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by **Xplumberlives** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:28 pm

Thanks for the GOOD NEWS Mark! :ymapplause:

by **MOD** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:43 pm

Well done guys, and girls

ibw

by **Mayfly** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:46 pm

Mark, why aren't you eating dinner at this point in time?

by **Nickolas** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:36 pm

Good Luck tomorrow from 309 (Sawbridgeworth) Sqn Air Cadets. :ymapplause:

by **Snapper** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:26 am

A couple of taster photos from yesterdays preparations for Wings & Wheels at Wellesbourne 2011...

http://evergreen.zenfolio.com/p831368951#h11c4b383

I should be on site now but wanted to share these with you.....

by **Mayfly** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:01 am

Haha the first really is a 'Top Gun' image!! =))

by **Wedgy** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:27 am

Absolutely NO OFFENCE intended, but the 3rd photo reminds me of how strange it will be without seeing DT at the controls and doing his interview bit this year.

by **Dan4th** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:18 pm

Can't Wait for the Vids and Pics!

I'm hoping for a group shot of all
the people who have made this
happen!

D.

by **Minty4371** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:43 pm

Hope everything went well today

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by **Xplumberlives** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:08 pm

Minty4371 wrote:Hope everything went well today .

Oh yes, it went very well!!!! :ymapplause:

by **Wedgy** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:45 pm

Surely record crowds? (cars as far as the eye could see at one point!)

Consolidating the stall pitches into one area was a great idea :ymapplause:

Well done to everyone involved - hope it swells the coffers

by **Gully** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:29 pm

Excellent day out - well done to all involved.

Good to see Mike P making use of the full length of the runway in the afternoon...

Well timed notice when the public were about to be given access to '655 that the brakes may well still be hot! :))

Thanks to all those who came and said 'hi' to us on the VTTS Club stand.

Gully

by **Bovril** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:44 pm

by **RLN** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:50 pm

Great vid, Bovril. :ymapplause:

by **Sooty655** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:55 pm

I know we bang on a lot about how short Wellesbourne's runway is, and how little room the aircrew have to work with, but if you watch Bovril's video, you will understand what we mean. When the nosewheel comes back down (which I estimate is at 0:42 into the video) you can clearly see how close the "numbers" at the end of the runway are. If you then play it on to 0:56 you can also see that there is no run-off length at all.

Bravo to the aircrew who put on such a good show for us. :ymapplause:

by **RLN** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:57 pm

Agreed. But..............................

by **Jigsaw** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:20 pm

I LOVE that video of Bovril's :ymapplause:

by **Jogger321** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:24 pm

RLN wrote:Agreed. But..............................

I'm presuming by your comment you feel it was too close to the limit?

by **MOD** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:32 pm

Sooty655 wrote:I know we bang on a lot about how short Wellesbourne's runway is, and how little room the aircrew have to work with, but if you watch Bovril's video, you will understand what we mean. When the nosewheel comes back down (which I estimate is at 0:42 into the video) you can clearly see how close the "numbers" at the end of the runway are. If you then play it on to 0:56 you can also see that there is no run-off length at all.

Bravo to the aircrew who put on such a good show for us.

Absolutely with you on this Sooty. Fast taxies up the hill into a stiffish wind are one thing. Taxying downhill with very little headwind must be very difficult to judge. I can quite understand MP standing on the brakes early, only to release them instantly afterwards. It was a good photo-op though. :ymapplause:

Looking at Roger's superb vid again, just how on earth did Joe L'estrange ever expect to lift off - with enough fuel - to relocate anywhere??? If just before Vr he got the 'abort take-off' warning then several trees would have ruined his day...

ibw

by **RLN** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:50 pm

Jogger321 wrote:
RLN wrote:Agreed. But..............................

I'm presuming by your comment you feel it was too close to the limit?

Far from. With the engines she's got and a minimum fuel load.....I reckon she'd get off the ground safely. The difference betwen theoretically possible and practically possible is huge. I'd go for it....but then, what do I know?

by **Crew chief** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:02 pm

The brakes were still warm when we her towed back to the pan at 7pm.I reckon that was about the limit for both power being on and speed, but it was very good.

cc.

by **Bovril** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:35 pm

i bet the air temp didnt help the cooling ... it was hot, anyone know how hot??

by **Xplumberlives** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:49 pm

Bovril wrote:i bet the air temp didnt help the cooling ... it was hot, anyone know how hot??

My car was showing it as 33°C when I went to it at 15:30!

by **Bovril** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:54 pm

i think we were all completely knackered by 8pm when we finally got away

by **Dougs** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:49 pm

Love the video funny we said that we thought she was going potato picking at the end of the run looked very close fantastic job :ymapplause:

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