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Seloco
26th Sep 2006, 08:18
Neat archive here: http://www.flightglobal.com/ImageArchive/Cutaways/Civil%20Aviation/Civil%20Aviation%201949-2006/index3.aspx
but can you spot the "deliberate" error?!
Could be the `HS 146`....but I have a promotional sticker somewhere with this logo....I think its for the first attempt at getting the 146 into the air
There again it could be the 4 engined herald.......I think I am right in saying at least one was air tested before HP `discovered` RR Darts and halved the number of required power plants........
primreamer
26th Sep 2006, 12:41
Just had a look at the Trident cutaway. Can someone explain what "Kucheman wingtips" are please? Never heard the term before. Tried a Google search but doesn't yield much.
Thanks.
Seloco
26th Sep 2006, 17:31
primereamer: Kucheman was a 20thC aerodynamacist who promoted the advantages of swept wingtips; presumably the Trident's ones followed his principles.
Bigt: actually the error is rather more fundamental than those which you suggest and, yes, I believe at least one 4-engined Herald made it to flight test before the "Dart Herald" was adopted as the production version.
irishair2001
29th Sep 2006, 19:14
The drawing of the MDD Series 80 is actually a drawing of the Foker F-28 Fellowship.:hmm:
Ah.....i did look twice at the drawing thinking it may be the may it was presented to get a `stretched tube` on the page
Seloco
2nd Oct 2006, 07:47
Irishair was closest; it's actually a Fokker F100 drawing that is titled as "mdd-dc9-s80". Maybe if a FI person reads this thread they could correct it? They normally pride themselves on accuracy.......