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Re: Top speed straight and level, or in a dive?

Posted by Mike on Tue Jan 06, 2004 08:48:46 AM

In reply top Re: Top speed straight and level, or in a dive? posted by Neil Medcalf on Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:19:20 PM

: I too remember a story about a PRXIX Spitfire that achived
: Mach 0.97 in a decent. I belive it was in the south pacif
: ic and the article appeared in either FlyPast or Aeroplane

I believe that it was, in fact, a PRXI, and lost the prop and part of the cowling in the process.

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