Bristol Type 188 for P3D4.4 2020-11-30

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Bristol Type 188 for P3D4.4 - Bristol Type 188, the 'Flaming Pencil' was a British highspeed research aircraft.

Bristol Type 188, the 'Flaming Pencil' was a British highspeed research aircraft.

Designed to meet operational requirement ER.134T for a testbed capable of speeds greater than Mach 2. Due to the anticipated effects of kinetic heating at high Mach numbers, the fuselage was constructed of stainless steel. Two aircraft were built, XF923 and XF926. First flight of XF923 was on 14th April 1962 and then XF926 with upgraded Gyron Junior engines on 29th April 1963. Ironically, the Maximum speed...

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