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Old 29th Mar 2004, 19:50
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Is it based at Old Warden?
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Old 29th Mar 2004, 19:53
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Hmmmm. Nationality a bit of a clue, obviously.

Anglo-French, perhaps?

Built in several places.....

Concorde, perchance
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No and no (but it was nearly yes. however I digress)

No Beags I would never bring the French into this.
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Old 29th Mar 2004, 20:04
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Twin piston engines?
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No, nor airbags No CD Changer either.
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Do you have a single piston angine and are you based at Old Warden - No and No ( but it was nearly) ???????????????????

Nearly single piston, or nearly based at Old Warden??

Thanks MOTF, this is worse than BEags!

Me 262 - started life with a single piston, then turned twin jet. Built in Germany and the USA.
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Old 29th Mar 2004, 20:09
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Early jet.....?
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Old 29th Mar 2004, 20:11
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Is this a race Beags......

I'll see your early jet and raise you a "Late jet?"

Come to think of it, the Wyern went from Piston to Turbo-prop.....are we getting warmer?
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A British design later built under licence in the US? One that chum Airbedane achieved a world time-to-height record in? Which has been to OW a few times.....

Harrier?
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Gentlemen you cant fight in here, this is the War Room!!

Me 262 - started life with a single piston, then turned twin jet. Built in Germany and the USA
No

Early jet.....?
Middling



I'll see your early jet and raise you a "Late jet?"

Come to think of it, the Wyern went from Piston to Turbo-prop.....are we getting warmer?"
See above and no colder.

but it was nearly
I was in 2 minds which one to choose, so this is a bit of a blind alley. Oh and Airbedane you havent let me sit in any of your aircraft yet!!!


Harrier?
No but it was a record holder I think and it was capable of taking off vertically(ish) with help.
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Old 29th Mar 2004, 20:36
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Lightning?

We can fight anywhere and everywhere, we've been doing it verbally for years, and dare I say it, since before thee were born MOTF old chap.

Which of the machines do you want to sit in? Don't answer now, the result will depend on the help given by the next clue.............!

Oh, and Beags, it's two world records, or to be exact, deux 'records du monde', and for what it's worth, they both still stand.
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Bragging rights and totally wrong. In the same post.

I'm impressed.
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Old 29th Mar 2004, 20:40
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Not bad eh? Look again, I've added some more

Jaguar?

Edit - don't answer that one MOTF, there's no way the Jag could get off vertically!

lets try: F4
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Old 29th Mar 2004, 20:42
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Those records will stand for a very long time, I reckon, chum!

M-o-t-F - is this an Uhhrrmurrrikan jet?
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Old 29th Mar 2004, 20:52
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Ok then so you are resorting to bribes.

And since when did an F4 (which has an incorrect number of engine(s) by the way) have any more chance of taking off vertically than a Jag.

Ok then 2 clues in one post, there are at least 3 on display in this country in museums.

Beags

Yes but only just and not exclusively.
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Old 29th Mar 2004, 21:06
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<Elbows his way back in between Airbedane and Beagle>!
Did the design first fly in the 1940s?

p.s. judging by the height them Jagulars fly over me house at, I'd say they have trouble flying anything other than strictly HORIZONTALLY, never mind extending into the vertical plane
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Old 29th Mar 2004, 21:11
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Mr Inder sir

No
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Old 29th Mar 2004, 21:14
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Was the 'vertical-ish' take-off achieved during 'zero launch' flights with an external solid rocket booster?
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maybe.............................
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Lockheed f104 Starfighter????
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