XX520 - Bulldog Restoration

XX520 - Bulldog Restoration We are bringing XX520 back to life. It wi

It’s undergoing a full refurbishment and conversion to a ground instructional airframe to be used training young people and Air Cadets about aircraft, principles of flight and airframes in an interactive manner.

Engagement with the Dreamflight 2024 Children inspiring careers in aviation and aerospace Sussex Wing - Royal Air Force...
05/11/2024

Engagement with the Dreamflight 2024 Children inspiring careers in aviation and aerospace
Sussex Wing - Royal Air Force Air Cadets

Last Saturday we supported the amazing Dreamflight Children’s Charity, before their annual trip taking Very Important Ch...
01/11/2024

Last Saturday we supported the amazing Dreamflight Children’s Charity, before their annual trip taking Very Important Children (VIC) to Florida for a trip of a lifetime.

This interview with the founder of Dreamflight, the fantastic Pat Pearce, gives an insight to the charity.

More photos to follow of our activities.
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Professional golfer Ian Poulter has discussed the positive impact of the UK charity Dreamflight, which takes seriously ill or disabled children on a holiday ...

29/09/2024

Had a great weekend at the new event Battles Through History in Ardingly delivering STEM engagement to young people and promoting an interest in aviation.

The show has a range of re-enactors from Medieval Knights through to the modern day.

We were very pleased that ITV News popped by to say hi. 😁🛩

Fantastic day representing the Royal Air Force Air Cadets at .600 aviation experiences provided today bringing our tota...
26/07/2024

Fantastic day representing the Royal Air Force Air Cadets at .

600 aviation experiences provided today bringing our total for this year to over 3100 and over 9000 in the last 2.5 years! 😁

We love being out in the community, engaging with young people and growing the knowledge, skills and experience of our cadets.

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Sussex Wing - Royal Air Force Air Cadets
Royal Air Force Youth Engagement Team
London & South East Region Air Cadets
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Having a great day at Come and see us next to the food court and try out our simulators and take control of the Bulldog...
26/07/2024

Having a great day at
Come and see us next to the food court and try out our simulators and take control of the Bulldog.

172 - Haywards Heath Squadron Air Training Corps
Sussex Wing - Royal Air Force Air Cadets
Royal Air Force Air Cadets

It was a pleasure to meet Miss America, 2nd Lt Maddison Marsh USA, yesterday and give her the opportunity to sit in our ...
21/07/2024

It was a pleasure to meet Miss America, 2nd Lt Maddison Marsh USA, yesterday and give her the opportunity to sit in our Scottish AviationBulldog.

One of our very own female cadets team members showed her around the Bulldog as can be seen in Maddison’s insta story.

What an inspiration to young girls on what is possible and breaking down the gender stereotypes. 😁

The Royal International Air Tattoo
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Regional Commandant LASER Air Cadets

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Looking forward to a fantastic weekend at the The Royal International Air Tattoo. Come say hi if you are here. Sit in ou...
19/07/2024

Looking forward to a fantastic weekend at the The Royal International Air Tattoo.

Come say hi if you are here. Sit in our aircraft and try out our simulators!

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Final flights of 2023!A visit to Northlands Wood and Warden Park Primary Academies has drawn to a close our event season...
04/11/2023

Final flights of 2023!

A visit to Northlands Wood and Warden Park Primary Academies has drawn to a close our event season for this year.

Another 120 Year 6 children got an introduction to how aircraft fly and their controls before taking control of the aircraft for a simulated flight.

It is great seeing our cadets teach the younger kids all about aircraft and how engaged the students are.

We are now well over a total of 4000 aviation experiences offered in 2023 and the introduction of the flight simulators has been a massive success.

Many thanks to our sponsors including the Department for Transport for supporting us and allowing this engagement.


More photos will follow.

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A final photo from our support of Dreamflight on Saturday. It sums up what our project is all about. Giving young people...
17/10/2023

A final photo from our support of Dreamflight on Saturday.

It sums up what our project is all about. Giving young people and in this Very Important Children, often their first insight into the exciting world of aerospace and the first time taking the controls of a real aircraft.

Our cadets share their knowledge on how an aircraft is made and how it is controlled before they get a chance to fly a simulated flight.

Amongst our cadets it promotes flying and engineering skills which they then pass on to other young people.

One of our core aims is to promote amongst young people an interest in aviation and the Royal Air Force.

This is exactly what we have done, utilising the ex-RAF aircraft, providing over 4000 experiences this year!

Royal Air Force Charitable Trust
Royal Air Force Air Cadets
Royal Air Force Youth Engagement Team
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Sussex Wing - Royal Air Force Air Cadets

Another great photo of one of the VIC - Very Important Children, before they set off yesterday on their amazing 10 day a...
16/10/2023

Another great photo of one of the VIC - Very Important Children, before they set off yesterday on their amazing 10 day adventure to Florida.

It was great to be able to give this group an insight into aerospace and in the build up to their trip.


172 - Haywards Heath Squadron Air Training Corps
Sussex Wing - Royal Air Force Air Cadets
London & South East Region Air Cadets

Fantastic to be supporting the amazing Dreamflight charity at Heathrow today, before they take 200 kids with serious il...
14/10/2023

Fantastic to be supporting the amazing Dreamflight charity at Heathrow today, before they take 200 kids with serious illness or disability to Florida tomorrow!

172 - Haywards Heath Squadron Air Training Corps
Sussex Wing - Royal Air Force Air Cadets
London & South East Region Air Cadets

Listen out for us on https://www.radioairbourne.co.uk, going live soon!172 - Haywards Heath Squadron Air Training CorpsS...
17/08/2023

Listen out for us on https://www.radioairbourne.co.uk, going live soon!
172 - Haywards Heath Squadron Air Training Corps
Sussex Wing - Royal Air Force Air Cadets
London & South East Region Air Cadets

The soundtrack to the Eastbourne Airshow

What a wet but great day!Incredible opportunity to meet senior RAF personnel and even more importantly Catherine, Prince...
14/07/2023

What a wet but great day!

Incredible opportunity to meet senior RAF personnel and even more importantly Catherine, Princess of Wales!

She was pleased to hear the opportunities the project offers to our cadets and by making aviation accessible to young people.

Our running total this week is 265 visitors to the aircraft and simulators, although today was curtailed by very poor weather. 🌧️☔️🌧️

We continue to receive great feedback from our visitors too on the engagement they received with a majority saying it has promoted an interest in a career in aerospace.

A great many thanks for Commandant Air Cadets for his continued enthusiastic support of the project.

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Sussex Wing - Royal Air Force Air Cadets
London & South East Region Air Cadets

What a difference a week makes.Many thanks to CHR Wraps for the livery and our own acting Pilot Officer Matt Girvan for ...
02/06/2023

What a difference a week makes.
Many thanks to CHR Wraps for the livery and our own acting Pilot Officer Matt Girvan for the design work.

CHR have been immensely supportive, thank you Charlie.

Great to have this done ready for this years show season and Lindfield Village Day tomorrow.

Also great to have our sponsors now acknowledged as part of the livery.

Department for Transport Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Pooley Sword Gatwick Airport News Avtrade Ltd Haywards Heath Town Council

Sussex Wing - Royal Air Force Air Cadets
Regional Commandant LASER Air Cadets

Work experience gives an amazing insight into future career options but it’s increasingly hard to organise in the modern...
31/05/2023

Work experience gives an amazing insight into future career options but it’s increasingly hard to organise in the modern world of secure work sites and remote working.

Still looking for work experience? The CAA offers a solution.

Take a look below at the virtual work experience available for 1000 students. It’s interactive and will give a wide insight to aviation and aerospace.

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As the regulator, it's important we help young people get the skills they need pursue careers in . More than a thousand young people have signed up for…

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XX520 Battles Through History
XX520 Battles Through History

Had a great weekend at the new event Battles Through History in Ardingly delivering STEM engagement to young people and promoting an interest in aviation. The show has a range of re-enactors from Medieval Knights through to the modern day. We were very pleased that ITV News popped by to say hi. 😁🛩

Had a great weekend at the new event Battles Through History in Ardingly delivering STEM engagement to young people and promoting an interest in aviation. The show has a range of re-enactors from Medieval Knights through to the modern day. We were very pleased that ITV News popped by to say hi. 😁🛩

So this is what happens it your wirelocking is not good enough. Practice makes perfect! 172 - Haywards Heath Squadron Air Training Corps XIX Squadron Air Cadets #STEM #engineering

Another success this week. it was time to attend to the rudder trim. Seized solid for 20 years, we have been lubricating the teleflex (push pull) cable periodically over the last year but haven’t had the time to give it much attention. Thursday it was the task for our 1343 team members and after a short period of manipulation using their newly found hand-skills with Mole grips and using the cockpit trim wheel they had success. It’s great to have another feature of the Bulldog back in working order for our visitors and cadets to try out and learn from. 172 - Haywards Heath Squadron Air Training Corps #STEM #whatwedo

Bulldog Summer Update
Bulldog Summer Update

This is what we've been upto this year so far. Learning engineering hand skills. Getting ready for Haywards Heath Town Day in September. Not long left now! 172 - Haywards Heath Squadron Air Training Corps Sussex Wing - Royal Air Force Air Cadets Regional Commandant LASER Air Cadets Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Haywards Heath Haywards Heath Uncovered Mid Sussex District Council Mid Sussex Times Middy CVQO Sir Nicholas Soames

Auto glass 172 style After a lot of scraping to remove sealant the old crazed windscreen in finally out. Many of the rivnuts in the frame were loose so required the screw heads to be ground off to remove the windscreen and the rivnuts will have to be replaced at a later date. We have a second hand but serviceable replacement windscreen thanks to Ben at Aerofab Restorations, Thruxton.

Don't believe UV damages your skin? Just look at our Bulldog! After 20 years outside in the sun everything on the topside is in a poor condition. We've had to replace the windscreen and canopy as they've been destroyed by sunlight, as has the paint work, particularly the white. So time to remove the loose flakey paint ready for new primer, undercoat and top coat. Taking it in short shifts and wearing full PPE Cpl Burman has made good progress. Fortunately the red and lower surfaces just need cutting and polishing.

Great team work today by Hillier and Cpl Burman. A couple of hours work and we completed both stabiliser tip modifications. 172 - Haywards Heath Squadron Air Training Corps #STEM

Tonight was riveting. Both solid and blind fasteners. Now nearing completion of our biggest job, the reduction of size of the stabiliser. The cadets where learning how to use a pneumatic hammer gun and block, drilling and river squeezers.

A quick interview with Cadet Alex Hillier about why he joined the Bulldog project. 172 - Haywards Heath Squadron Air Training Corps

Work progressing on the right hand stabiliser today, removing the skins so that the spars can be cut down, 2 ribs removed and the tip refitted. This is all to allow the Bulldog to fit inside the transport trailer which is 730mm narrower than the stabiliser. An advantage of the fact the airframes never going to fly, we can modify it for its new use.

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