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X-Planes and Prototypes

Posted: 24 Sep 2006, 11:20
by RAF_Quantum
Hi

Whilst out and about yesterday, I popped into our local Matalan store. I stumbled on this in the book section. It was only £4.75 and is a little gem of a book. Some really interesting stuff that I had never even heard of - A turbo-prop Meatbox !

"X-Planes and Prototypes" by Jim Wichester

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... acewebo-20

Rgds

John

Posted: 24 Sep 2006, 11:31
by Garry Russell
Hi John

That Meteor was experimental and had a reduction gearbox added to the front of it's Derwents and five bladed props fitted

I posted this pic around Christmas

Image

Garry

Posted: 24 Sep 2006, 11:43
by AndyG
The modified Derwents were renamed "Trent", a little different from the RR Trents of today!

This has been modelled by that nice Brazilian man, J R Lucariny. You can pick it up here http://www.simviation.com/fs2004vintage34.htm

AndyG

Posted: 24 Sep 2006, 11:50
by Garry Russell
Cheers Andy

I forgot to menton the real name.

Aslo TH Second Viscount had Tays nothing like the F-100 :lol:

Garry