Quiz - What was the Worlds fastest subsonic airliner?

[Speedbird48]

It was the Convair 990, Coronado last used by Spantax, although NASA did have one for a while. Can be told apart from the Convair 880 by the big lumps on the trailing edge.
The Trident was also very quick but the Comet was only a .72/.75 airplane

[quid]

Here we go again......

[Tim Zukas]

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[Speedbird48]

It was the Convair 990, Coronado. Spantax were the last operator and Nasa had one for a while.
The Trident was also very fast but the Comet was only a .72/.75 airplane.

[Pdub]

Oh no, off we go again..... <hides head in hands, while putting on Spantex trousers >

[wrecker]

The Trident 1 had a M.88 cruise with a Vmo of 385 We used to demonstrate them during Base Flying to M.93 as required by the 1179 form. I have seen them at M.97 with no mach buffet until some G pulled and then only very slight. I remember a time when we were hasseled by a pair of Spanish F86s after departing from Gibralter and managed to pull away from them at m.9+

[jtr]

I seem to remember someone once saying that it was the Convair 990. The Trident was also very fast but the Comet was only a .72/.75 airplane.
LMAO

[BEagle]

What was the burn rate of a Trident 1 at M.93? Could it sustain a cruise at M.93 for any length of time, or was that only in a descent?

Would make a pretty quick short range transport toy for a rich businessman these days, perhaps? Especially with modern engines?

[Trident Sim]

BEagle

I don't know which airline wrecker flew with, nor which mark of Trident, although the reference to Gibraltar suggests it may have been BEA.

If it was BEA, talk of a M0.88 cruise and a Vmo of 385 kts for a Trident 1 is somewhat over the top!

For the record all the Tridents in BEA/BA had an Mmo of M0.87, with the Tridents 1 & 2 having a Vmo of 365 kts (300 kts for a Trident 2 with fuel in the fin tank) and the Trident 3 having a Vmo of 350 kts.

M0.93 may have been demonstrated at base, but was way above the normal cruise mach number.

[BEagle]

Thanks - I did wonder as I thought that those IMN figures seemed on the high side! Until the Fun Detectors stopped us, we used to cruise the Vickers Funbus at M0.88 indicated; however, I still have to take her over M0.92 on air tests. A little buffet sets in at that speed, but otherwise the old lady handles it without any drama!

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[Jim lovell]

The Trident was very fast but the Comet was only a .72/.75 airplane

LMAO

What about the 757- close to M .9?

[gaunty]

Pdub
you do look georgeous in your Spantax trousers.

The Trident was also very quick but the Comet was only a .72/.75 airplane.

I did have the pleasure of a Spantax CV990 but can honestly say that the clouds did not seem to be going backwards any faster.

[Speedbird48]

It was the Convair 990 Coronado last flown by Spantax and NASA had one for a while. It could be separated from the 880 by the big fairings on the wing trailing edge.
The Trident was also fast but the Comet was only a .72/.75 airplane. Ah, De-Havilland!!

[Tobbes]

Understand that the last flying CV-990 was used by the US Navy as a trials a/c, and at least one piccie exists of it with an AAR pod fitted -- believe that it was flying into the 1990s. Does anyone have anymore information?

Tobbes

(Oh and the Comet might have been a .72/.75 aeroplane. : ) !)

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[Smoketoomuch]

Speedbird48,

Do you talk in your sleep? I wonder what you say...