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Old 11th Jan 2016, 10:22
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brakedwell
 
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For such a bluff shape it had a Vne of 300 - 331 kts IAS and it is said that Vickers test pilots preferred its handling to the Valiant above 400Kts IAS!
That is surprising. The more slippery Britannia Vne was only 288Kts/.65 Mach.
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