Aircraft XF926 Photo

XF926, 1963 Bristol 188, C/N: 13519
Cosford Air Museum
Photo Info
Photographer
Guitarist
Shot Date 2015-04-05
Airport EGWC
RAF Cosford Airport, Albrighton, England United Kingdom
Upload Date 2015-04-06
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EXIF Data
Camera Make Polaroid
Camera Model iS2132
Shutter Speed 1/30 sec
Aperture f/3.1
ISO 400
Focal Length 4.5 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Metering Mode Multi-spot
White Balance Auto
Software 1.1203
Dimensions 4608 × 3072
Date Taken 2015-04-05 01:23:44
More photos of XF926
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XF926 - Bristol 188 at the RAF Museum, Cosford - by Ingo Warnecke
Ingo Warnecke
XF926 @ EGWC - Nicknamed 'Flaming Pencil', only two Bristol 188s ever flew, a third being used for ground tests. - by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
@ EGWC
XF926 @ EGWC - Nicknamed 'Flaming Pencil', only two Bristol 188s ever flew, a third being used for ground tests. - by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
@ EGWC
XF926 - Bristol 188 at the RAF Museum, Cosford - by Ingo Warnecke
Ingo Warnecke
XF926 @ EGWC - Although a maximum speed of Mach 1.88 was reached this fell short of the required Mach 2 performance. This, combined with fuel leaks, an endurance of only 25 minutes and the cancellation of the Avro 730, led to the cancellation of the Bristol 188 project - by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
@ EGWC