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Fact of the Day: The famous Ghostbusters Lancasters could fly at a maximum altitude of 50ft but generally flew everywhere at an altitude of 15ft to avoid enemy radar. #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/Xa2ULJw4P5
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In fact just like the original Jaguar, which had insufficient power to gain altitude above 50ft.
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Too close to the truth for this thread !!
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Using ground effect to great effect since 1941.
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But, but, but that isn't a .... sorry I forgot where I was.
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That’s the prototype NAFFI fast food in the field hover van Observe the person in the serving hatch ready to serve the tea and buns .
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That’s ridiculous, it assumes that all radar was under 15ft. It was definitely bigger.
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I should have read the comments first
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I didn’t know enemy radar installations all had radomes under 14 feet high.
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57 Squadron’s Handley Page Huddersfield ground attack aircraft gave their pilots a far superior All round view compared to the Lancaster but arrived too late to have an impact in the Great War. Dr Beeching’s cuts meant none survive to this day.pic.twitter.com/XwHjYRbO7I
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One of the first fly by wire planes! British engineering at it's best ,taking the best of childhood go karts and adapting it to flight controls!
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