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Old 16th Sep 2009, 21:47
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BEagle
 
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Definitely the Sud-Ouest Trident.

A fascinating mid-50s mixed-power fighter project. Wingtip turbojets for cruise, plus a multi-chamber rocket in the rear fuselage for take-off and hight speed interception.

Not much like the Bristol T.188 research aircraft which had a scaled-down Avro 730 wing. The T.188 had 2 of the useless Gyron Junior engines at mid-span, not at the wing tips. Rather an inefficient design, it had an endurance of about 25 minutes.... But I remember seeing the first take-off on TV when I was suffering from 'flu.

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