Nick Johns Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 (edited) The replica Vickers Vimy making its final landing at Brooklands Edited November 17, 2009 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 :tup:: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonsfotos Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Thank you for posting that. I was gutted that I was unable to make it due to work. I was at Brooklands some years ago when it took off on the flight to South Africa and was at Goodwood back in September when it gave its last public display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agripper Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Why is it no longer flying ? I know it's only a replica bt still a fantastic piece to see flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Why is it no longer flying ? I know it's only a replica bt still a fantastic piece to see flying. It was registered as an experimental aircraft in the USA, this only gave it a certain amount of flying hours, the CAA have been generous to allow it a few flights in the UK since it arrived after the re-enctment of the Transatlantic Crossing a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Wonderfull landing. Very quiet with the engines off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiler Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I have heard that one of the concerns that has quashed it's flying career is it's build. Apparently the CAA were rather concerned that it had not been built by qualified aircraft technicians/engineers. Instead it was manufactured by a team of highly proffessional carpenters/cabinet makers. Given that pretty much every aircraft built in the last 70 odd years has been made from sheet metal and that most of us aircraft mechanics wouldn't have a clue about working a wooden and fabric structures; I know who I'd rather have build the aeroplane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWDTEXAS Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Lets get rid of the burocrats and their ignorand opinions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I work on wood and fabric aeroplanes and in my experience the average CAA engineering surveyor should not be allowed out. One of the pilots of the Vimy is a friend of mine who ownes a Pitts S1 that I rebuilt for him, and the wooden wings have put up with me being a hooligan (green stuff above you is ok as long as it`s below on the first and last bits). Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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