The Pacific Rim Nifty 50s Jet Challenge, an overview

Bear with me, my comp is in the shop and I'm on my wife's at the moment.

Are you talking about a prototype? Prototypes that were flown before 31 December 1959 are eligible. An example would be the IAE 33 Pulqui II.
 
No, not talking about a prototype, just the first production example. But the "In service" date, when it was actually given to the squadron was in the early 60's.

Vicious
 
If it was flying before 31 December 1959 and meets the other criteria (max mach), then it's eligible.
 
after practicing short field take offs
and landings from KNOW,
I decided to climb out of the rain
and head for PADK
 
Willy said:
My first choice was an RAF Comet 4 by David Maltby, but those didn't enter service until 1960.
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The first production Mk4 Comet came into service 27/4/58 and was passed on to BOAC on the 24/2/59, Aircraft reg was G-APDA :)

Is the comet 3 ok to fly as its first flight was on 19/7/54 but G-ANLO was not passed on to the military until 1961, they made some changes and it became the Comet 3B
 
The RAF got it's Comet 4s in 1962.

Jens Christensen has done a Comet 2 that includes an RAF paint that would be eligible as the 2 started RAF service in the mid 50s.

The key on entering service is when they entered military service.
 
Quite true Willy, I do have a back up aircraft to use which im now planning to use as a comet 3 test flight i tried went wrong. My backup is a Hawker Hunter F58.
 
Hmmm, you all got me interested in flying some 50's Iron. I download the Alphasim B-57 Canberra, had a retired USAF Step-dad years ago (deceased) that flew them for a number of years in the early 60's. (became a Herky pilot later on, sure he would have dug the C-17 Program I've been a part of the last 24 years) (He was in the 1st grad class at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs in '59....and is buried there. Beautiful place.)

But my Nav talents are seriously lacking, too many years away. I got some re-learning to do.....

Also the Avro Vulcan is a sexy long range bird, need to look for one of those!
 
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