Nimrods for Sale

[Deleted account DD]

The Nimrod was based on the original comet, in fact it was called the pregnant comet. I was lucky enough to fly several sorties in one in the mid 70's They had 4 huge engines and in normal flight they shut down 2 engines.
Happy days

Scope dope , air eng or gro bag

 

[jims-terrano]

WTF is a gro-bag?

Jim

 

[Deleted account DD]

WTF is a gro-bag?

Jim

lets see if he is (or was )

 

[rustic]

Scope dope , air eng or gro bag

Nothing as glamorous as that, I was a student and industrial training was for 6 months as an observer/navigator.
Great fun. My first ever flight was in a comet.

 

[Deleted account DD]

Nothing as glamorous as that, I was a student and industrial training was for 6 months as an observer/navigator.
Great fun. My first ever flight was in a comet.

:thumb2

never been up in a nim but i did have a go on a nim simulator in the early 80s (at RAF Locking...fantastic place :thumb2 ). I was the only one who managed to "land" it but my "flying" was crap :nenausuppose at least i got back to earth :lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol

Must have been goo having a jolly in one of them, did you do many full sorties ?

 

[rustic]

Must have been goo having a jolly in one of them, did you do many full sorties ?

Had about 5 sorties between Comets and Nimrods, we were testing equipment, the longest was 8 hours in a Nim, banking at 45 degrees, diving, climbing etc no windows to look out of, I was sick as a parrot, but I was young then, soon got over it.
One of my colleagues went into the helicopter section, but the cost of the helmet, made to fit was extortionate, and only for a student for a few months. The MOD had money then. :nenau