac to keep the port outrigger wheel from hitting the fence. It was a 15,000 hr Vietnam veteran, and carried "689" on the nose. Interviewed afterwards the captain claimed that landing on such a short runway was little different from normal - he did say however, that the anticipation of landing in front of all those crowds meant that he really didn't want to "screw it all up"!
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The Flying Pram, is there any way you could get the video onto the web at all ?
i.e. you tube ?
Sounds like an interesting landing.
i.e. you tube ?
Sounds like an interesting landing.
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The pilot of the B52 had a little difficulty finding the place. He was helped by someone who should have known better doing a sort of "SRA" (or two) from the R&D airfield (now sadly closed) not far up the road.
That radar unit proudly claimed to be the "dustbin" of East Anglia - if nobody else would work it or do it, we could!
That radar unit proudly claimed to be the "dustbin" of East Anglia - if nobody else would work it or do it, we could!
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diddy1234, I haven't crossed that particular technological boundary yet! It's on VHS and 2nd generation at that, but I can copy it onto a DVD to get it to my P.C. Don't expect it to look very good. I will have to see what's needed to convert and compress it for uploading. Or I'll get it to someone who has the necessary kit.
Stay tuned as they say....
Stay tuned as they say....
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I've just gone out and bought a Video capture device, and here is the result: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSIGd6COFb8
Whilst trying to find out when this was, I found this site which has some nice pictures of it, and others at Duxford.
Hope you like it, I might post some more of my collection when I have time.
Whilst trying to find out when this was, I found this site which has some nice pictures of it, and others at Duxford.
Hope you like it, I might post some more of my collection when I have time.
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Cheers, Flying Pram, excellent!
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Some background on Concorde at Duxford: Trubshaw was concerned about the length - originally just under 2,000M - as Concorde 101 only had steel brakes and not the full production spec reserve system, so he had 2000m marked out at Fairford and prior to delivery flew some test circuits there to confirm suitability. In 1977 the Fairford Concorde test base had been closed, so 101 was actually in storage at Filton.
On Landing the aircraft needed only 2/3rd of the runway...so either the practice worked, or it was a fuss over nothing.
These arguments were presented to BA that the existing runway of 1500M plus some run off, would have been sufficient for a lightly loaded Concorde to be retired to Duxford, but sadly BA used the "runway not long enough" excuse and decided Duxford would not get a Production spec Concorde.
On Landing the aircraft needed only 2/3rd of the runway...so either the practice worked, or it was a fuss over nothing.
These arguments were presented to BA that the existing runway of 1500M plus some run off, would have been sufficient for a lightly loaded Concorde to be retired to Duxford, but sadly BA used the "runway not long enough" excuse and decided Duxford would not get a Production spec Concorde.
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Was that THE Brian Trubshaw ?
I did have a good read of his book on the concorde, very good read.
Did Brian Trubshaw fly the prototype into duxford ?
I did have a good read of his book on the concorde, very good read.
Did Brian Trubshaw fly the prototype into duxford ?
Concorde into Duxford
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Yes it was, I was there when it flew in having done a circuit of Cambridgeshire. Can I also suggest you watch BBC Look East today (21/4) where they are covering some of the aircraft that flew into Duxford.
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Yes it was, I was there when it flew in having done a circuit of Cambridgeshire. Can I also suggest you watch BBC Look East today (21/4) where they are covering some of the aircraft that flew into Duxford.
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