Fifth Gear
 

Watching the new series of Fifth Gear, in the team test they were standing in front of a Nimrod. in the background were VC10's and a HP Victory and I have seen Buccaneers and the Guppy.

I did a google search and the Airfield is either Brunntingthorpe or Kemble???

Dunc

Bruntingthorpe, they do car testing there and they do track days, if you have never been its well worth a visit when they do the Thunder run, Lightning pair, x3 Buccs, Nimrod, Jp, Canberras, Hunters, Victor all doing blasts up and down the runway, reheat on where fitted, excellent photo opportunity as you stand by the side of the Runway.

The Tens get broken there as do some Hercs, one Ten is slated to remain there as a runner

Here you go, couple of my pics

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...unty/Bucc3.jpg

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...unty/Bucc4.jpg

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...nty/Light1.jpg

Love that second shot Nutty. Shows off the sculptured look to a tee. None of this square edges nonsense! :ok: Built at a time when there were no rules as to how a jet should look.

Just 'area rule'....:ok:

Well as you do

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...unty/Bucc8.jpg

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...unty/Bucc9.jpg

I take it these are all privately owned? And either are not aloud to fly or can't?

Yes they are privately owned, they do shows, go on you tube and look for Thunder Run bruntingthorpe, I forgot to add the Sea Vixen in the list of runners.
They are kept to airworthy standards as they were maintained in the RAF but are not airworthy and cannot fly, the Victor accidentally got airborne and landed again a couple of years ago, considering it had been grounded for 20 odd years it was a testament to how it had been looked after that it returned safely to earth, that's on you tube too..


http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...unty/Bucc7.jpg

Permission to become aroused Sir!

Im thinking private airforce. Still could do some serious damage in the right hands

For some excellent pics etc on the restoration of the Buccs and some of the other aircraft, have a look here- The Buccaneer Aviation Group - Restorations

-RP

The fast runs and runs are done by Ex RAF pilots who used to operate them in Service, they are far from cowboys with toys and they all take things very very seriously. As for anyone getting in one and stealing it, the place is like Fort Knox with dog patrols etc as it doubles as a car storage facility for major manufacturers new stock and were talking the higher end, even the police use it for storage. A lot of the aircraft when sold were demilitarised with wiring looms etc cut

The "Area Rule"
 

Buster,

Actually the Buccaneer was built at a time when there was a rule how aircraft should look - the "Area Rule" - which was successfully applied to fighters up to the F-105 and F-106.:

Area rule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .

Subsequently, the statically unstable upstarts that relied on black boxes (eg F-16, F-15) came along !

Is there nothing that you cannot learn on Pprune??? :ok::ok::ok:

they are very LOUD...........especially when reheat is on.

And machines milled from solid alloy not plastic glued together ... outstanding BRITISH engineering that once led the world :D

I no its erly, but come on....

The dangers of speed-typing???

The fast runs and runs are done by Ex RAF pilots who used to operate them in Service, they are far from cowboys with toys and they all take things very very seriously. As for anyone getting in one and stealing it, the place is like Fort Knox with dog patrols etc as it doubles as a car storage facility for major manufacturers new stock and were talking the higher end, even the police use it for storage. A lot of the aircraft when sold were demilitarised with wiring looms etc cut

Please don't get me wrong, did not mean to that these guys would be cowboys. Just meant that if the RAF got short of aircraft that with all that kit and skills you guys have you would be able to offer your services, either in combat or a training support role. Shame none of them fly. Certainly did not mean stealing any of them. If I owned one I'd hope the security was high. Excellent investment, probably better return than putting your money in a bank.

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If area rule was good why would it fall out of fashion? While a black box may enable you to fly an unstable aircraft did area rule make it ultra stable?

Just curious how designs go in and out of fashion - the swing-wing of the 60s (US) and 80s (UK) gave was to the twin tail of the US and USSR and Iran :).

Civil wise from embedded engines (UK) to tail mounted (UK, US, USSR, France) to underwing pods.