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Offline Greybeard

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Sea Dart
« on: 23.12. 2023 09:06 »
Convair XF2Y-1 Sea Dart seaplane jet fighter prototype 137634 coming ashore. It is the only seaplane to have exceeded the speed of sound. Kinda has a James Bond feel to it - surprised it was never in a 007 movie! The four surviving planes were retired in 1957, but some were kept in reserve until 1962.
https://planehistoria.com/f2y-sea-dart/

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Re: Sea Dart
« Reply #1 on: 23.12. 2023 17:22 »
I'd not heard of that plane, thanks.

If someone says Sea Dart to me I always think of the behemoth of a missile...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Dart
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Re: Sea Dart
« Reply #2 on: 23.12. 2023 20:14 »
Not much of a behemoth in reality. Fitted to the sharp end of County Class Destroyers (among others) where they were always disparagingly referred to as "the dog's dick missiles"
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Re: Sea Dart
« Reply #3 on: 23.12. 2023 21:24 »
Not supersonic but we did seaplane fighters first :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk4fP-3J-G0
PS its in Solent Sky Museum, Southampton.
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