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[tidla]

Just seen that goofy Brian Cox climb into one of these beasts in order to get to the edge of the atmosphere.

http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail-page-2.asp?aircraft_id=229


Once off the strip. straight up at 5gs apparently.

[Gaffers]

That is the aircraft my old man worked on at BAE when he was a young technician.

I have just bought him tickets to go see 2 do twilight burnout runs as they will never be airworthy enough to fly in the uk.

Essentially, he said that flying one was like being strapped to a rocket that was barely controlable.

[plym ian]

Brian cox has to be the most boring presenter I've ever watched on tv

[Marks DTM Calib]

That is the aircraft my old man worked on at BAE when he was a young technician.

I have just bought him tickets to go see 2 do twilight burnout runs as they will never be airworthy enough to fly in the uk.

Essentially, he said that flying one was like being strapped to a rocket that was barely controlable.

Must be at Bruntingthorpe then.

There were airworthy lightning's here but the CAA would not grant approval for flight so a guy called Mike 'Beachy' Head took them to 'Thunder City' in South Africa and up until a few years ago, they were still flying then they were grounded following a loss and some issues......this year, they are flying again!

[Gaffers]

That is the aircraft my old man worked on at BAE when he was a young technician.

I have just bought him tickets to go see 2 do twilight burnout runs as they will never be airworthy enough to fly in the uk.

Essentially, he said that flying one was like being strapped to a rocket that was barely controlable.

Must be at Bruntingthorpe then.

There were airworthy lightning's here but the CAA would not grant approval for flight so a guy called Mike 'Beachy' Head took them to 'Thunder City' in South Africa and up until a few years ago, they were still flying then they were grounded following a loss and some issues......this year, they are flying again!

Yup 

If only I had the pennies I would send him out there to fly in one.

[hoofing it]

Christ when I seen English Electric I thought we had a closet tractor spotter.
(for non rail buffs Class 37)

[Marks DTM Calib]

Class 37 fan = 40 year old virgin from my experience.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Christ when I seen English Electric I thought we had a closet tractor spotter.
(for non rail buffs Class 37)

Sorry but you must mean the Class 55 Deltic when you mention English Electric!

For me though from my era both the Deltic and Lightning (along with the Avro Vulcan) are the machines of the time and synonymous of excellent British engineering.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Class 37 fan = 40 year old virgin from my experience.

There is regularly two class 37's paired together that thunder through Ashford pulling the Dungerness nuclear fuel waste train, operated by DRS. Their pulsating  roar is unmistakable.