You just will not believe this, the Mighty Belfast may return
This sounds like it might be US-registered since August:
Don't know much about it but from a reuse point of view would that require a C of A ? and would that not require a design authority and an OEM spare parts supply for the airframe and the Tyne's. Cannot see Shorts and Rolls Royce being about and up for that.
In that case I can only assume it'd have to go on a permit to fly, like the Vulcan, which puts all sorts of restrictions on it, like limiting it to the country where the permit is issued and prohibiting commercial use.
Seem to recall all these arguments being rehearsed when the bearded pullover wanted to bring Concorde back.
In that case I can only assume it'd have to go on a permit to fly, like the Vulcan, which puts all sorts of restrictions on it, like limiting it to the country where the permit is issued and prohibiting commercial use.
Seem to recall all these arguments being rehearsed when the bearded pullover wanted to bring Concorde back.
the c of a was done by the initial civilian operator and required a stick shaker to be added which I think was done via one of the autopilot channels and trident gear. The design authority was purchased and used to reside with them. I might be wrong but part of my beer addled brain smells to remember this so there you go
So named because the original design basically used the wing and other components from the Britannia (in the same way the Argosy wing was originally derived from the Shackleton) - both developed beyond that before final design
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Add in the time to prepare the helicopter for transport, transport in the mighty bird, then unload and prepare for flight and it could be a close run thing!
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S-64s have been fire fighting in Greece this summer and I know one was operating in NE England or Scotland for a few weeks a year or three back, erecting pylons. I think it was brought over on a ship.
Missed your earlier posts, the Belfasts almost certainly flew within Tyne earshot of my then home, probably when I was away tho. (Speaking of Farnborough radar and big aeroplanes, Dan-Air 707s used to occasionally transit from Gatters to Lasham over my school in VFR weather, I'd swear they were no more than 1000' AGL! Happy days... )
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And then attempt to land at Odiham 
At least one actually made it (a 737) and was marshalled in to VAS on the south side where they held up bats marked 'Welcome to Odiham'.
There was also an AN26 who landed on 10 at Odiham; apparently the appearance of 3 airfields (Lasham, Odiham, Farnborough) when he expected only one 'confused' him; well that's what he claimed.
There was also an AN26 who landed on 10 at Odiham; apparently the appearance of 3 airfields (Lasham, Odiham, Farnborough) when he expected only one 'confused' him; well that's what he claimed.
If only it was possible to buy some sort of chart showing the location of all the airfields...
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