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Old 07-14-2007, 14:43 PM   #42 (permalink)
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I'm not sure. The Rolls Royce Conway 11s were perfectly good. Like the Vulcan, the Mark 2 versions were no faster than the Mark 1s in level flight .
Interesting that the Vulcan B2 was no faster than the early B1. I thought the Olympus 301s`were much more powerful than the 201s`? What was their comparable IAS at sea level?

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I hope it said SITTING!

It was indeed quoted as "SAT" on the ground! Well, it was said by one of our cousins across the pond!
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