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Old 26th Mar 2017, 07:22
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blind pew
 
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Chris VMO on the Trident was 365 knots.
The Trident 1s were reengined as it couldn't get airborne from Heathrow with a full load in summer...hence the nickname "gripper". (Ground gripper...got airborne due to the curvature of the earth).
Whilst the Trident did set records...some courtesy of pulling a certain circuit breaker as the overspeed siren would give one a headache..

The VC 10 also set a subsonic trans Atlantic record which stands today.

Biggest problem with the Trident was the way we flew it because many "couldn't".

The Iron Duck was a different kettle of fish and a real gentlemans aircraft.
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