Vanguard Engine Run - for DaveB

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i'll go too, i already glow in the dark, in fact next wednesday no one will be allowed within arms length of me as i get to glow in the dark some more...

never been to brooklands, i must mooch by and have a look, never know what you discover, stuck my head in one place in wales and they had a actual varisty simulator, after flying Rick P's Viking it all looked oh so familar, musuem in suffolk last week i was suprised to see the whirlwind was cartridge start, dont know if they all were but these two were

[DaveB]

A Varsity simulator :o Ee-gads Bob.. I didn't even know one existed :o Where was it in Wales.. should I happen by there at some point in the future??

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[Tomb]

Caernarfon

Exhibits include: Display area for RAF Search and Rescue, Display of Mountain Rescue Service, Tiger Moth construction project, History of the Fleet Air Arm, Display area of Llanbedr Missile range, Westland Whirlwind helicopter, History of RAF, Varcity simulator, Percival Prince, Javelin, Jindevik, Sea Hawk, Venom, Hunter MK1, Hunter T9 twin seat trainer, Link trainer and Sycamore helicopter

varsity simulater cockpit was fully intact IRC when i saw it a couple years ago, built by marshalls of cambridge i think

www.air-world.co.uk/Museum.htm

there you go

bob

[DaveB]

Blimey.. I've been there and I can't recall seeing the Varsity trainer (or Varcity if they prefer to spell it incorrectly.. unless there IS a Varcity and that's why I didn't notice it)

Tks for that Bob. Should I ever have a holiday again (unlikely for the forseeable future).. I'll be sure to pop back ;-)

ATB

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its round the back of the helo display, not marked (then), you walk up some wooden stairs and find youself in this cockpit

this look's familar i thought i went looking for a makers plate. it was powered up as in cockpit lights but i dont think it "flies" anymore...my kid's had great fun, imagination is a wonderfull thing, gave me an excuse to join in , playing with the kids you understand....or maybe it was the other way round lol

[DaveB]

Now you mention it Bob.. I seem to remember something like that but had forgotten about it. Caernarfon has that effect on me I'm afraid. I remember my old Lab doing no.2's in the car park which was duly picked up and wrapped in 3 nappy sacks then placed in the boot (nowhere else to put it) and we ended up coming back to the car and having to drive back to Anglesey with the windows open
Is it pretty dark in there or is that something I've made up?? :think:

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