Bye Bye Klassic
 

So the K is to be put down at the end of October, no more extensions according to the latest IBN...

What will all the Eng and Nav mafias do now...??:{:{:{

Join Pprune like the rest of us:ok:

CG

I suspect they either, hope to be re allocated to another aircraft, or, moved to a training role, or, remuster to another trade, or, take the money and head for civvy street. Whatever choice you make Gentlemen, I for one salute your service, respect your feelings and, wish you all the best for the future.

Smudge

Are they having a farewell bash for all ex Ten guys?

Maybe, but this thread is about Hercs....:ooh:

If you combined the farewell bashes for the three Brize types which are going out of service shortly, it would be a hell of a party!

Now that's an idea :E

I, probably like many, assumed we were talking about the venerable C130K, however, there are indeed a couple of 'Ks' about to retire. I can only go on experience from GW1, but, as part of a two man GE team allocated to see all C130 traffic through, bumping in to a two man VC10 GE team in the mess bar. We agreed a 12 on 12 off shift. One of each aircraft with the qualified man leading. Never worked in any team with more vim and vigour during my whole time in the service. I will always extract the urine from VC10 GE's, I would never disrespect either their commitment nor professionalism.

Nos tutus Vos quisnam super ut receptum

Smudge

PS Boys, if you organise it, they will come.

Am I right in saying the NATO reporting name for the IL 62 (the VC10 lookalike) was 'Classic'?

Don't suppose there are many, if any, of those still around?

Farewell bash to all 3 retiring types is a fantastic idea. Sadly I doubt the powers that be at the " AT Super Hub" would allow it as it may be seen as a bonding effort by crews both ground and air , and that would not be seen as good for morale amongst the fun detectors!

It certainly was/is called the 'classic', still some floating about too, mainly Government/Military use...

-RP

"Classic"
 

Hate to be spotter-ish...but an Air Koryu (N Korea) Classic departed Bangkok's Suvranabhumi airport 2 weeks ago; flew over my golf hole. Google assisted with the airline id....noisy...as you'd expect

How about a 3 type formation around the secret super base & the adjoining parts of Oxfordshire to 'thank' the locals for their unstinting support to operations?

The C130 formation departure from L**nham was enjoyed by the residents of Wiltshire who came out in their thousands to watch, there was even a painting to mark the event. Would the residents of Aston, Bampton & Clanfield want to miss out on a similar opportunity to show their appreciation?

As there appears to be a greater concentration of NIMBYs around the Secret Oxon Airbase than there was around the Secret Wilts Airbase, they'd probably all just ring up and complain about the noise of the totally uneccessary flypast :ugh:

Thanks Rhino and jaysi.

Be great to see the Air Koryu Classic being invited to Brize to do some circuits,alternating with a "ten", just to see which one annoyed the Nimby locals more!

Tankertrashnav,

The IL-62 was in low scale production in the early 1990s. The following IL-62 was completed in 2004 from an example partially built in the 1990s. It was delivered to Sudan.

Photos: Ilyushin Il-62M Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Other operators.

Photos: Ilyushin Il-62M Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Photos: Ilyushin Il-62M Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Photos: Ilyushin Il-62M Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Photos: Ilyushin Il-62M Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Photos: Ilyushin Il-62M Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Photos: Ilyushin Il-62M Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Photos: Ilyushin Il-62M Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Thanks for the pics, TEEJ.

Never noticed before that like the Victor I used to fly in the IL 62 has a "tailwheel" (or in fact 2). We used to call ours the 19th wheel, can't recall it ever being required to do its job!

That was the intention!

It's not so much a tailwheel as an out-of-aft-CG protection strut. :8

http://avioners.net/wp-content/uploa...-wallpaper.jpg

Story doing the rounds many years back, the design was "stolen" by soviet spies of the cold war era, but the "soviet boffins" did not believe the wheels should be as far back as they are and moved them forward ... hence with the weight of the engines at the back it has a tendency to sit on its arse when on the ground and needs the tail strut.... the VC10 with the wheels in the right place is perfectly balanced .. :)