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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

2nd Dec 2017, 08:00

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TSR2 first flight chase aircraft identity

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Posted By DaveReidUK

Almost certainly WR972, which spent its career...

Almost certainly WR972, which spent its career with the RAE, mostly on brake chute development.

PPRuNe thread from 2013 about it here: Shackleton WR972...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

1st Dec 2017, 22:00

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TSR2 first flight chase aircraft identity

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Posted By DaveReidUK

That's certainly another A&AEE possibility - it's...

That's certainly another A&AEE possibility - it's impossible to discern from that video whether it's an NF.11 or NF.13 as they were almost identical.

As for WD790, I've yet to find any photos of...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

1st Dec 2017, 14:19

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TSR2 first flight chase aircraft identity

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Posted By DaveReidUK

He did indeed fly the Meteor as part of the TSR-2...

He did indeed fly the Meteor as part of the TSR-2 programme:

"Recollections of period as test pilot with E (Transport Trials) Sqdn at Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

30th Nov 2017, 16:48

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TSR2 first flight chase aircraft identity

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Posted By DaveReidUK

It may be the third Meteor on your list - NF.11...

It may be the third Meteor on your list - NF.11 WD790.

Most of the photos of it on the Net show it with its Airpass radar nose, but it didn't acquire that until after the TSR.2 project was...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

30th Nov 2017, 15:33

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TSR2 first flight chase aircraft identity

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Posted By DaveReidUK

I'm not sure what picture you're referring to. ...

I'm not sure what picture you're referring to.

The Meteor featured in the video isn't an NF.14, so it isn't either G-ARCX or WS838.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

30th Nov 2017, 06:52

Replies: 16

TSR2 first flight chase aircraft identity

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Posted By DaveReidUK

There's an NF meteor chase aircraft visible here...

There's an NF meteor chase aircraft visible here at 4:29:

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but it's clearly not the TSR-2's first flight.

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