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A Warrior Returns Excerpt, Lightning XR724 Returns to Binbrook Airfield

Submitted by Iain PlanesTV on 7 November, 2008 - 16:25
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Lightning - A Tribute [DVD] [1989]
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Submitted by sandford1 on 23 February, 2010 - 21:52.

everyone  should contribute

everyone  should contribute to bruntingthorpe  lightning preservation group  for the great work  their 

doing  in keeping these babies  aernoutical  air worthy come the day  they get to fly again  lets not

see the same difficulties  as the vulcan  ,50 euros  sees  these  babies housed  in a good

conditions  .

 

Submitted by KEVIN SMITH on 1 December, 2009 - 22:09.

xr724

nice to see the lightning still around ..but lets not forget the issues the mighty vulcan still faces and the red tape ...fair enough let there be stringent safety rules ...but please lets not over do it at the risk of the young aircraft fanatics who may have never seen these jets fly .....we seem to be giving up on all our past achievments of which the uk was out in front as far as flight was concerned ..give these guys a break ..let the lightning fly again

Submitted by MrNorthernRed on 19 November, 2009 - 03:55.

Lightning Flights

The red tape really isn't very surprising: it would be quite embarassing to see an aircraft that outperforms anything in the current RAF inventory flying under civilian control.
I hope they'll keep trying. The Lightning stands as a tribute to the British aircraft industry that created it, and deserves to be seen where it belongs- in the air!

Submitted by Dazzy1975 on 14 November, 2009 - 23:38.

Fast landing.

is it me, or is that a very high speed landing? I've never seen one as fast as that, awesome plane.

Submitted by Gary West on 4 October, 2009 - 08:11.

XR724 video

Still no video here - why is it on (tempting us) if it wont play?

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeese fix - thanks

Submitted by Gary West on 29 May, 2009 - 12:21.

Keep on getting error on page

Keep on getting error on page :-(

Submitted by xr770a on 10 November, 2008 - 20:14.

Lightnings

Thunder city in South africa is the only place to see lightnings fly, the CAA do not like complicated machinery like this flying in civvy hands here, go to Bruntingthorpe and visit the 2 lightnings there and see them at CLOSE quarters doing full power runs...awesome.....Mark

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Submitted by Iain PlanesTV on 9 November, 2008 - 15:00.

Pretty much zero I'm afraid

Pretty much zero I'm afraid Craig.

There's a good thread about the aircraft on the Key Forum at the moment: Lightning XR724.

Its also worth reading recent discussion on this thread with regard to a flying Lightning in the UK: QRA Shed and Lighting News

Iain

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PlanesTV.com Ltd

Submitted by craigmason71 on 9 November, 2008 - 11:33.

will she ever fly again

what are the chances of XR724 once again taking to the skies and displaying at uk air displays