Originally Posted by
DHfan
PS890 was easy to pick out during the massed Spitfire takeoffs at Duxford - it went up like a lift!
Hinton had planned to go for a class brakes off to climb record in it - the contra props eliminated torque meaning he could get off the ground quickly; however some smart-ass* set the record beyond anything the Spitfire could achieve!
*Can't remember who or what, memory says it was an aerobatic type on the US airshow circuit around 2000...