When you say that you sold ZA355 to them, can I take it from that, that you actually owned this plane? I presume that XA whatever is a plane? Wow...... makes a Centurion look a bit cheap and cheerful!
Have a good weekend one and all........
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When you say that you sold ZA355 to them, can I take it from that, that you actually owned this plane? I presume that XA whatever is a plane? Wow...... makes a Centurion look a bit cheap and cheerful!
Have a good weekend one and all........
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Originally Posted by Brit plumber
Sounds like the GR3 might just make a candidate for restoration to flying condition, any rich Americans fancy taking it on??
Sadly no chance the CAA would ever let a Harrier fly in Civilian hands in the UK ...
Saladin was armed with the 76mm gun; the same one was later used on CVR(T) Scorpion. There were a few minor differences, but it was essentially the same gun. Direct fire was possible out to 2,200m, which could be extended to 5,000m indirect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Laidler
I had quite a few enjoyable range periods gunning on Scorpion in the 1980's.
How do they decide what is allowed to fly in civilian hands in the U.K. and what is not, do you know, John? Some classic jets are allowed to fly in civilian hands, such as Gnats, Jet Provosts, Hunters and others, but other aircraft are not. I had assumed that the judgement was made partly on how fast the aircraft was capable of going?Quote:
Originally Posted by mrclark303
Bloody ridiculous isn't it? You can buy a surplus Tonka from the MOD but not a surplus L96.
As a matter of interest and on a slightly different topic, where's a good place to look for a Willy's Jeep?
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Originally Posted by bigduke6
I don't think that there are any L96's in Ordnance any more. They were declared obsolete in 2012 or so and withdrawn. When something is obsolete it is simply an expensive way of storing fresh air so it's destroyed. Don't forget that the big Ordnance depots are not owned by the MoD/RAOC any more but by a commercial agency.
But even when they where withdrawn they couldn't be sold off due to ITAR.
They may not have created a massive revenue stream in real terms but in times of cuts any monies funnelled back into the Public Purse would be a bonus.
Afternoon F10, it all depends on the category the CAA decide an aircraft is in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying10uk
If its regarded as "complex" for instance, i.e how technically complex a design is, also factored in is the aircraft's loss rate in service.
The Harrier gets blown out on both counts I'm afraid!
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Originally Posted by Simon
Simon, need to keep an eye on Milweb and ebay........ they aint cheap anymore, plenty of parts around though. I know a lad who has just paid £18,000 for one. project ones start from £5000.
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Originally Posted by Peter Laidler
I missed this post Peter, just come back to it. I was tasked by the Stn commander at Lossiemouth to dispose of this Jet. As the last Tornado Weapons Instructor at Lossie it was left to me as the base was now Typhoon and no one cared about this relic. It proved amusing yet very difficult to sort this out. At first I looked at getting a bull dozer to chop it up or crush it but that would have cost money but eventually the DSA agreed to dispose of it. The paper work was hideous. Page after page of declarations on Hazards, ITAR, secret kit etc so I eventually got ****ed off with it all and just said yes to every question. I then pretty much broke it down into parts for JAA to collect. Not much fun.