This has been discussed on another forum very recently and there is a very in depth explanation of what happened.
http://fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20450
John.
Maybe not so much an odd-looking aircraft but certainly an odd arrangement!
http://www.vrcurassow.com/2dvrc/sscuracao/FIII01.jpg
Chris
Think of the size of the toothpick you would need after flying that one 😀 😀 .
John.
Currently on flea-bay are the Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct, Dec editions of Flypast 2001, just type in ‘Flypast 2001’ in the search engine and they will show themselves.
Regards,
John.
Well stick two Avon’s up me bum and call me Lightning :p :p .
John.
What has happened to the Avro Heritage Centre that is there, IIRC it had a lot of rare and unique items, it would be ashame if they were lost or destroyed.
John.
The legend that is ‘The Beast’ a 27 litre Merlin engned car!!!!!!
http://www.superjohn.f9.co.uk/thebeast.htm
John.
The Dak pics are nice but child of the eighties and all that I am in love with the Shackleton pic, the only thing missing is the wind beneath her wings.
Regards,
John.
Vulcan XA903 used as a testbed for a multitude of experiments including the testing of the Olympus 593 and the Tornado RB199 engine, also it was the only Vulcan to be fitted with a 27mm Mauser cannon!.
Interestingly the other Vulcan that was used as an engine testbed was XA894 that had a TSR-2 engine slung under the bomb bay, so the story goes they were able to throttle the four engines back and fly perfectly well on the one Olympus 320!!.
Regards,
John.
Oh ******!!!! I’ll get me coat……..sorry.
John.
Vulcans never had burners???.
John.
And when the Lightning pilot’s were retired this is where they went taking some of thier finely honed flying skills with them 😮 😮 .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQynfV9vaYA
John.
Morning all,
A little extra desert!, only spoiled slightly by the Tonka at the end :dev2: .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXfH8Ej_ADk&mode=related&search=
John.
You tease!!!, where to?.
John.
The down elevator might have been part of the flight profile during the ejection test, they might have considered the ‘porpoise’ effect and said during briefing that a slight pitch down prior to the seat firing would counter the pitch up effect of the ejection.
John.
I bet his tweed jacket got all ruffled!! 😀 😀 .
John.