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Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Staggerwing portrait
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 17:20:56 +0100
I agree, John, but I've just looked at the Wikipedia and found to be rather 
confused.  For instance, it was to have STOL performance, but with those wings 
it would have needed a good 6000ft to get off the ground, especially with a 
bomb-load.  The F111 was far superior.

OK, it wasn't like the Vulcan (horrid machine) but it wasn't going to work, in 
my view.

Chris
On 10 Jul 2013, at 11:37, JOHN DUGGAN <john.duggan10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>           you have to judge it against the aircraft of it's time. I feel the 
> crazy cancellation of the TSR2 programme  was the start of the demise of our 
> aircraft industry. (still have my scale corgi model of the aircraft, what a 
> beauty!}
>  

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