First Jetliner......?

[Techy111]

Anyone know about this strange bird....? I never heard of it before....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfPhIT7V ... re=related

I always believed it was the Comet.....

Tony

[Garry Russell]

Hi Tony

There is someone making one for FS.9 there was a thread about it a while ago

Thanks for posting this....not seen film of it before

The worlds first jet transport was the Nene Viking

Garry

[Techy111]

I take it that was a standard Viking with Jet engines Garry?

Any pictures ?

Tony

[VEGAS]

Interesting and rather pretty Aircraft. Sounds nice too!

[Garry Russell]

Hi Tony

Yes..... A standard Viking modded on the line and later converted to normal piston power

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_VC.1_Viking

Garry

[Garry Russell]

Simlar but quite different to the jetlLiner was the Avro Tudor 8

http://www.tgplanes.com/Public/Snitz/to ... PIC_ID=961

Garry

[Techy111]

Cheers Garry i knew i could rely on you......G-AJPH looks lovely in bare aluminium with those Nenes....

Tony

[Garry Russell]

Hi Tony

I painted G-AJPH as a standard Eagle aircraft

Here's the Jetliner thread

http://www.cbfsim.org/cbfsim/cbfsBB/vie ... ner#p57771

Garry

[Garry Russell]

Here's the Ashton.even more simlar to the Avro Canada aircraft but slightly different in detail and size

http://www.pbase.com/marauder61/image/45291067

Garry

[Garry Russell]

The Jetliner flew just after the Cmmet

Thet are actually claiming North American firsts.

Heres an article ties in nicely with the vid

http://www.avroarrow.org/Jetliner/JetlinerIntro.html

Garry