Ian "Radar" Dennington

Occupation:

RAF Airframe Technician

Current Residence:

RAF Marham

DoB:

4th October 1963

Place of birth:

Farnborough, Kent

Marital Status:

Single

Career:

I worked for Norwich Union while I waited to join the RAF in 1981. I then trained as an Airframe Technician.

How did you get involved in the project?

I was serving at RAF Wattersham, Suffolk, when Richard Noble came to look at the Spey engines, then I joined the Mach 1 Club at the NEC Motor Show. At the 1995 British GP I met up with John Rowles who was on working on the ThrustSSC stand and he suggested that I might help out.

Responsibilities in the UK:

In September 1995 I spend six weeks working on the car, building panels, and then helped out at the Earl's Court Motor Show. Because of where I am based it is not possible for me to "drop in" during the week, so I tend to work on the car for a week at a time.

Responsibilities in Jordan:

Unfortunately I wasn't able to go to Jordan.

Responsibilities in the US:

Any sort of general work that requires doing, including working with Leigh Remfry on the Supacats.

Previous crazy ventures:

Circuit racing in my 1982 Lotus Esprit and white water rafting in Scotland.

Car:

Lotus Esprit (1982) and Ford Sierra.

Favourite Music:

Eclectic choice - anything from jazz, rock to classical.

What sort of books would you read if you had the time?

Detective and thriller stories.

Hobbies:

Car restoration, Formula 1 and photography.

What do you want to do when the project is over?

Rest for a week, receive my promotion and then back to work.

What have you learned from this experience?

I have learnt a different way of engineering - described as imagineering by James Morton at G-Force. It is more informal, more open to suggestion. I've also been able to play with lots of new and better tools which are built specifically for one job!