57 years since its first flight, there is now only one airworthy Sea Vixen left worldwide and it is operated by DS Aviation (Military) UK Ltd at Bournemouth Airport. XP924/G-CVIX has had a tough few years and has spent a lot of time away from the display circuit. I spoke to Julian Jones, owner of the Sea Vixen, in an exclusive interview to find out what happened after the incident in 2012 and where the aircraft goes from here.
“Fortunately, there was no damage to the main landing gear itself, however there was minor damage to the aircraft below. As we know, the fault was a mix of pilot error and the way that the weight-on-wheels interlock system worked following the drone pack conversions in the ’80s. This has now been re-designed to provide dual redundancy, and the following had to be repaired: nose lower skin, dry air bay doors, middle nose leg door and seven internal frames and longerons. We also had to completely replace the nose landing gear, upper and nose landing gear main door, as well as the port pylon tank.”
http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/2014/02/17/aviation-exclusive-sea-vixen-xp924g-cvixs-owner-speaks/
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