"Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko) 01/21/2020 at 07:50 • Filed to: None

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facw > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/21/2020 at 07:54

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Looks like an air show. The Victor made its last (a ccidental) flight at one as well:

Cé hé sin > facw 01/21/2020 at 08:11

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Farnborough in the 1950s, I’d guess. It was huge at the time.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/21/2020 at 08:47

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That’s Ttyymmnn bait.

ttyymmnn > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/21/2020 at 08:52

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The ugliest awesome airplane ever built? Also, that’s a Blackburn Beverley in the background.

ttyymmnn > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/21/2020 at 09:47

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A little followup to my mention of the Blackburn Beverley. Notice how the passengers are facing aft . That was a British thing. They figured it was safer that way.

facw > ttyymmnn 01/21/2020 at 11:41

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I don’t think the Victor is at all ugly . Indeed I deem it the only good looking one of the three V-bombers. That Beverley is a different story though.

ttyymmnn > facw 01/21/2020 at 11:44

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Aesthetically, I’m more of a Vickers Valiant fan.

facw > ttyymmnn 01/21/2020 at 11:50

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Heh, I think that’s my least favorite... Oh well, the world would be boring if we all had the same opinions.

ttyymmnn > facw 01/21/2020 at 11:54

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I do think that what is alluring about the Victor is that it resembles what the future looked like in the 1950s. It’s got a definite Buck Rogers sort of vibe to it. 

Svend > facw 01/21/2020 at 13:53

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The Victor was a curious looking aircraft

But for me, the best looking was the Vulcan.

Oh and the sound as it flies head, it's just awesome. 

facw > Svend 01/21/2020 at 13:57

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The Vulcan seems to be the one most people like most. I like it from the intakes back, a more graceful cockpit/nose  and it would be a really sweet looking plane.

Svend > facw 01/21/2020 at 14:22

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We’ ve still got XJ823 at my local airport. It was cannibalised for XH558, that did a flypast over the airport as a thank you on it’s final tour.

It’s just so majestic in flight.