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Old 22nd Feb 2017, 13:00
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The final evolution of the Avro 730 supersonic bomber was intended to have 8 engines, arranged in a 2x2 stacked pair on each outboard wing section.

No doubt an engine failure on take-off would have involved more than one engine, so the pilot would have had a fine old time trying to keep straight on the bicycle undercarriage with only a periscope to view the outside wotld...
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