Lighning Burner run

[Phartycr0c]

Hi folks, thought I would share this with you, A twilight burner run of one of the two EE Lighnings based at Bruntingthorpe airfield.

Originally it was planned to fast taxi the beast along the runway but due to the recent poor weather it was thought best not to unless there was a significant thaw which there wasnt.

Its the first time iv'e attended one of these functions and now wont be the last I can tell you. It is a perfect opportunity to get up close and personal with the lightning and ask many questions of the knowlegeable voulenteers around the sheds.

Although these wonderful beasties are

For information the web site can be found here and I would highly recommend a visit to their lair, and for £20.00 it was outstanding value

Anyhow a few photos of the event.

XS 904 taken from the cab of XR 728

XR 728 in The ex Wattisham QRA shedwhich has been carefully dismantled and transported to the site.

The inevitable arty farty shots......sorry

and the extremely ears splittingly loud burner shots from around 30 Ft away! SUPERB!

Post run floodlit shots.

For those who havn't been to Bruntingthorpe there are many other aircraft to brouse around including an ex Luftwaffe F104 which is being restored for fast taxi runs. NICE!

Edited February 9, 2009 by Phartycr0c

[avro683]

Sounds like you had a fabulous time. The last time I checked the web site (in November) there was a notice stating that the museum was closed until further notice. Has this been lifted now?

Tony

[Phartycr0c]

indeed, we managed to get round the whole thing without any difficulty. even sat in the Guppy!

[Fmk.6john]

Some great shots you got, even cought me in a couple .

It was a shame that the No.1 engine suffered from 'B' failures, they actually tried starting it one more time than they really should have done, the cause was put down to the cold effecting the batteries.

A quick heads up, the next full open day will be May 3rd, but is yet to be confirmed.

Regards,

JB.