Lightweight For Sale

Having served in the Royal Engineers, Light Infantry and Royal Green Jackets from 1974 to 1989 I don't EVER remember seeing an air-portable with a hardtop.......

Airportables (or lightweights) were only made (AFAIK) for the MOD

Did you see any with K&N filters or parabolic springs?

I'm not sure what your point is.

We've been sussed Tim, you could have gone and bought one of them surplus MOD lightweights instead of making your own inflatable one. I just >knew< I'd seen them somewhere else.

Oh well, might as well get rid of this now....

Martyn gonna be pissed, you know how long it took Charlotte to blow up those tyres on Grumble?

I've seen a few, still in military cammo, at a dealers. They had 24v electrics and the arctic heater system, with the batteries moved to boxes at the back of the rear wheel arches, with access from inside.

My guess is Royal Marines.

The hardtop seemed to be the standard Series III type.

No, they, like the 101, were only made for the military market - the MOD being but one customer. Not sure why you think they're all 'soft tops' though, based purely upon never actually having seen one.

I still don't see your point....

are you saying it isn't a lightweight?

On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:47:42 +0100, "Gordon" scribbled the following nonsense:

If you read the book about the Lightweight, it does show pictures of some with hardtops.

On or around Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:47:42 +0100, "Gordon" enlightened us thusly:

so? nothing says you can't fit one. Actually, ISTR they don't quite fit, but that's another story.

On or around Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:26:04 +0100, Tim Hobbs enlightened us thusly:

actually, strictly, it's not a lightweight. weighs almost exactly the same as the equivalent standard vehicle, AIUI. mainly, it's narrower and thus fits in the aeroplane.

Well, it is 'a lightweight'. It is not, per se, lightweight.

It is a lightweight when stripped down. It was designed so that things like doors could be got off in a hurry, so it would be light enough to be carried by a Wessex 3 helicopter. The size was dictated by being able to get two on an Argosy aircraft. When it was delvered the Wessex

Richard

Genuine parts then!

Lee D

Yeah but thing is with a landie mechano and all that you can do what you like with them so far as body options are concerned.

Such underpowered helicopters and slim aircraft the Russkis and there Antonovs would never have put up with that. You wanna shift sommat bulky get an Antonov (so long as it does not fall apart in mid flight)

Yeah - but could a mere mortal handle such a fine beast?

You're confusing "doesn't fit" with "falls off randomly"

Not this one I'm afraid! I'd have to deal with another fine beast in full flight if I did...

I reckon the funds from the 101 will just about cover the work I want to do on Stig and a couple of pieces of fine glassware...

Yeah, pretty much understand that, having recently mentioned a Vampire...