Bristol Brabazon
Giant piston and prop driven airliner, snuffed out by the dawn of the jet age.
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Added: Jul-6-2008
By: fireengineer
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By: fireengineer
In: Other
Tags: Brabazon
Marked as: approved
Views: 6888 | Comments: 8 | Votes: 2 | Favorites: 0 | Shared: 2 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 1
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9 1/2 miles long run way?
I think i did not hear that correctly :S
Posted Jul-6-2008 ByTukker (2874.34) Tukker View Channel Send Message
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1 and a half miles I think.
Posted Aug-26-2008 ByMatt1969 (14.16) 
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What a majestic giant.
Posted Jul-6-2008 Byh3akalee (91.42) h3akalee View Channel Send Message
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looks like a big chrome hot dog
Posted Jul-6-2008 Bycwruomar (47.44) cwruomar View Channel Send Message
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dear olde britain, did we forget that the germans had already developed, trailed and run the jet engine 8 years before??? reminds me of when we unveiled the 100 mph steam train as the french were unveiling an electric one oohh well..
really cool find this and thanks fire engineer for an ace post. the narrator is brilliant; really toungue in cheek reporting
Posted Jul-6-2008 ByKetface (56.46) 
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I can imagine the big desapointment of all the men, who worked hard on this project, when they saw they beautiful bird retired so soon because the era of the jets. Aviation history run ahead with no mercy in number of similar cases...
Nice vid.
Posted Jul-6-2008 Byblecklerock (45.74) 
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Looks like the design of this plane was incorporated into the de Havilland Comet which was the first commercial jet airliner.
Posted Jul-6-2008 ByTrulyMorbid (81.74) 
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I know what you mean. This was the era of super streamlining, every sharp edge was rounded off and polished aluminium was the order of the day.
Posted Jul-6-2008 Byfireengineer (1222.48) fireengineer View Channel Send Message
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