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Still golden era trips! This time Bristol

PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 5:03 pm
by foo_fighter
:) ;) :D ;D

Hi again guys!

Still my golden era trips!!!

Belfast to Lisbon

Leavin' Belfast, thanks guys for the irish coffees! The weather is not that good, uhn? BTW, full power!!! ;D
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Climbing to 10.000ft 235KIAS
[img]http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/britannia_3.jpg
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Spanish lands! Ola muchachos!
[img]http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/britannia_4.jpg
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Gears Down, 1st step of flaps. landing lights on
[img]http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/britannia_5.jpg
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Crosswinds, ruway 3
[img]http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/britannia_6.jpg
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Here we are, Lisbon at last!
[img]http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/britannia_8.jpg
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comments are welcome, but I know a couple of guys who will love these pics!  ;)

Re: Still golden era trips! This time Bristol

PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 5:27 pm
by FLYING_TRUCKER
Nice Shots and Nice Trip :)

Cheers...Happy Landings....Doug

Re: Still golden era trips! This time Bristol

PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 5:50 pm
by lemoncat
exellent stuff foo :) :)

Re: Still golden era trips! This time Bristol

PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 5:54 pm
by Nexus
I guess that's the Bristol Britannia?
I don't like the golden age props, but the Britannia is an exception, along with the Airspeed Ambassador.
Too bad the Britannia was so delayed by engine problems...all the new flashy jet machines had entered the stage by the time Britannia was finished  :'(

Cool pics man...credits you should deserve  :)

Re: Still golden era trips! This time Bristol

PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:11 pm
by foo_fighter
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yup she is a Bristol 312 Britannia!
A very beautiful machine, lil bit slow (DC-7 were faster) although it's a turboprop - never understood why -
thanks U all guys for the comments!

cya.

Re: Still golden era trips! This time Bristol

PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:46 pm
by Stormtropper
Sweet plane and pics! Where did you get them?

Re: Still golden era trips! This time Bristol

PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:20 pm
by foo_fighter
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Hi Storm!

this is a Mike Stone's model, called Bristol 312 Britannia and her cargo sister CL-144 which has one of the strangiest cargo door in the world, as a matter od fact, the whole tail opens!!
U can get 'em at flightsim.com (nonodes.com, LOL) both version and a set of 23 paintings, panel and sounds, I could'nt find 'em anywhere except there, not even at Mike's HP, ok?

cya!

Re: Still golden era trips! This time Bristol

PostPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 1:37 am
by ozzy72
You are doing some serious touring at the moment Foo, great stuff ;)

Re: Still golden era trips! This time Bristol

PostPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 2:38 am
by Ivan
if it wasn't for the cockpit windows, i'd say it's a Il-18...

Re: Still golden era trips! This time Bristol

PostPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 6:57 am
by logjam
Nice pics there my man! Those 4 Proteus engines were a beautiful sound. We called the Brit the "whispering Giant" although it was far from a whisper. You can download the Proteus sound from Mike Stone's own site.