too small to be a Sea Concord, that's a Water Javelin.
On this Day 1927 test pilot Sqn Ldr Matt "Matty" McMattson and Flt Lt Peter "Petey" Peterson prepare to board their Sea Concorde fighter jet for its first seaborne take off from the #RAFLuton lake #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/J1wBKGNgzG
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oh the World's first electric aeroplane. Being charged there I see.
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That's actually the arrester hose.
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Aaah you’re just trying to fool us with another perspective shot!!
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careful I hope. that looks like the one with poison gas instead of oxygen in the crew supply.
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Shplendid.
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Dr No, my favourite Pink Panther film.
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No you are wrong there Giles - that scene is from Goldfinger, my favorite Carry On film
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Oh i love that it came with it's own lilo, they thought of everything back in those days.
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Note the bungee cord launching mechanism
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Actually that was the first fully electric Vulcan, that is the cable to the battery pack. They only had NiFe cells in those days, which were too heavy for flight so were pulled along on a trolley.
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