Lockheed Jetstar
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Dunno about advantages but as mentioned above the Mooney had a similar system. I noticed one parked at Denham once with the elevator trim presumably wound nose up - the fin was leaning forward a little and I thought it must have been damaged - hadn't realised the whole tail unit moved.
Nigel Mansell operated Jetstar N500NM (later carried VR-CNM) between 1993-1995. This aircraft, c/n 5229, is now preserved at the Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa CA.
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I was thinking Mystere IV, which is the variant I'm most familiar with - quite a few scattered around the UK - one would think that if the Mystere 20 and Sabreliner shared names with their manufacturer's fighter products that there would be some common design elements and with the wing being a fundamental part of the aerodynamics...
I'm still not clear on the moving fin of the Jetstar. Does the whole fin turn atound a vertical axis to function as a huge rudder? What does the construction look like, has anybody a drawing or picture of this intriguing characteristic? Thanks for any info.
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Was fortunate enough to 'work' JetStars and Sabreliners - in their mil VC-140 and T-39 guises - into/out of RAF Northolt on many occasions in the mid-70s. As 32 Sqn operated 2 x HS-125-600s, the noise issue wasn't considered an embarrassment in comparison!
Wrt Dassault Falcons, yes the wing was the same as the Mystere's and was a primary reason that Cobham (now Draken) adopted the type for it's ECM training role as the hard points and necessary wiring runs were able to be used and enabled various pods to be fitted underwing 'relatively' easily.
Wrt Dassault Falcons, yes the wing was the same as the Mystere's and was a primary reason that Cobham (now Draken) adopted the type for it's ECM training role as the hard points and necessary wiring runs were able to be used and enabled various pods to be fitted underwing 'relatively' easily.
The Paris Jet was closest to some military donor (Fouga Magister) it seems.
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I think the little Paris was perhaps the loudest ever per Kg aircraft built .Aside from the Magisters buttefly tail it was very simialr to the frencjh trainer in many ways .
I think the little Paris was perhaps the loudest ever per Kg aircraft built .Aside from the Magisters buttefly tail it was very simialr to the frencjh trainer in many ways .
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The Paris was based on the MS Fleuret which competed with the Magister for the FrAF jet trainer order.
