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Posted: 25 Oct 2007, 21:48
by HarryMann
A380 made its first flight to Aus today... now that's a big bugger!
and then this ground-breaking development at Subarau has been uncovered....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAtoWRB0rSU&NR=1
Posted: 25 Oct 2007, 21:51
by HarryMann
Ok, maybe that was last year's model...
this is the latest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItSjX7gIJfY&NR=1
Posted: 25 Oct 2007, 22:08
by andysimpson
Give them 10 years to develop it and might be ok, i would be extremely susrpised if its decent as no decent diesel has EVER come from that area of the world.
Posted: 25 Oct 2007, 23:10
by v-lux
Posted: 25 Oct 2007, 23:16
by HarryMann
Great!
Rather than wait in anticipation at Christmas time, think I'll order mine now... to complement my other Alfred Price Spitfire book ! Essential books for the 'wee room' in everyone's hoose
Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 02:07
by Syncro G
andysimpson wrote:
Give them 10 years to develop it and might be ok, i would be extremely susrpised if its decent as no decent diesel has EVER come from that area of the world.
I can asure you some of the development work on that engine is being done closer to home!
Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 19:08
by HarryMann
Al, If you or anyone wants 'the best' book on the Spitfire, accuracy and history wise, then the same author's book is highly recommended..
The Spitfire Story (hardback)
Alfred Price
Makes a nice present and can be dipped into and outof...
After 10 years of non-stop development in 1946, it was still a piston-engined interceptor the equal of anything in the world.
And the late PR versions cruising at 370 mph at 40,000 ft were as good as beyond the reach of even the ME 262 jets, as were the Mossie PR versions crusing at similar speeds and altitides ...
The highest a PR Spitfire got to was 51,500 ft - in the tropics, which helps - and definitely greater than Mach 0.9 in an (uncontrolled) dive without breaking up - not bad for something layed down in 1936!
The followup Spiteful never went into production, but recorded over 490 mph at altitude, flat out of course. That's not far short of what you are cruising at in a modern jet airliner these days...
