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Old 9th Sep 2023, 17:49
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Originally Posted by Asturias56
How long was the gap between the first flight of the first prototype and the second (upgraded) prototype?
More than a decade.

It is no longer flying and not a balloon thinghy
won’t hold much longer:

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Old 9th Sep 2023, 21:58
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Was it designed where that photo was taken or just visiting?
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Old 10th Sep 2023, 05:32
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Originally Posted by thnarg
Was it designed where that photo was taken or just visiting?
Now we are getting somewhere. Just the something left.


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Old 10th Sep 2023, 07:17
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So it comes from the field where the crans are grown!
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Old 10th Sep 2023, 07:18
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Its something horrible for sure - A grinvalds Orion fits the timeframe but doesn't look right
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Old 10th Sep 2023, 07:42
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I found it, but will let somebody else have fun first. Both prototypes are in museums now. Looks fun to fly but probably lethal so a good thing it never went to production!
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Old 10th Sep 2023, 09:30
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put us out of our misery...........................
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Old 10th Sep 2023, 11:51
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Originally Posted by thnarg
So it comes from the field where the crans are grown!
Actually I could not find a direct relationship to Cranfield. But much of the photos and a YouTube were taken from there. Bournemouth does have more relevance.


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Old 10th Sep 2023, 12:21
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put us out of our misery...........................
Don’t be miserable! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMC_Leopard
Open house please
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Old 10th Sep 2023, 12:27
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Chester-Miles Leopard. The Bournemouth Museum connection did it. Others did all the work.
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Originally Posted by thnarg
Don’t be miserable! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMC_Leopard
Open house please
That is the one!

Open house declared.
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Old 10th Sep 2023, 12:44
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This won't last long.

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Old 11th Sep 2023, 07:09
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L188 Electra?
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Old 11th Sep 2023, 12:54
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L188 Electra N347HA.
Capt. Ken Halls, Capt. Bill Slocombe and yours truly in the middle. 1990.
Only picture I could find at short notice.
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Old 11th Sep 2023, 19:31
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Quite spacious and airy/bright cockpit , maybe a Lockheed thing ??
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Old 11th Sep 2023, 19:51
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Quite spacious and airy/bright cockpit
My former airline had four of them - the crews all loved their Electras.

I don't have any photos so Open House.
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Old 12th Sep 2023, 00:30
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Chester-Miles Leopard

​​​​​​​Looks fun to fly but probably lethal so a good thing it never went to production!
Four seats, bigger than a JP but 30% of the wing area and only 1400 lbs thrust. I'm surprised it could get airborne!
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Old 14th Sep 2023, 07:33
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that looks terribly familiar....................... I'm off to page back through "What Aircraft?
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Old 16th Sep 2023, 10:33
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Reasonably well known. Wiki gives it a gross weight of 20,000 lb.
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