Yeah, looks like the Bristol 188, an experimental supersonic reconnaissance (which is fitting since the first though I had when seeing the picture was: Hey, that looks reminiscent of the SR-71) aircraft built by the now defunct Bristol Aeroplane Company and living at RAF Cosford. I take it the person who came up with its nickname, 'The Flaming Pencil' was trying to get fired.
yeah, it's the 188 at Shropshire,..infidels! [Shropshire "Slasher"[nothing, or little to do with urinating]is my mentor], and mo "totty" on the site wouldn't kill[not that I'm against killing], would it? Keep up the good work, Cheers.
Such as don't build an aeroplane from stainless steel and put sufficient fuel tankage in to allow the aircraft to accelerate to its design speed before having to land. Thirsty chaps those Gyron Juniors. Still, she polishes up lovely.
If they would have just added an air to air refueling probe, it would have been a more useful plane. What I just read about it that it used 70% of fuel load just getting to cruising altitude. It is a beautiful design.
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I thought it was a Gloster Javelin XH 767 but now I think I was wrong!
Bristol 188 made of stainless steel. RAF Museum at Cosford?
I was there,, I will not Guess,,, but thanks for the memories
An aeroplane at R.A.F Cosford
Is it that bomber labour chopped many moons ago,forgotten what it is called now
Bristol 188 or something like that.
Yeah, looks like the Bristol 188, an experimental supersonic reconnaissance (which is fitting since the first though I had when seeing the picture was: Hey, that looks reminiscent of the SR-71) aircraft built by the now defunct Bristol Aeroplane Company and living at RAF Cosford.
I take it the person who came up with its nickname, 'The Flaming Pencil' was trying to get fired.
Lessons learned from this aircraft were put to use in the Concord program.
yeah, it's the 188 at Shropshire,..infidels! [Shropshire "Slasher"[nothing, or little to do with urinating]is my mentor], and mo "totty" on the site wouldn't kill[not that I'm against killing], would it?
Keep up the good work, Cheers.
Such as don't build an aeroplane from stainless steel and put sufficient fuel tankage in to allow the aircraft to accelerate to its design speed before having to land. Thirsty chaps those Gyron Juniors. Still, she polishes up lovely.
If they would have just added an air to air refueling probe, it would have been a more useful plane. What I just read about it that it used 70% of fuel load just getting to cruising altitude.
It is a beautiful design.
That's the famous Gloster Lawn Dart...
Looks kind of SR 71 ish but not
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