Cranfield 28th April 2011

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I went to Cranfield today as a Spitfire from the BBMF was supposed to be attending an event at the uni, however, it didnt turn up (i'd guess it was due to the slightly gusty wind)
I got to see an engine run by G-LUXE though..

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/118/5/4/big_and_small_by_captainflynn-d3f3vwt.jpg

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/118/9/b/g_brux_by_captainflynn-d3f3wfy.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/118/9/6/cranfield_uni_jetstream_by_captainflynn-d3f3wpe.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/118/9/c/cabair_da40_g_occo_by_captainflynn-d3f3x1x.jpg

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/118/2/9/beech_dutchess_g_bzoy_by_captainflynn-d3f3xie.jpg

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Hey, you got to see some interesting aircraft ?

Photo 1. Bae 146 or RJ 85 / 100 ?

Photo 2. Piper Seminole PA- whatever ????

Photo 3. Jetstream 41 ?? supurb photo whatever !

Photo 4. DA 40 ! very photogenic aircraft IMHO ?

Photo 5. I have no idea ??

Keith :)

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Hey Keith,

Sorry I didnt list the types and reg's. I will for you now.

G-LUXE - First BAe 146 built I believe. Now serves as a meteorological research aircraft and based at Cranfield.

G-BRUX - PA44 Seminole

G-NFLA - Jetstream owned by Cranfield uni and the college of aeronautics

G-OCCO - Cabair DA40 Diamond Star

G-BZOY - Beech 76 Dutchess.

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EGTC. Thanks for that, I was almost correct ? As I said earlier it is nice to see these aircraft that do not appear on the forum too often ... thanks :)

Keith.

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Yep, you were right on most of them :D
Thankyou. I like to try and post a diverse range of types to keep things interesting. :)

Incase you're interested I upload my photos to deviant art. Heres a link to my account..

http://captainflynn.deviantart.com/

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G-LUXE was the prototype 146-100 and after a fuselage stretch the prototype -300 as well. Served for a good few years as a trials aircraft at Hatfield and Woodford.

G-NFLA is a Jetstream 31, ex-G-BRGN.

Interesting pics from a location not photographed too often.

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Thanks for the info. You are right, G-LUXE has certainly lived an interesting life so far.

Cranfield is Jetstream heaven at the moment, not just with the uni's aircraft, but also some ex Highland Airways Jetstreams are also there too.

On a good day Cranfield can be really good for photos/spotting.

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Thanks for the info. You are right, G-LUXE has certainly lived an interesting life so far.

Cranfield is Jetstream heaven at the moment, not just with the uni's aircraft, but also some ex Highland Airways Jetstreams are also there too.

On a good day Cranfield can be really good for photos/spotting.

I havent been there for like 10 yrs since i was around 15/16.. but some jestreams and a 146 is def a good reason to visit.

Good shots man!

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The big birds are nice to see, we even get private jets sometimes. However, the light aircraft make it interesting too as theres always more variety at GA airfields as opposed to Heathrow, Manchester etc.