Breaking News: Canberra

[C]

Well, Doug asked of this aircraft's fate earlier in the Canberra post...

...According to a post on PPrune, Canberra T4 WJ874/"VN799" arrived at Air Atlantique, Coventry today from RAF Marham, and may be operated on the show circuit from 2006!

[Craig.]

Wow, thats pretty cool news. Hopefully see it at Cosford next year due to the proximity. Fingers crossed.

[ozzy72]

Wonderful

[Hagar]

This is great news. Good old Air Antique. Well done Charlie.

[HawkerTempest5]

That is great. I do hope we get to see it next year.

[Hagar]

I'm not sure but I thought Air Antique already had a Canberra. I know they have a Meteor but I haven't seen it yet.

PS. This makes two. http://atlanticdhg.com/AACF/CanbA.htm
They also operate a Meteor NF.11, Venom FB.50 & Vampire T55. Also two Shackleton M.R.2, WL790 based at the Midland Air Museum, Texas in airworthy condition & WR963 at Coventry in ground running condition. Maybe that will fly again one day. It's becoming quite a collection. http://atlanticdhg.com/AACF/Aircraft.htm

[Tweek]

Excellent news! Especially if it gets onto the airshow circuit

[Mynameisnemo]

Lets hope this is going to happen, would love to see the canberra in flight,

i know this is about the canberra but Air Atlantique are currently trying to get the flying Shackleton brought back over to the Uk for the Airshow circuit..... not sure on the progress of this though, would be great to see the shackleton and the lancaster in formation.......

Nemo........

[C]

Lets hope this is going to happen, would love to see the canberra in flight,

i know this is about the canberra but Air Atlantique are currently trying to get the flying Shackleton brought back over to the Uk for the Airshow circuit..... not sure on the progress of this though, would be great to see the shackleton and the lancaster in formation.......

Nemo........

Unfortunately Air Atlantique have been trying for the best part of a decade to bring the Shack back over...

[Tweek]

Unfortunately Air Atlantique have been trying for the best part of a decade to bring the Shack back over...

I presume this is the Shackleton over in South Africa? It's a crying shame that the only airworthy Shackleton, Buccaneer AND Lightnings are all in South Africa. Yes, the Shack and the Bucc served with the SAAF, but not the Lightning! We need some airworthy aircraft on home turf!

[Craig.]

The Lightning is all to do with the Afterburner rule in civilian hands.

[Hagar]

According to the Air Antique website it's at the Midland Air Museum in Texas. Read my earlier reply.

Also two Shackleton M.R.2, WL790 based at the Midland Air Museum, Texas in airworthy condition & WR963 at Coventry in ground running condition.

[Hagar]

The Lightning is all to do with the Afterburner rule in civilian hands.

Air Antique had an airworthy MiG 21 at one time. It flew into Coventry from Germany. Due to that afterburner ruling it's now stuck in a shed at the Midland Air Museum at Coventry Airport, not the one in Texas. I posted some shots of it some time ago.

[Tweek]

What is the problem with afterburner in civilian hands then? Is there a more complex way of operating it, or just the fact that we don't want any forests going up in flames?

I would have thought you would be able to restrict/limit/disable/whatever the afterburner on an engine...

[Mynameisnemo]

I think its banned from use in built up areas cause of the noise and also cause its possible to break the sound barrier...............
and also at some airports as it can melt the runway, i know this happened at Liverpool in the early 90's........