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Old 17th Jun 2002, 21:32
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fradu
 
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Blue Notes

The Meatbox is lovely - a double-barrelled blue note

There are only two Hunters in the UK that can produce the Blue Note.
They are both F.6A's, XF515 belonging to Kennet Aviation at Cranfield, and XF516 owned by Peter Hellier and operated by the Hunter Flying Club at Exeter.
The Swiss jets I think have different gun ports so they do not make the noise, or so I have been told.

At Farnborough 1998 XF516 was put through its paces during the public days, and if the pilot's display was anything like his validation flight then it would be Blue Note heaven

To find out more on XF516 visit the Classic Jets/Hunter Flying Club web-site at www.classicjets.co.uk

Mark
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