I’ve never heard that, and I would think smaller in section, interesting theory though.
The wings are based on Shackleton Mk.3.

When I started work as an apprentice, the Company’s training instructor was ex AWA Drawing Office. He said that the tail booms were based on NF Meteors, as AWA were manufacturing them at the time the Argosy was being designed.

He also said the wings were Shack, with Viscount nacelles tacked on. I also remember him saying originally it was going to be powered by two Tyne’s, which is why there is a big gap between the inboard engine and the fuselage. But when the Tyne was looking less than promising they switched to four Darts.

In hindsight perhaps four Tyne’s would have been the best option :rolleyes:

Didn’t have any involvment in moving XN819, but have worked on the tail boom of other Argosy’s, and moved a couple of Meteors and they are very similar!

Is there any truth in the rumour that the tail booms were based on Meteor fuselages :confused:

You would think, given the vast amount of hangar space at Binbrook, that there would be someone charitable enough to allow the Lightning a corner to sit in 🙁

err friendly sea vixen type couplings matt? I don’t think so, they are about as friendly as bite in the rear from a Doberman!. they are effin awful, they make a god awful bloody mess in the time it takes to unscrew the little ****es from the pumps!!

I am sure this has been thought about, but couldn’t the aircraft be retro fitted fitted with the NATO type?

We can’t 🙁

Moggy

Felthorpe :confused:

I like the way you dream….

Where the engines run when she was parked on the otherside of the airport? Old location..

Yes. A long time ago though!

The last Vickers Vanguard flight was on October 17 1996 when G-APEP was ferried from Coventry to Weybridge.

Correct date, but it was Castle Donington to Weybridge. I have some video to prove it somewhere.

Thank you for the link.

The Beaufighter is looking good too.

It looks like it is neck and neck with the Blenheim 😀