Now you mention it Richard, it was longer ago than I care to contemplate.
Where does it go?
Hi Nigel,
Iâve been trying to track down, on the old forum archive, the thread which refers to the factory visit which you organised last year.
No luck thus far, and the folks at Naim Marketing are unable to find it either.
I had thought it was titled âA Grand Day Outâ, but am probably mis-remembering, so, can you give me the correct thread title so that I can have another look?
Cheers,
Dave.
A good day out it was too.
Yes happy memories, but what colour will the new sofa,s be after the demo room is refurbished?
We need a delegation to make sure they conform to optimum SQ.
⌠did I mention speaker SQ ⌠???
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Cheers, Nigel, Wallace and Grommit it was âŚ
Hi Mike,
Did you ever manage to track down the Lightning enthusiast to complete the Naims in the photo-shoot ?
Hi Don, I did not âtrack him downâ as such, I did try posting to him on the forum as I had already concluded he was DrPo.
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Electrical discharges or English Electric ?
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Hi James,
English Electric.
See emblem on the shirt
Ah - i didnât see that (must take a look at the picture properly).
James
English Electric Lightning P1B ⌠awesome bit of kit
A squadron in Vic-3âs line astern formation takeoff, 24x RR Avon 301Râs on full after-burn in a near vertical climb out - eye watering ear splitting magic.
You never see the like of that these days
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I remember seeing the lightnings up in the lake district as a childâŚvery memorable, the noise was awesomeđ
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We visited Naim about 3 weeks back toward the end of our holiday in the UK. Mark Raggett was the perfect host and our day was thoroughly enjoyable. Being an engineer it was especially interesting for me. A trip worth waiting for.
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I used to ski with an Air Vice Marshall, whose claim to fame was eye-balling a Russian Bear when out patrolling (North Sea?). They flew together for some while, escorting the Russian away from British airspace. AVM dined out on this story every time we met in Tignes.
My colleague Bob, used to fly these things, mainly out of Cyprus.
After a fuel pipe fracture and the ensuing fire, resulting in an ejection at night over the Med, he didnât share the same eye-watering, ear-splitting magic that others enjoy !
The rest of us were stuck closer to the ground with Hunters or Strikemasters in the warmer climes of Trucial Oman.
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Itâs a small world, my cousin was posted to Oman for some time in the â70s, and would happily have moved there for good if his family had let him. He was based at Cranwell before that, but I donât think he found that nearly as much fun.
Trucial States '68 to '72 then Salalah '72/'73
Then for different reasons 10-day visits every couple of months from '81 through to '86.
We went back earlier this year for visits to some of the old haunts. We noticed a few changes !
You are right, and fortunate to see three take off, very impressive.
I saw just one one take off at the Farnborough Air Show when, as you say, full after-burn and rotate straight into the vertical climb and up into the sky, all over in seconds, but an impression that has lasted with me.
(just as my first hearing a Quad 33 / 303 and ELS 57, a lasting impression that led to a lasting interest in hi-fi).