The best thing about the Vanguard was watching it start up from close by, it made an awesome noise.
Boeingboy it was quite quick but I can't see it beating a Boeing, even on those sectors.Air Bridge descended it at 225kts, something to do with babying the engines if I recall correctly.
When I was line training I said to the trainer- 'What would you do if you lost an engine on take-off from Manchester on the way to say Belfast? He replied ' Revise my estimate by two minutes'!!
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