When Joe Wilding and I first took a look at the US Air Force’s Century Series 18 months ago, we always wanted to take a look at their British equivalent, and now we have! In part one of our look at “The British Century Series” (not a thing), Joe and I convened at the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum in West Sussex, England and had a look at some of the super unique aircraft in their collection, starting with jet engines, a record-setting Gloster Meteor and a de Havilland Vampire.
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00:00 Introduction
01:10 Early Centrifugal Jet Engines
13:20 The Gloster Meteor
16:37 The de Havilland Vampire
21:53 Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum!
23:57 Axial Flow Jet Engines
30:34 Britain’s Economy Post War
32:48 Swept Wings and Difficult Allies
38:30 Part 2 Preview
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