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Forum: Military Aviation

24th Mar 2011, 13:40

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Nimrod MRA.4

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Posted By mikealder

The only other Comet I know of to have had any...

The only other Comet I know of to have had any involvement in Nimrod was an airframe built specifically for cabin pressure test work in the water tank at Farnborough, after a simulated 100,000 flying...

Forum: Military Aviation

24th Mar 2011, 12:20

Replies: 2,041

Nimrod MRA.4

Views: 559,785

Posted By mikealder

Re XV147 & XV148

XV147 was purchased by BAE Systems in 1993, it was indeed sectioned at Farnborough with the Port wing and Fuselage from the nose to Rear Pressure Bulkhead taken to the BAE Warton site in Lancahire in...

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Jan 2011, 08:59

Replies: 2,041

Nimrod MRA.4

Views: 559,785

Posted By mikealder

I have never read such utter rubbish in quite a...

I have never read such utter rubbish in quite a long time, those muppets obviously know nothing about aircraft let alone a Nimrod MRA4 - Mike

Forum: Military Aviation

17th Dec 2010, 20:07

Replies: 20

Non-Aircrew - PAX Flights in Military Aircraft

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Posted By mikealder

Never worked in any of the services so gaining...

Never worked in any of the services so gaining access to interesting jets isn't easy:

VC10 air test (1987)
P3 Orion (1995)
Nimrod MR2P (1996)
Catalina PBY (1997)
AN124 fourteen sorties to...

Forum: Military Aviation

17th Dec 2010, 19:52

Replies: 100

Whats your shortest flight ?

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Posted By mikealder

I appreciate 28 minutes isn't very "short" but...

I appreciate 28 minutes isn't very "short" but considering this was a Russian Antonov AN124 with cargo loaded it is probably the shortest flight an AN124 has made in one hop for a cargo haul (Nimrod...

Forum: Military Aviation

17th Dec 2010, 12:51

Replies: 116

Whats your longest flight ?

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Posted By mikealder

24/09/87 ZE155 did the 2200 NM trip in just 4...

24/09/87 ZE155 did the 2200 NM trip in just 4 hours 45 minutes, indeed it had the four fuel tanks fitted - Mike

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Dec 2010, 17:40

Replies: 2,041

Nimrod MRA.4

Views: 559,785

Posted By mikealder

Strange thing about reading the above is that...

Strange thing about reading the above is that only yesterday I drove under the bridge twice on the way in and out of Cosford!

The Nimrod when sat on the AN124 transport sleds is inclined nose up...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

22nd Apr 2010, 15:51

Replies: 0

Nimrod/ Comet fuselage on M5

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Posted By mikealder

Nimrod/ Comet fuselage on M5

Spotted this yesterday around Cheltnam heading North up the M5 on a low loader, it was the front section of either a Nimrod or Comet probably from around frame 20 forward (difficult to tell as I was...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

19th Jan 2008, 10:42

Replies: 17

Antonov 124 at Woodford 19/12

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Posted By mikealder

Fantastic video, I wondered what the landing...

Fantastic video, I wondered what the landing looked like from the outside - I was on the 124, you have captured a piece of history as that is most likely the last time we will use the An124 for this...

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