The plane enthusiasts thread

[F70100]

Have you never heard of the Belfast Concorde, the Shorts 360 .

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The Flying Portakabin?

 

[F70100]

That's the one.

 

[Steeler]

Bristol Fighter replica.

 

[midlife]

When I was younger I flew in G-BHZE, is there a registry where I can check if its still flying?

Shaun

 

[Deleted member 23692]

When I was younger I flew in G-BHZE, is there a registry where I can check if its still flying?

Shaun

Was it a Piper Cherokee Archer II?
If so it's not fared too well - https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/piper-pa-28-181-cherokee-archer-ii-g-bhze-16-april-2008

 

[midlife]

Same number so I guess its the same one. I have a picture with me stood next to it which I will dig out. I flew in it from an airport south of Glasgow 1982 as well as a Tomahawk.

They were owned by a group of people who also had an Aeronca. The Tomahawk had a mind of its own!

Is G-BHZE written off?

Shaun

 

[classic33]

When I was younger I flew in G-BHZE, is there a registry where I can check if its still flying?

Shaun

Try here got this G-BHZE

 

[midlife]

Try here got this G-BHZE
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Try here got this G-BHZE
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Thanks for that

Shaun

 

[classic33]

Thanks for that

Shaun

Presume they got it airworthy. It passed its Noise Certification later the same year.

 

[flatflr]

Have you never heard of the Belfast Concorde, the Shorts 360 .

The Flying Portakabin?

Developed from the Skyvan, looked like somebody has delivered a plane, but took the plane away and left the box it came in...

That said, great planes, spent quite a bit of time in this one http://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/63653/g-pigy-invicta-aviation-short-sc-7-skyvan/

 

[midlife]

Found it, Here we are,yours truly age 22 in 1982 standing next to the said plane having flown to one of the inner Hebrides, Islay I think it was.

Great days

Shaun

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Developed from the Skyvan, looked like somebody has delivered a plane, but took the plane away and left the box it came in...

That said, great planes, spent quite a bit of time in this one http://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/63653/g-pigy-invicta-aviation-short-sc-7-skyvan/

I recall reading a letter from a German tourist expressing her consternation when, after taking her seat in the waiting room, it taxied and took off!

 

[Illaveago]

I thought I would post these pictures of the rotating bombay of a Buccaneer taken at Kemble. They may come in handy if anyone is making a model.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Landed 200m away from the house this morning..
Directors of a national frozen food company up to praise local shop workforce..
makes a change they are usually here to close down places..