Any RAF aircraft, current or past that could get airborne off Manchester Rwy 23 and get to FL 410 by overhead Birmingham airport? The parameters are: A full pay / bomb load, 1/4 fuel and fixed wing............................................
As an exercise, any military aircraft, F16 etc but with the same parameters?
There is at least one civi aircraft that can!
That'll be De havillands finest the Comet. Climbs like a homesick angel. I think in the 70's the Manchester runway was 24 and not 23, but it recently got shifted overnight to 25/07 so watch out if you are planning to visit us.
Be lucky
David