Bristol Britannia
Originally Posted by
Bergerie1
May I refer people once again to this podcast of D. P. Davies recounting some of the early problems when certificating the DH Comet (47 mins in) and the Boeing 707 (1hr 14mins in). Sometimes, designers and manufacturers take short cuts and sometimes the regulatory authority becomes 'too close' to the manufacturer.
https://www.aerosociety.com/news/aud...nnia-brabazon/
Love the story in this interview, about spinning a Viscount. (10 min in).
And then doing a flick roll and spin in a Britannia.
I presume they then went to the nearest gentlemen’s outfitter.....
Silver
A Britannia....
