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by **Dan4th** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:48 pm

Just picked this up, and you'd think
FlightGlobal could get it right.......

http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/flyer1/keep-flying-delta-lady-avro-698-54638.aspx

D.

by **Spitfire** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:54 pm

That's just journalists for you - they got it right at the foot of the picture to

Shame somebody didn't put 2 & 2 together and think 'hang on those numbers don't match'............mind you the truth always gets in the way for the media =))

by **Mayfly** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:59 pm

Is not Avro 698 refering to the type of aircraft, not her registration number? Like a preproduction number.......

by **RLN** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:49 pm

Indeed it was the prototype number.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan

by **Spitfire** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:13 pm

So he's Wiki'd it and not realised what he's typing or why =))

by **Jigsaw** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:20 pm

by **Phantom2** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:27 am

Mayfly wrote:Is not Avro 698 refering to the type of aircraft, not her registration number? Like a preproduction number.......

Mayfly is dead right, .....well , with her background, you would expect her to be, wouldn't you?

Avro 698... is the Works type number for all Vulcans [each airframe had a set number..XH558 was B Mk2 Avro698, set 12...] the XA,XH,XJ & XMs etc. were RAF designations for individual Vulcan Airframes..

by **Aceyone** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:49 pm

That's the kind of thing you would expect from the daily rags but not from a aircraft place

by **Dan4th** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:58 pm

Well, I'm Sorry!

Should've known it was something else......

D.

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