Awaiting unloading and back on to its own wheels after being roaded up from Woodford. Wings and tail have been sawn off and tail and one wing kept, the other being scrapped. Kept by BAE Systems Regional Aircraft for trial installations of modifications, customer visits and as a Christmas tree. Eventually will be put back complete (fuselage only) and be able to be powered up with systems working as far as possible.

Scanned from slide

Ex N517XJ of Mesaba/Northwest, it has been returned to the manufacturer off lease and is seen undergoing maintenance and modification. It will eventually become EI-RJE of Cityjet. To its left is another RJ85, A9C-BDF of the Bahrain Defence Force, getting pannier fuel tanks fitted.

Flying test bed, built in 1983.

Sitting in the winter sun waiting to go on airtest after maintenance and modification. It will shortly go for paint and return to be accepted by a new operator. The aircraft is ex N571HK of Trans States Airlines and will become A6-ESK of Eastern Skyjets.

Ex-G-BTMI, G-6-193. Later EI-CTO, G-BUHC, I-ADJF, SX-DIX, YR-AVR

On the tarmac at Parafield Airport

we were quite lucky catching this rare PC-9 when it made a practice approach at Linton on Ouse.

The RJ85 prototype G-ORJX at Prestwick in November 2011. It last flew in Jan. 2002 and was broken up at Woodford with the fuselage kept intact. I believe the fuselage is now preserved inside at PIK as a training airframe.

Former Israeli Skyhawk, with lengthened tailpipe to reduce vulnerability from heat-seeking missiles, serving as a target tug at Wittmund.