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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Feb 2024, 22:49

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Posted By Discorde

You've got me wondering now, WHBM. I've got a...

You've got me wondering now, WHBM. I've got a reasonably strong memory of Vanguards (the fleet I was on) doing EDIs when the wind was outside Trident limits but maybe that was for T1s rather than 3s....

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Feb 2024, 18:05

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BEA Vanguard interior configurations

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Posted By Discorde

Here's a description of the Shuttle service...

Here's a description of the Shuttle service (including use of T3s) from Shell Aviation News:

BA Shuttle 1977 (https://www.steemrok.com/shuttle%20nv%20v8.pdf)

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Feb 2024, 17:55

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BEA Vanguard interior configurations

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Posted By Discorde

The T3 was no stranger to EDI. In my log book are...

The T3 was no stranger to EDI. In my log book are several entries confirming this fact during 1977-78.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Feb 2024, 11:40

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BEA Vanguard interior configurations

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Posted By Discorde

The T3 crosswind limit (can't remember the T1s...

The T3 crosswind limit (can't remember the T1s and 2s) was less than the Vanguard's and on more than one occasion before their withdrawal from pax service a Vanguard would sub for a T3 on LHR-EDI...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

16th Jun 2017, 09:45

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BEA Vanguard interior configurations

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Posted By Discorde

For detailed descriptions of what it was like to...

For detailed descriptions of what it was like to actually fly the Vanguard (and the Merchantman freighter conversion) try the novel 'The Damocles Plot' by Julien Evans.

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