Simviation Forum - The Brabazon

Apr 9^th, 2004 at 8:04pm

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the world's first jumbo airliner...due to the onset of turbo jets
this was the only one completed and what a beauty it is

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Reply #1 - Apr 9^th, 2004 at 8:07pm

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Wow, that is sure a nice plane mind. How did you manage to get the chrome texture?

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Reply #2 - Apr 9^th, 2004 at 10:30pm

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Now, thats a nice big plane.........

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Reply #3 - Apr 10^th, 2004 at 2:12am

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Awesome plane Shocked

! Almost looks like something you'd see in the future!

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Reply #4 - Apr 10^th, 2004 at 2:41am

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GIMME GIMME GIMME! Really though, where'd you find that? It's gorgeous!

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Reply #5 - Apr 10^th, 2004 at 3:28am

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Bet it can't take off within a couple hundred feet like my beaver can! 8) Grin

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Reply #6 - Apr 10^th, 2004 at 3:40am

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That is AMAZING!!! Fantastic shots as well Lemon Wink

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Reply #7 - Apr 10^th, 2004 at 3:58am

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where d'ya get that beauty from???

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Reply #8 - Apr 10^th, 2004 at 5:55am

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thanks for the comments

i found it on a french site possible avsim(french) but i shouldn't think it will be long before it's on the other sites..
comes with vc and some nice sounds too

i would love to have seen it in real life...

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Reply #9 - Apr 10^th, 2004 at 7:13am

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i would love to have seen it in real life...

I think the only traces left of the Brab are a single main wheel in a museum and the "Brab hanger" at Filton. Just came along too late. The Brab had eight Bristol Centaurus radial piston engines driving contra props.
Superb shots pal.

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Reply #10 - Apr 10^th, 2004 at 8:32am

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Weird...absolutely weird. Shocked

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Reply #11 - Apr 10^th, 2004 at 10:26am

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I knew either Roger or Doug would have some "extra" bits of info on the bird...... Wink

What a shame that there isn't one somewhere, but then we do seem to almost totally deny the existence of many great planes which we once had....... Sad

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Reply #12 - Apr 10^th, 2004 at 10:39am

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Nice shots Lemoncat. I was fortunate enough to see the Brabazon in the air when it flew along the coast. I was only young but it was very impressive.

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What a shame that there isn't one somewhere, but then we do seem to almost totally deny the existence of many great planes which we once had.......

I could be wrong but believe only one example was ever built. It was one of the many prototypes that never quite made it in those exciting days. It wasn't a complete waste of time. Many of the ideas & construction techniques tried out on the Brabazon were used on the Bristol Britannia & Concorde.

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