The Lightning Experience

The installation of the Lightning Aircraft at the GEC Marconi Factory at South Gyle in Edinburgh (laterally BAE SYSTEMS) in 1990. The video shows the last trip of the plane from Turnhouse (Edinburgh Airport) to South Gyle.
The plane is no longer at the roundabout and has now been relocated to the Museum of Flight at Dumfries.....I don't have a video of that move!!

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• lightning
• aircaft
• gyle
• edinburgh
• marconi
• gec
• ferranti
• bae

[deckelpc]

And the "museum" in question was a the Ferranti unit at south gyle.I worked at their crewe toll factory but stayed near the south gyle factory so used to see this as i drove past.

[KeithJRennie]

Sadly no longer...the plane and the factory are now gone. Demolished to make way for new office blocks

[terencehooper]

so sad to see an all brit classic-unmatched interceptor that could reach stratopheric heights in minutes-being trundled along english country roads to a museum!

[KeithJRennie]

Scottish City Streets......to sit in front of Ferranti, Edinburgh, presented by British Aerospace, in recognition of their work on the Lightning radar (the Ferranti AIRPASS AI.23).

[60degreesnorth]

is it still there I have never seen it!

[KeithJRennie]

No it's recently been moved to the museum of flight near Dumfries

[xr770a]

I saw her at the Museum, wings had been hacked off and reattached. looks a wee bit sorry for herslf.

[MrBobbob69]

dont these fuckers know the wings unbolt...thats europe for ya...

[updougdown]

There used to be one at the gate of NATS West Drayton LATCC and they chopped it up with hydraulic mechanical jaws and scrapped it. Very sad.

[feralferret]

That a crafty copper breaking into a car @ 3:28?

[mrrmancunian]

They have a Lightning cockpit at the air museum at Ta'Qali, that's if you've never been - I'm guessing you have.

It was there when I last went anyway, along with a few other aircraft from that era. Plus a Spitfire & Hurricane which they restored; not bad for a little museum.

[mrrmancunian]

It's so sad to see such a gorgeous aircraft disallowed from taking to the air in it's country of origin!

[sbscottmonkey]

Smashing video, thanks for sharing... I wonder how much damage was inflicted to the wingtips by that wall?

[bolar500]

Great vid. Here in Malta a BAC 1-11 was hauled over the fence and towed on the road to it's final resting place at a private fire and evacuation training facility. I watched the whole thing. Sadly don't have a vid. I only took pics, one of which was published on Airliner World.

[Hihonyr8811]

Or fly if you can get to SA :)

[Hihonyr8811]

People keep blaming the CAA yet they are just one tiny factor in why there isn't one flying in the UK.

People need to look at the bigger picture. Factor in no spares, Avpin no longer manufactured, fule cost, insurance and the general fact you're dealing with 50 year old airframes and lightnings are notoriously tempramental.

Just enjoy the ones that fast taxi :)