What Cockpit? MK III
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Originally Posted by Philthy
Sorry, disregard all the above. I think it's a British helicopter!
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Originally Posted by Kieron Kirk
Percival P.74
You have it.
The Hunting Percival p.74.
The prototype was completed in the spring of 1956, carrying the military serial number XK889. Ground testing commenced but the Oryx engine was insufficiently powerful and the P.74 failed to fly. It was planned to fit a more powerful Rolls-Royce RB.108 turbine, but the rationalisation of the heli-copter industry later that year resulted in the P.74 project being cancelled.
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No surprise that pb got it.
It's serial 1015, originally built and long operated as a 10-A, converted to 10-E by Linda Finch for her 1997 round-the-world flight (she cheated by using GPS...)
It carried N72GT both before and after the rtw flight, but during the flight displayed NR16020 markings per Earhart's ship.
It's serial 1015, originally built and long operated as a 10-A, converted to 10-E by Linda Finch for her 1997 round-the-world flight (she cheated by using GPS...)
It carried N72GT both before and after the rtw flight, but during the flight displayed NR16020 markings per Earhart's ship.
I figured it was an L10, but with GPS? Then it hit me, 72GT aka NR16020. Used to have a pic of the lady and her aircraft on my office wall until Mrs. p's latest round of interior decorating. 
I'll pass to someone else. Mel, barit, cringe???
I'll pass to someone else. Mel, barit, cringe???
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This one was not from Vickers, this aircraft was not as large as a Viking but unfortunately it was not a successful aircraft.
Mel
This one was not from Vickers, this aircraft was not as large as a Viking but unfortunately it was not a successful aircraft.
Mel
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