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Akrotiri bad boy 22nd Apr 2018 09:45

P8 Infrastructure at Lossiemouth
 
Recent reports suggest a multi-miilion pound development to be constructed at Lossiemouth in advance of the P8's arrival. This will include a three bay aircraft hangar with associated maintenance workshops and admin offices.

It's been a few years since I served at Lossie, (226 OCU '79 - '81), and I'm wondering where on the airfield the new facility will be built. I'd hazard a guess the best place would be shaky eight's old dispersal or maybe over where 202 kept their Sea King?

Any other guesses?

Akro

Timelord 22nd Apr 2018 09:51


Originally Posted by Akrotiri bad boy (Post 10126619)
Recent reports suggest a multi-miilion pound development to be constructed at Lossiemouth in advance of the P8's arrival. This will include a three bay aircraft hangar with associated maintenance workshops and admin offices.

It's been a few years since I served at Lossie, (226 OCU '79 - '81), and I'm wondering where on the airfield the new facility will be built. I'd hazard a guess the best place would be shaky eight's old dispersal or maybe over where 202 kept their Sea King?

Any other guesses?

Akro

North side. North of the old hard standings about half way between the old 8 Sqn site and the old 12 Sqn HAS site

Jambo Jet 22nd Apr 2018 12:02

Kinloss (???)

Fareastdriver 22nd Apr 2018 12:46


Kinloss (???)
Full of Brown Jobs, I'm afraid.

aw ditor 22nd Apr 2018 13:30

Three bay hangar & workshops etc etc etc for 9 737s' ?

Green Flash 22nd Apr 2018 13:55

I have heard that there will be a not insignificant Boeing presence at Lossie and possibly a Norwegian one too??

Kinloss being mentioned, I wonder if the old (new) sim building will be re-worked to provide a P8 sim?

gr4techie 22nd Apr 2018 14:28

The Tornado OCU has already disbanded. They had two hangars and a nice big apron / pan

oxenos 22nd Apr 2018 15:03

I trust suitable accommodation will be provided for the Temple Hill Gorilla.

Surplus 22nd Apr 2018 15:11


Originally Posted by Fareastdriver (Post 10126753)
Full of Brown Jobs, I'm afraid.

They didn't want to go there in the first place, any chance of relocating 'Daan Sarf' would be seized with both hands.

ShotOne 23rd Apr 2018 06:10

Reworked to provide P8 sim. Seriously? I thought we were short of cash! Proposed fleet size doesn’t even begin to justify such a facility.

aw ditor 23rd Apr 2018 06:41

How many three bay hangars does Ryanair have for a fleet size of umpteen 737s'?

BEagle 23rd Apr 2018 06:47

Presumably the Lossiemouth P-8 simulator is a full mission simulator in a secure area, rather than just a 737 pilot simulator?

DANbudgieman 23rd Apr 2018 06:48


Originally Posted by Jambo Jet (Post 10126728)
Kinloss (???)


Where they should have been in the first place....

aw ditor 23rd Apr 2018 07:54

Surplus

Back to Waterbeach then? Its still empty'

pr00ne 23rd Apr 2018 08:41

Surplus,

Waterbeach is in the process of being demolished to provide a new Town, the same fate as has befallen Oakington.

NutLoose 23rd Apr 2018 08:58


Three bay hangar & workshops etc etc etc for 9 737s' ?
And how many did Brize have for 10 VC10, 10 Belsows, and some whistling tits / Brits... four bays?

A and C 23rd Apr 2018 09:33

AW Dictor
 
There are a number of reasons for the hangar space needed for the RAF P8 fleet, the aircraft have to operate in a salt rich environment, spend far more time at low level in a high fatigue regime and the aircraft are packed with Avionic systems in the place that Ryanair has seats.

All of this requires far more mainanace per flight hour hence the requirement for what at first glance seemed to be a lot of hangar space for a small fleet.

ORAC 23rd Apr 2018 09:55

That’s interesting, all reports state the P-8A will operate from above 10,000ft up to FL300. How much salt spray do you get at 10,000ft?

NutLoose 23rd Apr 2018 10:01

But they will be sitting outside at Lossie in a salt enriched environment.

ORAC 23rd Apr 2018 10:05

In which case they should be in permanent shelters/hangars.....


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