Aircraft XF926 Photo

XF926, 1963 Bristol 188, C/N: 13519
Preserved in the RAF Museum here; sole example of the type remaining.
Photo Info
Photographer
Howard J Curtis Contact
Shot Date 2009-02-19
Airport EGWC
RAF Cosford Airport, Albrighton, England United Kingdom
Upload Date 2013-03-09
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EXIF Data
Camera Make Canon
Camera Model Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Shutter Speed 1/60 sec
Aperture f/4
ISO 400
Focal Length 28 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Metering Mode Pattern
White Balance Auto
Software Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 Windows
Dimensions 1200 × 800
Date Taken 2009-02-19 16:10:08
More photos of XF926
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XF926 @ EGWC - Taken at Cosford 18th September 2007 - by Steve Staunton
Steve Staunton
@ 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 @ 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
XF926 @ EGWC - Bristol 188, c/n: 13519 at RAF Museum Cosford - by Terry Fletcher
Terry Fletcher
@ EGWC
XF926 @ EGWC - Air brakes on the Bristol 188 - by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
@ EGWC