Hey Alex
I used to work there a couple of years ago – it was really fantastic as we got to see all the flying! We were doing some testing outdoors once and a pig flew over, fast and low and did a dump and burn; I swear I could feel the heat from the burning avgas on my face as I looked up!
The Yanks came out with their B1-B’s whilst I was there and the pilot hit Mach 0.9 over the air field and you could see the air waves shuddering around the leading edges of the wings!
I’m going to contact my old boss to find out more details before I decide to go, as it gets so busy it’s a real pain to get to.
Cheers
Dennis
PS - what is the big un? A 500mm F4, or the 800mm F5.6?