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Old 23rd Feb 2007, 12:10
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BEagle
 
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Were the longer nacelles the ones I've heard referred to as 'heavy breathers'?

Mind you, for long Meteor nacelles, you'd be pushed to beat these:

Meteor IV RA490 with twin 'deflected jet' Nene 101s, RAF Merryfield 1953/54. Later trials showed that it could be flown at speeds down to 70KIAS.....

Wouldn't want to lose one at low speed on the approach.....
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