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Old 16th Feb 2001, 03:04
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Speedbird48
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It was the Convair 990, Coronado last used by Spantax, although NASA did have one for a while. Can be told apart from the Convair 880 by the big lumps on the trailing edge.
The Trident was also very quick but the Comet was only a .72/.75 airplane