RAe Comet 'Canopus' tour of USA with Hawk T.1 and T-45 Goshawk

[chopper2004]

Brilliant many thanks RC....and Happy New Year

cheers

[just another jocky]

Originally Posted by treadigraph

Britannia at Kemble is XM496 "Regulus"...

Bugger, must start taking the meds again.

Thanks for correcting me.

[chevvron]

Originally Posted by RubiC Cube

XV235 at Iqualuit

Not wishing to be 'picky' but isn't it XS 235?

[RubiC Cube]

Originally Posted by chevvron

Not wishing to be 'picky' but isn't it XS 235?

pick away, you are correct. Too many years of flying an aircraft with XV prefix is my excuse

[bonajet]

Please excuse the thread drift, but has anyone got pictures of XS235 on its North Pole trip from Thule 21 Jun 1989?

[chevvron]

Originally Posted by RubiC Cube

pick away, you are correct. Too many years of flying an aircraft with XV prefix is my excuse

'814 by any chance?

[RubiC Cube]

Originally Posted by chevvron

'814 by any chance?

Afraid not - 373

[RubiC Cube]

Originally Posted by bonajet

Please excuse the thread drift, but has anyone got pictures of XS235 on its North Pole trip from Thule 21 Jun 1989?

Does anybody here know Charlie Wrigley? If so he will have photos.

[RubiC Cube]

More photos

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[Ddraig Goch]

Please can I ask why the Comet shown in this thread has a comparatively small vertical stabilizer and large horizontal stabilizers with lots of dihedral compared to other aircraft of the time, say the B707 which has a much larger vertical stabilizer. Obviously the tail set up on the Comet worked together to provide the aerodynamics required, is anyone able to explain in lay man's terminology, why or how this was so?.

Thanks in anticipation.

[KiloB]

Stabiliser

Suspect that the Fin can be smaller because the engines are located much closer to the centerline. There is no comparison between the location of the Comet’s engines and the outboards on a 707 / DC8.

[Ddraig Goch]

Hi KiloB and thanks, That makes sense!