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

cheers

Bugger, must start taking the meds again.

Thanks for correcting me.

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

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

'814 by any chance?

Afraid not - 373

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

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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.

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.

Hi KiloB and thanks, That makes sense!

I was the junior officer Hawk pilot (by a country mile) on this magnificent trip. I have several happy memories of flying in US Naval aircraft, & meeting lots of highly professional & friendly Americans.

My favourite memory: Gp Capt Tim Webb introduced me to our American friends as, ‘general factotum’. The only laugh he got was from me when, later, one of our hosts addressed me as General.

Photos of Canopus to follow, apologies for the poor quality.

Photos from RAN2
 

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