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Old 17th Jun 2015, 22:17
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The International Test Pilots School at Cranfield had one in the 1990s. G-FLUG.

I did one quick sortie in it and it was a delight to fly. Unbelievably responsive, fast, clean, quiet (with pusher prop) and superb viz all round. Having flown 1,000 flights in 150 different types, the Speed Canard SC01 would be the one to repeat if I could only have just one more.

The only problem was that she didn't slow down on finals so I kept ending up high, and a touch of throttle and she was away.

There's one based in Berne, Switzerland (HB-UCV) that I have seen flying low around the Bernese Oberland mountains. Owner knows what he is doing with it. See YouTube: http://youtu.be/o-Jz3m2XBOg

Am extremely jealous. Email me if you get one!
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