Classic British Flight Sim

Hi Paul I think it's a loit to do with what you were surrounded by at an impressianable age As to the Airfix kit it is probably impossible for those that were'nt arround at the time just how big a thing the Silver City operation was in proportion to the other operations of those days. On top of the...

My favourite overall is the Viscount Than I suppose it would have to be the One-Eleven and Britol SuperFreighter, Herald etc Very much airliners in the 50-70 time bracket Cheers Garry Hi Gary Well I keep trying to get 'seriously' into some civil Brits. plus a few GA, but - to be honest - my favouri...

Hi Gary

Cheers

So (moving things on).............what's your favourite aircraft?

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Paul

Hi Paul Thanks Paul What I actually meant was in reference to an aircraft being supersonic it usually referres to level flight. Of course pure supersoinic means in excess of the speed of sound It would be intresting to know just how many types have done it in a dive. My main point of the post was s...

Supersonic usually means level flight Did I read somewhere the Victor went supersonic in a dive and possibly the DC 8? Garry Hi Garry Well, supersonic just means supersonic! But I know what you mean :wink: I dont know about the DC8, but as for the Victor...................... Certainly Mach 1.1 was...

Re the Swift -

WJ965 was reported to have achieved M1.04 at 35,000 ft in a dive of 35 degrees in May 1953.

Apparently the highest Mach number achieved in a Swift was 1.13 TMN with a vertical dive at full throttle from 40,000 ft :shock:

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Paul

A P1121 would be great!

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Paul