A former USAF station. Long run way (or it did have) it could of taken concorde.
Today's Ride
- Thread starter FairfaxPat
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Out in the Autumn lanes again. Within 5 minutes of leaving home it sheeted down with rain and I nearly turned back. But I carried on and it was lovely (in a dark and gloomy sort of a way).
Down my favourite lane (Pump Lane).
Back home via one of my favourite pubs - The Snowdrop (not named after the delicate flower but after the UK's most fatal avalanche in 1836, which killed 8 people).
Down my favourite lane (Pump Lane).
Back home via one of my favourite pubs - The Snowdrop (not named after the delicate flower but after the UK's most fatal avalanche in 1836, which killed 8 people).
Gtpulse
Dyna-Tech Fan
I didn’t know that, I had heard of Bruntingthorpe Proving ground as an automotive testing place. It’s completely full of new cars in storage at the moment, runway and taxiways looking at google maps.
I dug a bit deeper and found the Lightning is a preserved example under the covers. From their website they still run them from time to time. LPG
It reminded me of the Lightning that lived in a scrapyard on the southbound side of the A1 near Newark. It’s nose gradually pointing higher in to the air after engines and other parts were removed. It was a landmark on my childhood journies in that direction!
During my RAF service may years ago they were still active. Saw one at Greenham Common way back in 79 at the Military Air Tattoo.
It was coming along the runway for take off ,
Gets air borne . Pilot then takes it straight up ( vertical) on full re heat
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Truly a man riding a rocket engine.
It was coming along the runway for take off ,
Gets air borne . Pilot then takes it straight up ( vertical) on full re heat
. Truly a man riding a rocket engine.
