CL-44-O Certification Flights
by Barry Quince
7/3/04 - Update from Barry -- 9G-LCA still at Bournemouth airport, but looking far from perfect. Still has not flown, just some engine runs. Has been moved to a part of the airport that aircraft seem never to get out of, only in bits. Hope this will not apply to this guppy, it deserves better.
We agree Barry.
CL-44-O (9G-LCA) Arrived at Bournemouth International Airport U.K. early 2003. Parked up for a long time on the far side of the airport After a few months and some engine runs it took to the sky on the 18-04-2003 did a few circuits the last two or three with the port outer engine stopped. And as far as I know it not flown since, so it's still parked up.
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(We heard from another Sky Monster fan in the know about the test flights that Barry photographed.)
He wrote, "The aircraft was undergoing heavy maintenance at Bournemouth. Upon completion, the A/C required a compass swing. To achieve this, all four engines have to be running. As for the two or three circuits with No. 1 engine shut down, the aircraft had flown several circuits with a CAA examiner on board, before the crew decided to shut the engine down due to indication problems. The Sky Monster landed without incident"
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