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Old 9th Feb 2021, 09:10
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Originally Posted by 4runner
What is that British turboprop that has supersonic props? That’s impressive. Obnoxious as well.
Dunno if you mean the Atlas? One just passed over here, rending the air - not sure that the tips are supersonic but there certainly seems to be some kind or resonance or something - noisy beasty it is.

Longer ron, I recall that thread on Key - not sure if I'd heard of the incident before or if there had been an article in Flypast - certainly a remarkable outcome.
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