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Title: Bucanneer S2B on UK Civil Register - to fly 2006?
Post by: Replicant on January 13, 2006, 03:17:14 PM

9th December 2005. Hawker Hunter Aviation at Scampton today made this announcement: "HHA were today granted approval by the Civil Aviation Authority Management Committee to operate their BAe Buccaneer Aircraft (G-HHAA / XX885) on the UK civil register. This is the culmination of almost five years worth of effort and in excess of 3250 man hours of design verification work. This does not include any engineering work on the aircraft at all! As such it will be the first Complex category aircraft to fly in UK airspace and is a testament to the excellence of the HHA engineering and operational team. Major overhaul work and lifed component replacement on the aircraft will commence shortly, with a first flight target currently envisaged for 2006."
(http://www.hunterteam.com/gallery/images/xx885c%20650w.jpg)

Really looking forward to seeing this great plane fly again.  The S1 version could carry more payload than a Phantom and could go faster at low level.  It's perhaps one of the most stable low-level jets ever made.

I know South Africa are already operating one (along with Hunters and Lightnings) but it's a breakthrough for the UK because of its 'complex category' classification.

Title: Bucanneer S2B on UK Civil Register - to fly 2006?
Post by: ASTAC on January 13, 2006, 07:04:36 PM

Seems like a great plane..but boy is it uuugggglllyy!

Title: Bucanneer S2B on UK Civil Register - to fly 2006?
Post by: cpxxx on January 13, 2006, 10:34:25 PM

Ah the banana bomber flies again.

Title: Bucanneer S2B on UK Civil Register - to fly 2006?
Post by: Replicant on January 14, 2006, 03:26:26 AM

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Originally posted by ASTAC
Seems like a great plane..but boy is it uuugggglllyy!

I guess it's not as elegant as most other planes but along with the Lightning, Phantom and Hunter it formed a great part of RAF history.  It's one hell of a noisy plane which is always good!! :)

(http://www.raf.mod.uk/downloads/gallery/dbbucc4640.jpg)

Title: Bucanneer S2B on UK Civil Register - to fly 2006?
Post by: beet1e on January 14, 2006, 05:02:38 AM

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Originally posted by Replicant
I guess it's not as elegant as most other planes but along with the Lightning, Phantom and Hunter it formed a great part of RAF history.  It's one hell of a noisy plane which is always good!! :)

Yes, the loudest planes are the best! The best airshow I ever went to was the 50th BoB anniversary at Boscombe Down in 1990. By far the loudest plane of the day was this...

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/21/Vulcan.filton.arp.750pix.jpg)