Some cockpit shots.. Lightning, Buccaneer, Valiant

[crieffy]

No CC required. Just a few snaps from our visit to the Highland Aviation Museum at Inverness Airport..

Well worth a visit if you're ever in the area (open at weekends only). Wouldn't mind visiting again and spending more time on taking photos.

Lightning..

A 'cosy' fit!

One of the Buccaneer cockpits.

Vickers Valiant

Handley Page Dart Herald

John

 

[JamesH]

Nice shots, looks a bit cramped in the jet shots!

I was at the Midland Air Museum last week for something to do, quite enjoyed it as it was literally just me there wandering around, but couldn't get to sit in the cockpits, although looking at myself I wouldn't get out

 

[wegotitugetit]

looks like there is no room in the lighting

 

[schoey]

looks like there is no room in the lighting

I see a lightning everyday as we have one as a gate guardian at work

The guy I sit next to served his time on the lightning. He says they were a right b*tch to work on because of the lack of room, but he still loves them.

Just wish they were still allowed to fly in the uk

 

[wontolla]

I see a lightning everyday as we have one as a gate guardian at work

The guy I sit next to served his time on the lightning. He says they were a right b*tch to work on because of the lack of room, but he still loves them.

Just wish they were still allowed to fly in the uk

Where is there a Lightning in the Rossendale Valley? PLEASE!

 

[schoey]

BAE Systems, Samlesbury

 

[wontolla]

BAE Systems, Samlesbury

Cheers! Must get a pic when I'm next up there!

 

[schoey]

No probs mate

Heres a link to some info about it

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/lightning/survivor.php?id=378

 

[ohmsie]

as a matter of interest what is the long rubber thing sticking out in the lightning cockpit ?

 

[wontolla]

No probs mate

Heres a link to some info about it

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/lightning/survivor.php?id=378

Thanks once again, interesting info. Being over (cough) years of age, I remember seeing these at the odd airshow I attended. The way they stood on the tail just after takeoff was amazing at the time!

Sorry for hijacking the thread by the way! :nono:

 

[schoey]

as a matter of interest what is the long rubber thing sticking out in the lightning cockpit ?

Don't know. I'll ask him tomorrow to see if he knows

 

[crieffy]

as a matter of interest what is the long rubber thing sticking out in the lightning cockpit ?

It's a viewing tube thingy for the radar - I guess the screen would have been hard to see with nothing to shade it

 

[wontolla]

as a matter of interest what is the long rubber thing sticking out in the lightning cockpit ?

Sick Bag? :shrug:

 

[arclight]

Interesting shots indeed.

Never ceases to amaze me how some of these older aircraft look so sleek from outside, but the cockpits look like they have been knocked up in someone's garden shed.