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Old 27th Dec 2023, 16:46
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BEagle
 
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Zaxis, you have control - it is indeed the 'Flaming Pencil', the Bristol T188!

Someone I knew who worked with it at the ground monitoring site said that by the time it had reached its operating altitude, there wasn't enough fuel left for it to reach its supersonic target speed before it had to return to base!

A pity that it didn't have rather more fuel efficient engines, but it was amazing for its day!
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