I think that the RAF bought them in the mid-80s. I have refuelled from them
many times. Their only problem is that the wing has a marked dihedral which can
provide you with a false horizon in poor weather. Also the centre hose is a
bugger to plug into - not enough references to guide you.
They are quite reliable now. Funnily enough my son, on his last trip over to
visit us from boarding school (an archaic and cruel punishment that we Brits
inflict on our offspring) the aircraft, a Fokker 50 I think, had to return to
Stansted with an unlocked cargo door. That affected my son as your trip to
Beirut probably affected you.
OM content: my son has an OM20 ;-)
Chris
~~ ><>
Chris Barker
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>From: John Hudson <jahudson@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [OM] Tornado Photos
>Date: 16 Nov 1999 00:00
>
> Chris Barker wrote:
>>
>> Dear All
>>
>> Joel W. has kindly put some aircraft photos on his (temporary) website:
>>
>> Please check out
>>
>> http://members.tripod.com/jdubikins/chris/chris_b.htm
>>
>> Please remember that the photos were intended as a record of an event rather
>> than as artisitic masterpieces (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it ;-)).
>>
>> Chris
>
> Nice photos Chris. When did BOAC / BA retire VC10s from passenger
> service. I flew in one from Heathrow to Beirut in June 1971 ..... the
> pilot flew round and round Beirut trying to lock the wheels in the down
> position; scary it was. I thought we were going to end up in a belly
> landing. Never did fly in one again.
>
> jh
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