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Rusty Hinge 2
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Noisy for those not in it, though.

The three streams of hot air from the engines would mix with the
ambient air and each other and make a lot of noise.

It's one reason why the 'British' engines-at-the-rear
configuration largely died out in favour of the 'American'
engines-under-the-wing layout.

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Fucking commies getting into everything again.

 

I thought butterflies were pretty much sole trader entrepaneurs?

 

The Party will have none of that.

 

There is a party? Why wasn't I told? Is it fancy dress or can I come
as I am?

 

Trident?

 

@mygate.mailgate.org>, Andy Wegg
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Thing is, Rusty Hinge referred to
"a three tail-mounted engined thing about the same size"
(as a Viscount)

Both DC-10 and TriStar had two engines mounted below the wings,
and only one tail-mounted, and were substantially bigger than a
Viscount- 250-odd passengers.

Three tail-mounted engines would be Trident, 727, or something
Russian.



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I think he might have had red admirals in mind.

 

The message <1hb1qth.131qerhbzyqdbN%>
from (The Older Gentleman) contains
these words:

Triplicate

 

I only ever flew to anywhere in Scotland with British Cal or BEA, and
I'm pretty sure the BEA planes were't Tridents.

BICBW

 

Which stats perplexed the crew of a Bear one day, when over the Arctic
and pointing at the UK they found themselves being escorted by two
Lightnings.

Not before time, mid-air refuelling had been added to their functions.

One of my mates was a Lightning engine mechanic/w.h.y? and he reckoned
that they were the most difficult to work on, and that there had to be a
special kit for one particular nut, with an assortment of multi-cranked
spanners to turn it - a flat at a time, or similar.

 

Tell him to try replacing the throttle cable on a Renault Kangoo -
anything will seem a breeze after that.

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Right, there you go.

 

Something in dark green I think and a little red book in the pocket.

 

Or even it's relative distance to the aircraft.

 

Actually it isn't. The greater force will only be minimised by the
amount of the smaller force (providing they are along the same plane).
In this case the effect will almost be immeasurable for practical
purposes.

 

If it was BEA they definitely *were* Tridents. BCal - dunno.

 

@mygate.mailgate.org>, Andy Wegg
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Agreed, but if you look back that thread, Rusty's talking about
Stornoway, where they had Viscounts, then extended the runway
for jets. A DC-10's a bit of a big jump up from a Viscount.

I know BCAL had BAC1-11s, and BEA had Tridents. Maybe Rusty's
recollections has blurred them.

Or did either of those airlines ever have 727s? Seems possible
but unlikely.

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Unless, of course, you know different...

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Ah. Saw one at an airshow at El Toro, CA. V loud beggar.

DC10, Shirley. Oh, whoops - maybe a Trident, do you know what year?

Ali

 

Ye canna' change the laws o' physics, Cap'n.

Ali