NZFF

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/marlboroug ... 63,00.html

Unlike the 727 it took off again.

Well, that was interesting, I never expected the 57 to operate out of Woodbourne.

What happened to the 27? I'm not familiar with it...

Alex

Alex wrote:
What happened to the 27? I'm not familiar with it...

Probably before your time Alex (early 80s).
Nothing drastic, when the RNZAF got them one was flown in and reduced to spares.

steelsporran wrote:

Alex wrote:
What happened to the 27? I'm not familiar with it...

Probably before your time Alex (early 80s).
Nothing drastic, when the RNZAF got them one was flown in and reduced to spares.

Actually the 727 could also take off quite easily from Woodbourne, at lightish loads but this is close to the minimum airfield length and there was never a requirement to do so.

When I was working at the Aeronautical Training School (ground tech trades) I wrote a paper which secured a 727 for training. NZ7272 landed in late 2003 (using less than 2/3 the runway length) and we (sadly) cut the tail off before shifting it into #5 hangar (Eastern end hangar at Woodbourne). It now serves as a training aircraft for mechanics and technicians alongside 5 Devons, 4 Strikemasters, one Sioux and a partially complete Iroquois.
Not many people know those all hide in that hangar !!!

Deane

I always wondered what happenned to the Strikemasters. I was lucky enough to get close to one at Pacific Aerospace in Hamilton years ago,they had Huey's stripped bare and rebuilt there too at the time,ooh must be 20 year ago now.
I was looking foward to seeing F16's too (years later)and I've never voted Labour since!

deaneb wrote: It now serves as a training aircraft for mechanics and technicians alongside 5 Devons, 4 Strikemasters, one Sioux and a partially complete Iroquois.
Not many people know those all hide in that hangar !!!

At one time that Sioux was known as the 300 amp fuse, after a start up attempt!