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HS801
Posted: 02 Jan 2007, 23:55
by ukmil
Posted: 03 Jan 2007, 02:04
by Chris Trott
Tell me more about this aircraft please. Looks quite interesting.
Posted: 03 Jan 2007, 03:01
by Garry Russell
The HS.801 is the Nimrod
That's a Nimrod prototype.
Modified Comet..it retained all the windows and lacked some of the Nimrod bits, although a lot was added later as this one flew until about 1982.
There were two...one of which was Avon powered, the other Spey.
Garry
Posted: 03 Jan 2007, 03:21
by Chris Trott
Ahh. Thanks. Looks cool with the windows. Should've kept them.

Posted: 03 Jan 2007, 03:34
by Garry Russell
Yeah....but even when they went into service there were a few more windows than now...not many though.....and the design was a lot cleaner
Over the years the bits have swollen and extra bits have been added and now with the MR4 it is quite a hideous beast
In the early days it still retained some of the Comets elegance.
The Nimrod is perhaps one of the better examples of how the need to do the job has no sympathy for beauty. :sad:
Garry
Posted: 03 Jan 2007, 18:27
by Chris558
The MR.4 even still retains the 'Finlets' on the Tailplanes (fitted to counter balance the re-fuelling probe.) And they're bigger! You'd be forgiven for thinking that they would have come up with another idea for that with the MR.4.
Posted: 03 Jan 2007, 18:40
by Quixoticish
I must be the only one who really likes how the MRA4 looks; it appears as though it really means buisness and is so delightfully ugly as to have quite a bit of charm.
Posted: 03 Jan 2007, 19:28
by ukmil
DB
this ones out now, with no probs with the lights

Posted: 03 Jan 2007, 20:49
by DaveB
I'm approaching the point where I desparately need a new HD!!
Tks DC
ATB
DaveB :tab: