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The Bristol 188 was a high speed research aircraft into the kinetic heating effects on airframes subject to sustained very high speed flight to support the Avro 730 Mach 3 reconnaissance bomber programme. Three prototypes were contracted in 1953 although one was to be used for ground testing only.
The aircraft had an extremely advanced airframe of chromium stainless steel with a honeycomb structure and employed argon puddle welding. This alone took over two years to develop, with considerable support from Armstrong Whitworth (who built much of the airframe). The North American XB-70 Valkyrie used the same materials and welding techniques. A fused quartz windscreen and a cockpit refrigeration system were fitted. The 188 had two de Havilland Gyron Junior engines – a smaller, lightweight version of the new Gyron which was the most powerful jet engine in the world at the time and was to be used in a host of proposed combat aircraft (in the event all cancelled).
The Bristol 188 was designed to fly at Mach 2.6 for over 30 minutes. In the event, the Gyron engines proved thirstier and less powerful than intended and the aircraft tended to leak fuel. Test flights rarely lasted more than 20-25 minutes and the aircraft did not reach its intended maximum speed (only Mach 1.88 was attained) let alone a sustained high speed flight. 70% of its fuel load was required simply to attain its operational height. As a result, the Bristol 188 was, in civilian terms, fuel critical even before it took off! In addition, the engines tended to surge at supersonic speed causing the aircraft to pitch and yaw. Nicknamed ‘the flaming pencil’, the test pilot Godfrey Auty was voted ‘the man most likely to eject in the coming year’ by his fellow test pilots. Luckily, he never did.
To cap it all, the Avro 730 programme, plus another project by Armstrong Whitworth to develop a fighter version of the Bristol 188, and many other projects were cancelled in the infamous 1957 Defence Review when the government decided combat aircraft had been rendered obsolete by guided missiles which would dominate all future wars, one of the most ill-judged predictions ever. This decision was taken before the Bristol 188 even flew! Nonetheless, the Bristol 188 programme continued as a pure research aircraft.
The first prototype was completed in 1960 and first flew in 1962. Even though the programme was terminated only two years later, much useful information was gained in relation to the Bristol Type 223 SST project which in turn fed into Concorde, namely NOT to build it out of chromium stainless steel with argon welding. Concorde used conventional aluminium and did not fly faster than Mach 2.04. Also, lessons learned from the problematical Gyron Junior were fed into the development of the Rolls Royce Olympus engine which powered Concorde and the TSR2.
Pictured is the fairly spectacular rear of the aircraft.
On display at the RAF Museum, Cosford, Shropshire, 8 July 2020.
This is my entry for DUC # 188
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Original challenge photo submitted by rubyblossom:
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These are pieces of the Berlin Wall located in my town on Main Street.
An undedited version with all six pieces can be seen here:
Ukrainian DAF XF 95.430 articulated unit with a Konig-Trans curtain side trailer at rest on New Bridge Street in Workington.
The 188.48ft Custom motor yacht motor yacht 'Halo' was built by Feadship in Netherlands at their Kaag shipyard , she was delivered to her owner in 2015. The yacht's interior has been designed by Bernardi Peschard.
This is also thought to be 18 July 1987 and shows 188 entering Banteer with what is probably a Cork - Mallow - Tralee service. As it's the same coach formation as Rathmore, there must be a "chase" on - not usually possible with "proper" trains, but perhaps line speeds were slower on the "Kerry Road".
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Catalog #: 01_00081819
Title: Junkers, Ju.188
Corporation Name: Junkers
Additional Information: Germany
Designation: Ju.188
Tags: Junkers, Ju.188
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
CF-188 Colour Bird flown by Maj Andrew Soundy over Cold Lake, Alberta from the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE) at 4 Wing, Cold Lake.
I had been wanting a pair of Toms for awhile and then when I saw that I could get Kenzie a matching pair, I couldn't resist. It still took me some time before I finally ordered them, but I am so happy I did. Not only are they really comfy (and cute!), but for every pair of shoes sold a child in need gets a brand new pair of shoes. So two kids are getting new shoes because of my shoe addiction. ;)
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Fashionistas 188 is the brunette :) I didn't think of buying her when she first came out but I did immediately think she looked like Meghan Markle...anyone else seeing the resemblance??? I'm no real fan of Meghan's but I did think if I happened to get 188 on clearance or something then I'd make her into wedding day Meghan. Like this:
www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/fashion/2018/05/19/TELEMM...
But then I saw My Froggy Stuff Wednesday Addams (Jenny Ortega) Barbie using 188 and I was amazed! I love all incarnations of Wednesday (who doesn't, honestly?) and I really enjoyed the new show. I ran into 188 one morning and snapped her up because I was going to straight up copy My Froggy Stuff's doll, lol. Like this:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=DAmKm4Wn8rk
But then I got her home and stared at her and realized...188 is an exact copy of my little sister! That is my sister's face on that doll. So now all other projects are shelved, she's becoming my mini little sister. So first things first, my sister is very petite so I had to swap her body. The closest match I have is the 2nd wave MTM redhead who you may recall donated her body to Fashionistas 159 and is currently wearing 159's original petite body. The skintone is a little off but it works for me, especially after I have a new outfit (in my sister's style) on her. And now the MTM doll is back on a curvy body. Also, I'm not bothered my mini sister isn't articulated because I'm just going to have her displayed, not posed or played with.
Petite 188 is already looking like my sister, especially with my sister's signature ponytail. Now I'm going to start on her new clothes. She gets to keep the pink tennis shoes- my sister is a very pink girl. Luckily, both 188 and 159 came on flat feet.