
I wish them all the best.
I have always thought that the Canberra is a beautiful aircraft but, leaving aesthetics aside, it has the distinction of being the first British jet bomber, it remained in service with the RAF for over 55 years and was also sold abroad in phenomenal numbers. You want service pedigree? How about cold war (in tactical nuclear bomber and covert photo-recce roles) plus Suez, Malaya, Vietnam, India, Africa and more besides. Closer to home, it was used in the PR role to gather intelligence in operations against the IRA, and it also saw combat during the Falklands conflict, although admittedly not on our side....Mike Bull wrote:The Canberra is a nice aircraft, but I can't help but think that a Harrier would be a much better project for the VTTS folk- it has the same Falklands service pedigree as the Vulcan, and the same huge crowd-pleasing appeal too. However, perhaps with it being a single engine aircraft it would never be allowed to fly in civilian hands, especially in the current airshow climate with all the changes post Shoreham still filtering through.
As I said, the Canberra is nice, but...meh.
...and nice to see there is a link to K7, as part of the early development aircraft used the MetVick Berylrob565uk wrote:Agreed - I think it's a great choice
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That truck is an absolute work of artRenegadenemo wrote:This is a little off-topic but so brilliantly done I just had to share.
http://silodrome.com/radial-engined-pickup-truck/
Very nice indeed, although with about the same power from a Jacobs L-4 as you would get from a stock Ford V8, it is probably more about the looks and the sound than the oomph.rob565uk wrote: must sound awesome and go like the proverbial off a chrome-plated shovel
I bet it doesn't cool so well down in that hole. I think I'd be keeping a close eye on the cylinder head temps.Very nice indeed, although with about the same power from a Jacobs L-4 as you would get from a stock Ford V8, it is probably more about the looks and the sound than the oomph.