QinetiQ Final Flight of ZH763

WhisperJet · Post by **WhisperJet** » 28 May 2013, 09:51

Great! They recorded some good footage...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGUu0s5URVE

more here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4lxJibVh5s

Cheers,

Nick

Tomliner · Post by **Tomliner** » 28 May 2013, 10:13

What sights and sounds! The landings were nearly as good as mine!

EricT

DarrenL · Post by **DarrenL** » 28 May 2013, 10:34

What's going to happen to it now?

Post by **TSR2** » 28 May 2013, 13:02

At least she's not being cut up. Does anyone know whats happening with that 146, G-BVRJ. I thought this was the one that QinetiQ had bought along with the RJ100, but it looks like its still on the civil register and hasn't been painted either

Post by **Garry Russell** » 28 May 2013, 15:01

Hi Ben

I've seen G-BVRJ a few times recently and seen it on radar almost daily

It is, perhaps, the most active member of the fleet.

QQ101 seems to be up most days flying in circles where as G-BVRJ goes places.

Maybe it will stay on the civil register until some mod work make it necessary for an military id??

But, for sure, she's alive and well.

J0hn · Post by **J0hn** » 28 May 2013, 18:52

This was the last flying BAC 1-11 aircraft in the UK when the aircraft was retired from operational flying in December 2012.

Are they kidding me? I had no idea they were still flying! Last one I saw was a British Caledonean one in RAFG about 1978!

Thanks for the links

NigelC · Post by **NigelC** » 28 May 2013, 18:54

Sad to see the last UK one go. At least she is being preserved though. I had so much fun working with her.

N

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 28 May 2013, 19:35

It's a shame I couldn't get down to Boscombe to see her go but I only picked up the message just before she departed. At least I heard her as she passed about 10 miles south of here. She'd been a very distinctive background sound for some years, on and off, and with the wind in the right direction you could hear her take off and reverse thrust when she landed. She never flew overhead though so I only saw her a couple of times when I was cycling in the Salisbury area.

Oh well, she's gone to a good home

Ian

dodger · Post by **dodger** » 28 May 2013, 20:13

Hi Gents,

Well i'm off to my Daughters down in Cornwall this Saturday and my mate in Devon has said already he wants to take me down to the Museum in Newquay next week, so all being well i will get some photos.

Cheers,

Roger.

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 28 May 2013, 20:17

Ian,

You could always try looking down a long long lens.. .

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