Thunder city's old planes
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Thunder city's old planes
Been lurking for a while love the forum, saw this and thought it might ring a few bells, if i won the lotto then i would be bidding
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is it true that a Lightning could fly over a U2???
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is it true that a Lightning could fly over a U2???
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How very sad.....
I think we have seen the last airborne Lightning as Mike Head disbands his professional Thunder City
Will anyone else be able to pick up the mantle? (Time, cost, dedication, professionalism)
A sad time indeed
HH2
I think we have seen the last airborne Lightning as Mike Head disbands his professional Thunder City
Will anyone else be able to pick up the mantle? (Time, cost, dedication, professionalism)
A sad time indeed
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I'm off to the area on my regular visit to the in laws' next week. Never quite convinced the wife that we could afford a flight with Thunder City. Does anyone know if we can still look around them, or are they off limits now?
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Sad. As we taxied in at CPT a couple of weeks ago the fleet was parked outside the old Thunder City hangar. Didn't look as if they were accessible for the public.
Happy memories of a visit several years ago & getting a private tour of the hangar. Brilliant!!
Happy memories of a visit several years ago & getting a private tour of the hangar. Brilliant!!
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I was at Brunty a few weeks ago and asked the support crew where they got the AVPIN to start their Lightnings. There was a sheepish grin and his nose was tapped as it to say MYOB! In the meantime, how are people going to start the engines. I don't imagine that converting to air start will be practicable.
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AVPIN = Isopropyl nitrate
Angus Chemicals used to make it., not sure if they still do
However if you need it theres plenty of places making it in China, and enough traders around to import it if you need it
Angus Chemicals used to make it., not sure if they still do
However if you need it theres plenty of places making it in China, and enough traders around to import it if you need it
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wrong chemical
AVPIN is Isopropyl nitrate NOT nitrite
there are manufacturing methods on the web, but don't even think of using them unless you are experienced in nitration chemistry and understand the explosion probability
too much chance of losing a hand or eye. Or worse
Isopropyl nitrite is one of the so-called "popper" drugs. Its a bit safer to make, but I still don't like the idea of following the instructions in that video. Any reaction which needs to be done in an ice bath is an accident waiting to happen in the hands of the inexperienced
AVPIN is Isopropyl nitrate NOT nitrite
there are manufacturing methods on the web, but don't even think of using them unless you are experienced in nitration chemistry and understand the explosion probability
too much chance of losing a hand or eye. Or worse
Isopropyl nitrite is one of the so-called "popper" drugs. Its a bit safer to make, but I still don't like the idea of following the instructions in that video. Any reaction which needs to be done in an ice bath is an accident waiting to happen in the hands of the inexperienced
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FareastdriverThere were enough Avons with electrical starters. I cannot see a reason why the Lightning cannot be retrofitted.
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The Auction list, still no news on who bid etc.
The Auction list, still no news on who bid etc.
There were enough Avons with electrical starters. I cannot see a reason why the Lightning cannot be retrofitted.
That's what they are trying to do with one of the ground runners in the UK as we speak.
That's what they are trying to do with one of the ground runners in the UK as we speak.
As for AVPIN, I'd heard that sometime back, there was only one plant left in the world still producing it (in India), and that now may have ended production of it as well.