G-ARYC, DH125, Filton
DH125 (G-ARYC) was the first production aircraft, built at Chester in 1963 and used for Viper engine development, later for liaison between Filton and Toulouse for Concorde. It was moved to the Mosquito Aircraft Museum in 1979. In its various later guises (with Hawker Siddeley, Beechcraft, British Aerospace, Raytheon) the 125 became one of the World’s most successful business jets.
Viper 600 development - see caption photo for details. Folland Gnat XM694 in the background.
“XM694 was the third development aircraft for the T.1 and retains the short nose without landing light. First flown on 29th May 1960, after her career with the A&AEE in the development phase, XM694 was transferred to Bristol-Siddeley Engines Ltd. for engine testbed use until 1974 when she was transferred to RAE Bedford. She didn't fly with them for long before becoming a ground test vehicle being taxied at high speed into various crash barriers. Retired to instructional use with the apprentices there, she was eventually disposed of and ended up at Pima Air Museum.”
G-ARYC, DH125, Filton
DH125 (G-ARYC) was the first production aircraft, built at Chester in 1963 and used for Viper engine development, later for liaison between Filton and Toulouse for Concorde. It was moved to the Mosquito Aircraft Museum in 1979. In its various later guises (with Hawker Siddeley, Beechcraft, British Aerospace, Raytheon) the 125 became one of the World’s most successful business jets.
Viper 600 development - see caption photo for details. Folland Gnat XM694 in the background.
“XM694 was the third development aircraft for the T.1 and retains the short nose without landing light. First flown on 29th May 1960, after her career with the A&AEE in the development phase, XM694 was transferred to Bristol-Siddeley Engines Ltd. for engine testbed use until 1974 when she was transferred to RAE Bedford. She didn't fly with them for long before becoming a ground test vehicle being taxied at high speed into various crash barriers. Retired to instructional use with the apprentices there, she was eventually disposed of and ended up at Pima Air Museum.”