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Old 27th Dec 2023, 20:21
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longer ron
 
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Originally Posted by BEagle
Zaxis, you have control - it is indeed the 'Flaming Pencil', the Bristol T188!
A pity that it didn't have rather more fuel efficient engines, but it was amazing for its day!
I can never understand why they did not junk those absolutely useless Gyron Juniors and fit (say) Avons,the gyrons were never ever sorted properly - little wonder that poor old Godfrey Auty was voted ''the pilot most likely to eject'' at the ETPS Dinner.
Never mind the 188 - the Gyron Juniors were lethal in the Bucc S1 as well
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