It's big and It's heavy! (for a fighter)

[robcarrich]

Rob

 

[DaveWG]

Ohh, a Javelin! Lovely job.

 

[YoYo]

Javelin! Promising idea!

 

[jankees]

A Javelin, nice!

 

[shotgunshack]

Loved the Javelin since childhood.(my avatar?) Impressive looking but dangerous if you did'nt keep your wits about you. Looking forward to this.

https://www.keymilitary.com/article/javelins-guard

 

[Priller]

Lovely Rob!!

Priller

 

[Spook48]

very looking forward to that one . Beautiful

 

[FlameOut]

The old "Flying Iron"

 

[Sundog]

You're singing my song Rob! Nice work!

 

[noddy]

Fantastic news

 

[Paul K]

I remember seeing a Javelin at Cottesmore's Battle of Britain Day air display. My dad and my godfather, both RAF, were less than complimentary about it. I'm sure yours will be much better received, Rob! ;-)

 

[robcarrich]

I remember seeing a Javelin at Cottesmore's Battle of Britain Day air display. My dad and my godfather, both RAF, were less than complimentary about it. I'm sure yours will be much better received, Rob! ;-)

I hope so Paul.
Still a lot to do.
Looking for more information on the cockpit interior, not much about.
There is a nice Javelin up at the Newark Air Museum, think I'll take a run up there.

Rob

 

[IanHenry]

Rob, Yorkshire Air Museum also have a Javelin: Gloster Javelin F(AW).9 - Yorkshire Air Museum
Probably a bit of a trek from Cambridgeshire to York though.

 

[robcarrich]

Rob, Yorkshire Air Museum also have a Javelin: Gloster Javelin F(AW).9 - Yorkshire Air Museum
Probably a bit of a trek from Cambridgeshire to York though.

Thank you for the information Ian.
Interesting museum.
Just had a look on google maps and I'd be looking at a five hour round trip.
I'll leave that for a sunny summer day I think!

Rob

 

[Paul K]

Plus there's the Javelin at Duxford. But, as ever, getting access to the cockpit is impossible.

 

[Javis]

Plus there's the Javelin at Duxford. But, as ever, getting access to the cockpit is impossible.

Loooong time ago i asked the man in charge if i could possibly sit in the Canberra cockpit ( just a matter of step over the wire and step inside the cockpit, door was open, no ladders or anything like that needed..), the man looked at me as if i had just made him an indecent proposal ! LOL " WE aren't even allowed to sit inside a cockpit " he replied.

 

[robcarrich]

Plus there's the Javelin at Duxford. But, as ever, getting access to the cockpit is impossible.

I have some recent shots of the Javelin at Duxford.
Going down there later in the week to look at the Hurricane exhibition so will take the opportunity to take a few more.

Rob

 

[robcarrich]

Loooong time ago i asked the man in charge if i could possibly sit in the Canberra cockpit ( just a matter of step over the wire and step inside the cockpit, door was open, no ladders or anything like that needed..), the man looked at me as if i had just made him an indecent proposal ! LOL " WE aren't even allowed to sit inside a cockpit " he replied.

All museums seem to have become fanatical "health and safety" worshippers!

Rob

 

[Ferry_vO]

All museums seem to have become fanatical "health and safety" worshippers!

Might be due to the use of radioactive paint on the gauges, not sure when they stopped using that though.

Anyway, looking forward to the Javelin Rob.

 

[Paul K]

Loooong time ago i asked the man in charge if i could possibly sit in the Canberra cockpit ( just a matter of step over the wire and step inside the cockpit, door was open, no ladders or anything like that needed..), the man looked at me as if i had just made him an indecent proposal ! LOL " WE aren't even allowed to sit inside a cockpit " he replied.

As a boy, living at various RAF bases in the UK and abroad, I accumulated 'cockpit time' in a Canberra, two Avro Lincolns and an H.P. Hastings - all achieved by sneaking under the wire fences to where these aircraft had been dumped, prior to use for fire and damage-repair training. It was a different world back then, with security to match. Many a blind eye was turned. I'm particularly proud to have the Lincolns in my 'log book'. ;-)