Letzter Flug der AVRO RJX

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Am 06.02. hat die AVRO RJX-100 G-IRJX ihren letzten Flug angetreten. Von Woodford ging es nach Manchester, wo sie von der Flughafenfeuerwehr mit Wasserwerfern empfangen wurde.

BAE Systems hat die AVRO RJX einer Ausstellung zur Verfügung gestellt, die am Manchester Airport errichtet werden soll.

 

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Schade, noch nicht im Einsatz gewesen und schon im "Museum" zu sehen. Nicht gerade das, was das Herz eines Flugzeugfans höher schlagen läßt...

 

[ Diese Nachricht wurde geändert von: CRJ100 am 2003-02-20 11:24 ]

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Last UK-Manufactured Jet Made History When It Touched Down At Airport

 

 

With a tip of its wings and a whispering, full-powered fly by, aircraft number

G – I RJX made aviation history when it arrived at Manchester Airport today (Thursday).

 

The BAE SYSTEMS aircraft - 'the last of line' Avro RJX 100 - touched down for the last time in its short life on runway one, marking the end of commercial jet manufacture in the UK…but signalling the start of a new aviation venture at Manchester Airport.

 

The jetliner - the planned successor to the highly successful BAe 146 / Avro RJ regional jet line - was launched in March 2000 but never entered series production due to a downturn in the commercial aircraft market triggered by the events of September 11.

 

Instead of plying the skies, it will now enter service as an icon of North West aviation inventiveness in a collection of famous aircraft that Manchester Airport is collecting to commemorate 100 years of powered flight and the major role regional companies have played in it.

 

 

The collection is to be assembled in the airport's viewing park on Altrincham Road.

 

The RJX 100 - donated to the airport by BAE SYSTEMS - will also be used as an extension to Salford University's Department of Aeronautical Engineering which will use the aircraft to develop future generations of aviation and aeronautical engineers.

 

The aircraft's last short journey from its birthplace at BAE SYSTEMS' site at Woodford, Stockport, comprised a final take off and farewell to assembly workers at the plant, followed by a wing-tipping salute to its new keepers on arrival at Manchester Airport.

 

At the controls for the final flight were regional aircraft test pilot Alan Foster from Knutsford, Cheshire, and BAE SYSTEMS' chief test pilot, Al McDicken from Tytherington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire.

 

Mr Foster took the RJX up on its maiden flight in April 2001 and, when it touched down, was probably one of only a handful of test pilots to have flown an aircraft on its first and last flights.

 

On arrival at the airport, the aircraft was welcomed by crews from the airport's fire service who created a giant water archway for the aircraft to pass through before it came to a halt in front of Terminal 1.

 

There the aircraft keys were handed over to Cllr Brian Harrison, Chairman of Manchester Airport plc.

 

 

Cllr Harrison said: "This is a marvellous gesture by BAE SYSTEMS for which Manchester Airport is most grateful. It gets our yet-to-be-assembled aircraft collection off to a flying start with a major and valuable piece of North West aviation history.

 

"We can assure BAE SYSTEMS that we will give the RJX 100 a good home where it will be visited by aviation enthusiasts and historians from all over the world."

 

Quelle: http://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/