Streaked Lightning - another video to enjoy

[Blacksheep]

The engine change on a turn-round wasn't half as funny as the pilot patting the ventral tank on his walk around, just to make sure it was bolted on nice and tight.

[Fitter2]

Or to check there wasn't a hollow boom from an empty tank? The crews all used to do it on the walk round, I'm sure they had their reasons.

[Lightning Mate]

Or to check there wasn't a hollow boom from an empty tank?

That is exactly why we did it.

We also did likewise with Jaguar drop tanks.

[Shack37]

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BananaStandbyand 17 more month ago That's one ugly ass airplane.
No wonder Britain got it's ass kicked in Vietnam.

Is this guy for real? Far as I remember we weren't in Vietnam back then cos the North didn't ask us.

[Shack37]

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Clearly one had to be able to do both, as well as a take-off. -
Hmm - quite a few failed there, and the odd one didn't even manage No 1!


Was there not a Wg.Cmdr. Eng.O. who managed both, albeit unintentionally.

[RAFEngO74to09]

Lightning - Inadvertent Flight by EngO

Shack 37,

Correct - first hand account here:

Oops - accidental lightning pilot - PistonHeads

[Aerials]

Here is the first-hand account by The Man himself, post number 8: http://www.pprune.org/dg-p-general-a...er-flight.html

[PFR]

Fantastic And that Valiant tribute is Great to see footage shot at Wisley.....if only we'd pressed on with that B2

[newt]

Newts in Thailand on some R & R but still keeping an eye on you LM!!

Its sooooo hot I had better get another beer!!

[BOAC]

Originally Posted by kateean

as funny as the pilot patting the ventral tank on his walk around.

- as previously explained, that is not 'funny', that is dead serious. I take it you have never regularly flown an a/c with external tanks that always takes off with insufficient fuel?