[Mike Tango]

Article on BBC website this morning…

The little tech firm gunning for an airspeed record

[kanga]

Article on BBC website this morning…

The little tech firm gunning for an airspeed record

"Technology of Business editor" of the BBC clearly does not realise that the 'pretty quiet' airfield is normally the busiest in UK

[PA28]

Nemesis NXT. Been racing for years with an Avgas burner upfront.

[Josh]

And choosing a proven airframe design to try your brand new propulsion technology is probably a pretty good engineering decision!

[PA28]

And choosing a proven airframe design to try your brand new propulsion technology is probably a pretty good engineering decision!

I don't disagree. You don't want the new airframe and new powerplant combination. The only thing is with all this hype about a new record breaking aircraft is that it does not mention in any of the articles that it is an 'off the shelf' kit with an electric motor up front.

[johnm]

I've never understood this obsession in the UK with records, it creates interesting machines which are about as much use as a chocolate kettle. What we need is a practical electric transport aircraft, boring but they tend to make money rather than consume it.

[Rob P]

And choosing a proven airframe design to try your brand new propulsion technology is probably a pretty good engineering decision!

Vulcan testing one of Concorde's Olympus 593

Rob P