268:, being powered by either six or four engines, which were buried within the wing as to not disturb the airflow over the exterior surfaces. It had to be relatively large in comparison with any prior flying wing in order to provide sufficient headroom for passengers to be realistically carried. Thus, the proposed airliner had an weight of around 180,000 lb and a span of at least 160 ft. Furthermore, its structure was to possess relatively little weight due to the absence of a traditional fuselage or tail unit. However, this radical design would need to be tested exhaustively, which ought to include the test flying of scale aircraft. The initial design for such an aircraft was designated as the
508:
362:
39:
484:
226:, during the 1920s and early 1930s. However, in spite of this early start, various difficulties inherent to the configuration repeatedly resulted in such efforts being abandoned without anything beyond experimental flying occurring. during the mid-1940s, Armstrong Whitworth became interested in the value of combining the flying wing configuration with that of two recent innovations: the
346:, which operated differentially, with a greater angle on the outer one. Roll and pitch were controlled with elevons that extended inward from the wing tips over most (in the case of the A.W.52 about three-quarters) of the outer, swept part of the trailing edge. The elevons moved together as elevators and differentially as ailerons. They were quite complicated surfaces – which included
350:– and hinged not from the wing but from "correctors", which were wing-mounted; the correctors provided pitch trim. To delay tip stall, air was sucked out of a slot just in front of the elevons, by pumps powered by undercarriage-mounted fans on the glider and directly from the engine in the A.W.52. The inner centre section wing carried
257:, in which it was determined that positive performance gains were achieved, but that these were rapidly diminished as dirt accumulated on the wing and disturbed the airflow. Lloyd calculated that, the adoption of a relatively clean tailless layout in combination with a laminar wing would generate only one-third of the aerodynamic
158:, which indicated that, in combination with the flying wing configuration, such an aircraft could be dramatically more efficient than traditional designs. It was pursued to gather data and experience with the configuration in support of Armstrong Whitworth's ambitions to develop its proposed flying wing
405:
engines, each capable of providing up to 3,500 lbf (16 kN). Trials of the two prototypes were largely disappointing: laminar flow could not be maintained, thus maximum speeds, though respectable, were less than had been expected. It was concluded that laminar flow could not be maintained on
188:
by a
British pilot. The first prototype recovered and descended to the ground relatively undamaged. Shortly thereafter, Armstrong Whitworth decided to terminate all development work, having lost confidence in the configuration's practicality and the envisioned flying wing airliner that the A.W.52 was
452:
with relatively little damage. Following this incident, and in view of the relatively disappointing results that had been gathered so far, Armstrong
Whitworth's management decided that no further effort would be exerted on the development of the flying wing concept. The company opted to allocate its
376:
Maintenance of laminar flow over the wings was vital to the design and so they were built with great attention to surface flatness. Rather than the usual approach, where skinning is added to a structure defined by ribs, the A.W.52's wings were built in two halves (upper and lower) from the outside
341:
The A.W.52 was intended for high speed research and designed as an all-metal turbojet-powered aircraft, with a retractable undercarriage. Aerodynamically, it had much in common with the glider, both aircraft being moderately-swept flying wings with a centre section having a straight trailing edge.
328:
While the glider had provided valuable data on the configuration's low speed characteristics, it was not capable of the high speed flight necessary to garner all of the needed data. For this, the production of self-propelled aircraft would be necessary. During late 1944, the
Ministry of Supply had
288:
was designed. This glider was roughly half the size of the powered A.W.52, which in turn would be about half the size of the airliner. It was recognised that a glider could be completed quicker than a powered aircraft, and provide valuable aerodynamic data to refine the design of the powered
406:
a flying wing as had been hoped. As in any tail-less aircraft, take-off and landing runs were longer than for a conventional aircraft (at similar wing loadings) because at high angles of attack, downward elevon forces were much greater than those of elevators with their large moment.
289:
follow-on aircraft, particularly in regards to control and stability. The A.W.52G was mainly made out of wood, and comprised three sections, a central unit with a nacelle for accommodating its two pilots, and the two outer wing sections. Control was achieved via two wing-tip
320:
bomber. Tug releases from 20,000 ft (6,100 m) gave the glider a flight time of around 30 min continued; flight testing proceeded with typically satisfactorily result up until 1947. It was subsequently put on static display outside the company's
389:, was close to the aircraft's central point, being slightly off-set to port. The engines were mounted in the wing centre section, close to the centre line and so not disturbing the upper wing surface. To prevent tip stalling, a
400:
engines, each capable of generating a maximum of 5,000 lbf (22 kN) of thrust. Almost one year later, it was followed by the second prototype on 1 September 1948; it was instead propelled by a pair of lower-powered
329:
taken sufficient interest in
Armstrong Whitworth's proposals that it issued a contract to the company for the production of a pair of two A.W.52 prototypes for evaluation purposes; they were nominally intended to serve as
441:, and thus became the first British pilot to use the apparatus in a "live" emergency. It was fortunate that Lancaster was alone in the aircraft, as the second crew member was never provided with an ejection seat.
312:
installed at the wing tips to aid in its recovery should pilots encounter severe difficulty in the aircraft's handling. Almost exactly two years later, on 2 March 1945, the glider conducted its
1950:
1581:
91:
377:
in, starting from pre-formed surfaces, adding stringers and ribs then joining the two halves together. The result was a surface smooth to better than 2/1000 of an inch (50
1526:
1486:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1456:
1451:
1441:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1401:
1396:
1386:
1381:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1341:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1291:
1210:
1943:
1161:
1936:
1125:
385:
within a nacelle so that the pilot was just forward of the wing's leading edge, providing a better view than in the glider. This cockpit, which was
250:
2709:
1154:
2719:
2704:
1147:
999:
308:
During March 1943, construction of the AW.52G commenced. It was decided that it should be built with a pair of anti-spin
2268:
1928:
2507:
1908:
1571:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1501:
1067:
280:
In order to test the design's low-speed characteristics, a single a 53 ft 10 in (16.41 m) span wooden
965:
581:
NPL.655-3-218 at root, tapering to NPL.655-3-118 at extremity of the centre section and to NPL.654-3-015 at the tips
2424:
253:. This would lead to real world testing of an Armstrong Whitworth-designed laminar flow wing fitted to a modified
2645:
261:
of a conventional aircraft, and quickly began outlining an envisioned airliner that incorporated these features.
2552:
1048:
507:
2379:
2043:
1903:
1830:
1551:
1491:
1406:
1255:
689:
2110:
1845:
1835:
1679:
1636:
1616:
1586:
1376:
1276:
1271:
1170:
496:
472:, where it was used for experimental flying for several years. During June 1954 the aircraft was scrapped.
465:
190:
148:
102:
80:
2499:
2283:
1773:
1646:
1391:
898:
317:
1111:
1102:
1077:
Williams, Roy (December 1981 – March 1982). "Armstrong
Whitworth's Flying Wings... A Tale of No Tails".
1006:
2484:
1994:
1840:
1820:
1815:
1799:
1763:
1758:
1753:
1689:
1684:
1674:
1631:
1621:
1601:
1566:
1556:
1521:
1496:
1461:
1346:
1336:
1316:
1296:
1281:
1240:
1235:
1195:
966:"Twin Jet A.W.52:Tailless Experimental ^Aailplane with Two Rolls - Royce Nenes: Many Advanced Features"
454:
2547:
2489:
2181:
1913:
1866:
1861:
1737:
1596:
1591:
1576:
1546:
1286:
1250:
1245:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1205:
1200:
223:
419:
177:
2610:
2201:
1887:
1651:
1021:
Pelletier, Alain J. "Towards the Ideal
Aircraft: The Life and Times of the Flying Wing, Part Two".
444:
Subsequently, the aircraft stopped fluttering and glided down and landed in open country north of
2537:
2135:
1825:
1789:
1561:
1032:
245:
with a request to design a full-scale wing suitable for conducting laminar flow drag tests in a
2409:
2278:
2225:
2097:
2063:
2058:
464:
In the aftermath of
Armstrong Whitworth's withdrawal, the second A.W.52 was handed over to the
390:
75:
2714:
2580:
2532:
2339:
2316:
1768:
1626:
1120:
414:
On 30 May 1949, while diving the first prototype at 320 mph (510 km/h), test pilot
355:
162:. Construction of the A.W.52 commenced during the late 1940s; a total of three aircraft, the
57:
17:
189:
intended to lead to. Despite the termination, the second prototype remained flying with the
2673:
2600:
2585:
2263:
2083:
2078:
2053:
1984:
386:
361:
8:
2572:
2434:
2394:
2344:
2186:
2125:
2115:
2048:
2019:
1999:
1979:
469:
402:
396:
The first prototype performed its first flight on 13 November 1947, powered by a pair of
1958:
2527:
2439:
2389:
2354:
2349:
2235:
1989:
1712:
431:
366:
298:
242:
2683:
2630:
2605:
2590:
2542:
2024:
1959:
1719:
1084:
1063:
1044:
1028:
995:
435:
427:
166:
933:
38:
2678:
2615:
2595:
2364:
2288:
2258:
2105:
1971:
1963:
1705:
600:
397:
258:
254:
238:
2655:
2640:
2562:
2479:
2474:
2304:
2293:
2253:
2210:
2191:
2150:
2140:
2120:
2073:
2068:
2004:
1882:
1641:
1611:
281:
211:
2668:
2625:
2374:
2369:
2215:
2145:
2034:
2009:
1606:
1139:
1079:
1023:
677:
672:
489:
184:, to eject from the aircraft; the incident was the first occasion of a genuine
176:. On 30 May 1949, during a test flight, the first prototype encountered severe
1134:
2698:
2635:
2620:
2557:
2469:
2464:
2419:
2404:
2399:
2384:
2220:
2130:
2014:
1088:
667:
438:
313:
302:
264:
An early design for this proposed airliner had emerged by 1943. It harnessed
219:
185:
173:
2522:
2517:
2512:
2444:
2299:
2273:
2171:
449:
423:
415:
227:
181:
169:
and two jet-powered aircraft, were constructed for the research programme.
159:
155:
992:
X-Planes of Europe: Secret
Research Aircraft from the Golden Age 1946-1974
2414:
2359:
2248:
2176:
2093:
434:
seemingly imminent, Lancaster opted to eject from the aircraft using its
351:
246:
215:
207:
144:
60:
218:, which subsequently inspired various other aircraft engineers, such as
2459:
2454:
2449:
2429:
2243:
511:
Armstrong
Whitworth AW-52 3-view drawing from Les Ailes 18 January 1947
378:
330:
265:
863:
2334:
458:
309:
2663:
2329:
1129:
604:
370:
347:
322:
231:
576:
445:
294:
548:
4,000 lb (1,800 kg) / 300 cu ft (8.5 m)
147:
aircraft designed and produced by
British aircraft manufacturer
2163:
542:
2, pilot and navigator-wireless operator / flight test observer
382:
343:
342:
The wing tips carried small (not full chord) end-plate fin and
290:
293:, which combined the functionality of traditional elevons and
870:
Lancaster, Jo (October 2006). "Setting the Record Straight".
461:
airliner that featured a more conventional configuration.
502:
751:
325:
facility before being broken up during the late 1950s.
622:
500 mph (800 km/h, 430 kn) at sea level
430:, it rapidly increased to incapacitating levels. With
241:, John Lloyd of Armstrong Whitworth was approached by
960:
958:
956:
954:
662:
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
354:and the upper surface of the outer section carried
393:system, powered by the engines, was incorporated.
210:aircraft can be traced back to years prior to the
154:The A.W.52 emerged from wartime research into the
43:The second jet-powered A.W.52 with Derwent engines
1027:, No. 65, September–October 1996, pp. 8–19.
777:
2696:
1169:
951:
856:
854:
222:, to produce experimental aircraft such as the
835:
833:
823:
821:
712:
710:
172:On 13 November 1947, the A.W.52 performed its
1944:
1155:
1076:
994:. Manchester, UK: Hikoki Publications, 2015.
802:
800:
798:
796:
794:
792:
770:
768:
766:
744:
742:
740:
738:
728:
726:
724:
722:
628:1,500 mi (2,400 km, 1,300 nmi)
913:
851:
809:
640:4,800 ft/min (24 m/s) at sea level
882:
842:
830:
818:
707:
409:
1951:
1937:
1162:
1148:
1038:
789:
763:
757:
735:
719:
1041:British Research and Development Aircraft
869:
607:, 5,000 lbf (22 kN) thrust each
990:Buttler, Tony and Jean-Louis Delezenne.
646:24.8 lb/sq ft (121 kg/m)
506:
360:
1060:Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft since 1913
934:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
927:
925:
519:Armstrong-Whitworth Aircraft since 1913
14:
2697:
1057:
1004:
783:
365:Model of the A.W.52 on display at the
1932:
1143:
523:The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage
503:Specifications (TS 363, Nene powered)
922:
572:1,314 sq ft (122.1 m)
2710:1940s British experimental aircraft
560:89 ft 11 in (27.4 m)
24:
2269:de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
1962:manufactured in Britain since the
976:(1982): 673–679. 19 December 1946.
554:37 ft 5 in (11.4 m)
25:
2731:
1096:
931:
566:14 ft 5 in (4.4 m)
2425:Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig
482:
37:
984:
891:
593:34,150 lb (15,490 kg)
180:that motivated its test pilot,
2553:Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
1083:. No. 17. pp. 1–12.
1005:Mettam, H.A. (26 March 1970),
634:36,000 ft (11,000 m)
587:19,660 lb (8,918 kg)
301:were also installed along the
196:
13:
1:
2380:Fairey Ultra-light Helicopter
695:
690:List of experimental aircraft
201:
2720:Aircraft first flown in 1947
2705:Armstrong Whitworth aircraft
1171:Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
700:
497:Royal Aircraft Establishment
475:
466:Royal Aircraft Establishment
251:National Physical Laboratory
191:Royal Aircraft Establishment
149:Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
103:Royal Aircraft Establishment
81:Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
7:
2284:British Aerospace Jetstream
1043:. G.T. Foulis. p. 45.
899:"THE 'FLYING WING' CRASHES"
656:
318:Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
10:
2736:
2508:Armstrong Whitworth Argosy
2325:Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52
2204: / anti-submarine
1995:English Electric Lightning
455:Armstrong Whitworth Apollo
275:
141:Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52
2654:
2571:
2548:Scottish Aviation Pioneer
2498:
2490:Youngman-Baynes High Lift
2313:
2234:
2200:
2182:English Electric Canberra
2162:
2092:
2033:
1970:
1896:
1875:
1854:
1808:
1782:
1746:
1730:
1698:
1667:
1660:
1539:
1264:
1188:
1177:
919:Tapper 1988, pp. 296-298.
860:Tapper 1988, pp. 292-293.
827:Tapper 1988, pp. 290-291.
815:Tapper 1988, pp. 288-290.
716:Tapper 1988, pp. 287-288.
422:believed to be caused by
336:
224:Westland-Hill Pterodactyl
129:
121:
116:
108:
98:
86:
74:
66:
53:
48:
36:
31:
2054:de Havilland Sea Vampire
527:Flight: 19 December 1946
410:Accident and termination
2538:Hawker Siddeley Andover
2136:Hawker Siddeley Harrier
2049:de Havilland Sea Hornet
1058:Tapper, Oliver (1988).
1039:Sturtivant, R. (1990).
1007:"The Pterodactyl Story"
938:m-selig.ae.illinois.edu
533:General characteristics
2410:Hawker Siddeley P.1127
2279:Handley Page Jetstream
2226:Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
2064:de Havilland Sea Vixen
2059:de Havilland Sea Venom
512:
453:resources towards the
391:boundary layer control
373:
331:mail carrying aircraft
2586:AgustaWestland Merlin
2581:AgustaWestland Apache
2533:Handley Page Hastings
1130:century-of-flight.net
650:Max lift coefficient:
510:
436:Martin-Baker Pre-Mk.1
416:John Oliver Lancaster
364:
182:John Oliver Lancaster
2674:Slingsby Grasshopper
2264:Boulton Paul Balliol
2084:Supermarine Scimitar
2079:Supermarine Attacker
1985:de Havilland Vampire
1265:Post-First World War
1126:British Flying Wings
1011:Flight International
888:Tapper 1988, p. 293.
848:Tapper 1988, p. 294.
839:Tapper 1988, p. 292.
806:Tapper 1988, p. 288.
774:Tapper 1988, p. 287.
748:Tapper 1988, p. 295.
732:Tapper 1988, p. 296.
228:laminar flow airfoil
156:laminar flow airfoil
2485:Supermarine Seagull
2435:Saunders-Roe SR.A/1
2395:Handley Page HP.115
2345:Blackburn Firecrest
2187:Handley Page Victor
2141:Panavia Tornado IDS
2126:Eurofighter Typhoon
2116:Blackburn Buccaneer
2020:Panavia Tornado ADV
2000:Eurofighter Typhoon
1980:de Havilland Hornet
1112:"The Airborne Wing"
468:and transferred to
403:Rolls-Royce Derwent
381:). The crew sat in
297:; a pair of Fowler
49:General information
2646:Westland Whirlwind
2611:Westland Dragonfly
2528:Blackburn Beverley
2440:Saunders-Roe SR.53
2390:Handley Page HP.88
2355:Boulton Paul P.120
2350:Boulton Paul P.111
1990:de Havilland Venom
1062:. London: Putnam.
901:. Our Warwickshire
513:
432:structural failure
426:. Starting at two
374:
367:Midland Air Museum
243:Ministry of Supply
186:emergency ejection
2692:
2691:
2684:Slingsby Sedbergh
2631:Westland Sea King
2606:Westland Commando
2591:Bristol Belvedere
2543:Percival Pembroke
2025:Supermarine Swift
1960:Military aircraft
1926:
1925:
1922:
1921:
1731:Army co-operation
1535:
1534:
1121:Jets 45 Histories
1000:978-1-902-10921-3
758:Sturtivant (1990)
603:centrifugal-flow
428:cycles per second
420:pitch oscillation
178:pitch oscillation
137:
136:
16:(Redirected from
2727:
2679:Slingsby Prefect
2616:Westland Gazelle
2596:Bristol Sycamore
2365:Cierva Air Horse
2289:Percival Provost
2154:
2151:Westland Wyvern
2106:BAC Strikemaster
1964:Second World War
1953:
1946:
1939:
1930:
1929:
1738:Atlas/Ajax/Aries
1665:
1664:
1186:
1185:
1164:
1157:
1150:
1141:
1140:
1135:Video on Youtube
1117:25 December 1947
1092:
1073:
1054:
1018:
978:
977:
962:
949:
948:
946:
944:
929:
920:
917:
911:
910:
908:
906:
895:
889:
886:
880:
879:
867:
861:
858:
849:
846:
840:
837:
828:
825:
816:
813:
807:
804:
787:
781:
775:
772:
761:
755:
749:
746:
733:
730:
717:
714:
632:Service ceiling:
615:
601:Rolls-Royce Nene
535:
488:
486:
485:
398:Rolls-Royce Nene
255:Hawker Hurricane
249:operated by the
239:Second World War
214:and the work of
125:13 November 1947
41:
29:
28:
21:
2735:
2734:
2730:
2729:
2728:
2726:
2725:
2724:
2695:
2694:
2693:
2688:
2650:
2641:Westland Wessex
2567:
2563:Vickers Valetta
2494:
2480:Supermarine 545
2475:Supermarine 508
2315:
2309:
2305:Vickers Varsity
2294:Percival Prince
2254:BAC Jet Provost
2230:
2211:Avro Shackleton
2202:Maritime patrol
2196:
2192:Vickers Valiant
2158:
2152:
2121:Bristol Brigand
2088:
2074:Hawker Sea Hawk
2069:Hawker Sea Fury
2044:BAE Sea Harrier
2029:
2005:Gloster Javelin
1966:
1957:
1927:
1918:
1909:Argosy (AW.660)
1892:
1871:
1855:General purpose
1850:
1804:
1778:
1742:
1726:
1694:
1656:
1531:
1260:
1189:First World War
1181:
1179:
1173:
1168:
1108:15 January 1948
1099:
1070:
1051:
1017:(3185): 514–518
987:
982:
981:
964:
963:
952:
942:
940:
930:
923:
918:
914:
904:
902:
897:
896:
892:
887:
883:
868:
864:
859:
852:
847:
843:
838:
831:
826:
819:
814:
810:
805:
790:
782:
778:
773:
764:
756:
752:
747:
736:
731:
720:
715:
708:
703:
698:
659:
611:
531:
505:
483:
481:
478:
470:RAE Farnborough
412:
339:
278:
212:First World War
204:
199:
94:
67:National origin
44:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2733:
2723:
2722:
2717:
2712:
2707:
2690:
2689:
2687:
2686:
2681:
2676:
2671:
2669:Slingsby Cadet
2666:
2660:
2658:
2652:
2651:
2649:
2648:
2643:
2638:
2633:
2628:
2626:Westland Scout
2623:
2618:
2613:
2608:
2603:
2598:
2593:
2588:
2583:
2577:
2575:
2569:
2568:
2566:
2565:
2560:
2555:
2550:
2545:
2540:
2535:
2530:
2525:
2520:
2515:
2510:
2504:
2502:
2496:
2495:
2493:
2492:
2487:
2482:
2477:
2472:
2467:
2462:
2457:
2452:
2447:
2442:
2437:
2432:
2427:
2422:
2417:
2412:
2407:
2402:
2397:
2392:
2387:
2382:
2377:
2375:Fairey Delta 2
2372:
2370:Fairey Delta 1
2367:
2362:
2357:
2352:
2347:
2342:
2337:
2332:
2327:
2321:
2319:
2311:
2310:
2308:
2307:
2302:
2297:
2291:
2286:
2281:
2276:
2271:
2266:
2261:
2256:
2251:
2246:
2240:
2238:
2232:
2231:
2229:
2228:
2223:
2218:
2216:Fairey Firefly
2213:
2207:
2205:
2198:
2197:
2195:
2194:
2189:
2184:
2179:
2174:
2168:
2166:
2160:
2159:
2157:
2156:
2148:
2146:SEPECAT Jaguar
2143:
2138:
2133:
2128:
2123:
2118:
2113:
2111:BAE Harrier II
2108:
2102:
2100:
2090:
2089:
2087:
2086:
2081:
2076:
2071:
2066:
2061:
2056:
2051:
2046:
2040:
2038:
2031:
2030:
2028:
2027:
2022:
2017:
2012:
2010:Gloster Meteor
2007:
2002:
1997:
1992:
1987:
1982:
1976:
1974:
1968:
1967:
1956:
1955:
1948:
1941:
1933:
1924:
1923:
1920:
1919:
1917:
1916:
1911:
1906:
1900:
1898:
1894:
1893:
1891:
1890:
1885:
1879:
1877:
1876:Reconnaissance
1873:
1872:
1870:
1869:
1864:
1858:
1856:
1852:
1851:
1849:
1848:
1843:
1838:
1833:
1828:
1823:
1818:
1812:
1810:
1806:
1805:
1803:
1802:
1797:
1792:
1786:
1784:
1780:
1779:
1777:
1776:
1771:
1766:
1761:
1756:
1750:
1748:
1744:
1743:
1741:
1740:
1734:
1732:
1728:
1727:
1725:
1724:
1717:
1710:
1702:
1700:
1696:
1695:
1693:
1692:
1687:
1682:
1677:
1675:Argosy (1920s)
1671:
1669:
1662:
1658:
1657:
1655:
1654:
1649:
1644:
1639:
1634:
1629:
1624:
1619:
1614:
1609:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1569:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1549:
1543:
1541:
1537:
1536:
1533:
1532:
1530:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1268:
1266:
1262:
1261:
1259:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1192:
1190:
1183:
1175:
1174:
1167:
1166:
1159:
1152:
1144:
1138:
1137:
1132:
1123:
1118:
1109:
1098:
1097:External links
1095:
1094:
1093:
1080:Air Enthusiast
1074:
1068:
1055:
1049:
1036:
1024:Air Enthusiast
1019:
1002:
986:
983:
980:
979:
950:
921:
912:
890:
881:
862:
850:
841:
829:
817:
808:
788:
776:
762:
750:
734:
718:
705:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
693:
692:
681:
680:
678:Northrop YB-49
675:
673:Northrop XP-79
670:
658:
655:
654:
653:
647:
641:
638:Rate of climb:
635:
629:
623:
620:Maximum speed:
609:
608:
594:
588:
582:
573:
567:
561:
555:
549:
543:
504:
501:
500:
499:
493:
492:
490:United Kingdom
477:
474:
424:elevon flutter
418:encountered a
411:
408:
338:
335:
316:, towed by an
277:
274:
266:jet propulsion
203:
200:
198:
195:
135:
134:
131:
127:
126:
123:
119:
118:
114:
113:
110:
106:
105:
100:
96:
95:
90:
88:
84:
83:
78:
72:
71:
70:United Kingdom
68:
64:
63:
55:
51:
50:
46:
45:
42:
34:
33:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2732:
2721:
2718:
2716:
2713:
2711:
2708:
2706:
2703:
2702:
2700:
2685:
2682:
2680:
2677:
2675:
2672:
2670:
2667:
2665:
2662:
2661:
2659:
2657:
2653:
2647:
2644:
2642:
2639:
2637:
2636:Westland Wasp
2634:
2632:
2629:
2627:
2624:
2622:
2621:Westland Lynx
2619:
2617:
2614:
2612:
2609:
2607:
2604:
2602:
2599:
2597:
2594:
2592:
2589:
2587:
2584:
2582:
2579:
2578:
2576:
2574:
2570:
2564:
2561:
2559:
2558:Short Belfast
2556:
2554:
2551:
2549:
2546:
2544:
2541:
2539:
2536:
2534:
2531:
2529:
2526:
2524:
2523:Beagle Basset
2521:
2519:
2516:
2514:
2511:
2509:
2506:
2505:
2503:
2501:
2497:
2491:
2488:
2486:
2483:
2481:
2478:
2476:
2473:
2471:
2470:Slingsby T.53
2468:
2466:
2465:Short Sperrin
2463:
2461:
2458:
2456:
2453:
2451:
2448:
2446:
2443:
2441:
2438:
2436:
2433:
2431:
2428:
2426:
2423:
2421:
2420:Hunting H.126
2418:
2416:
2413:
2411:
2408:
2406:
2405:Hawker P.1072
2403:
2401:
2400:Hawker P.1052
2398:
2396:
2393:
2391:
2388:
2386:
2385:Folland Midge
2383:
2381:
2378:
2376:
2373:
2371:
2368:
2366:
2363:
2361:
2358:
2356:
2353:
2351:
2348:
2346:
2343:
2341:
2338:
2336:
2333:
2331:
2328:
2326:
2323:
2322:
2320:
2318:
2314:Prototype and
2312:
2306:
2303:
2301:
2298:
2295:
2292:
2290:
2287:
2285:
2282:
2280:
2277:
2275:
2272:
2270:
2267:
2265:
2262:
2260:
2257:
2255:
2252:
2250:
2247:
2245:
2242:
2241:
2239:
2237:
2233:
2227:
2224:
2222:
2221:Fairey Gannet
2219:
2217:
2214:
2212:
2209:
2208:
2206:
2203:
2199:
2193:
2190:
2188:
2185:
2183:
2180:
2178:
2175:
2173:
2170:
2169:
2167:
2165:
2161:
2155:
2149:
2147:
2144:
2142:
2139:
2137:
2134:
2132:
2131:Hawker Hunter
2129:
2127:
2124:
2122:
2119:
2117:
2114:
2112:
2109:
2107:
2104:
2103:
2101:
2099:
2098:ground attack
2095:
2091:
2085:
2082:
2080:
2077:
2075:
2072:
2070:
2067:
2065:
2062:
2060:
2057:
2055:
2052:
2050:
2047:
2045:
2042:
2041:
2039:
2036:
2032:
2026:
2023:
2021:
2018:
2016:
2015:Hawker Hunter
2013:
2011:
2008:
2006:
2003:
2001:
1998:
1996:
1993:
1991:
1988:
1986:
1983:
1981:
1978:
1977:
1975:
1973:
1969:
1965:
1961:
1954:
1949:
1947:
1942:
1940:
1935:
1934:
1931:
1915:
1912:
1910:
1907:
1905:
1902:
1901:
1899:
1895:
1889:
1886:
1884:
1881:
1880:
1878:
1874:
1868:
1865:
1863:
1860:
1859:
1857:
1853:
1847:
1844:
1842:
1839:
1837:
1834:
1832:
1829:
1827:
1824:
1822:
1819:
1817:
1814:
1813:
1811:
1807:
1801:
1798:
1796:
1793:
1791:
1788:
1787:
1785:
1781:
1775:
1772:
1770:
1767:
1765:
1762:
1760:
1757:
1755:
1752:
1751:
1749:
1745:
1739:
1736:
1735:
1733:
1729:
1723:
1722:
1718:
1716:
1715:
1711:
1709:
1708:
1704:
1703:
1701:
1697:
1691:
1688:
1686:
1683:
1681:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1672:
1670:
1666:
1663:
1659:
1653:
1650:
1648:
1645:
1643:
1640:
1638:
1635:
1633:
1630:
1628:
1625:
1623:
1620:
1618:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1608:
1605:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1544:
1542:
1538:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1269:
1267:
1263:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1193:
1191:
1187:
1184:
1176:
1172:
1165:
1160:
1158:
1153:
1151:
1146:
1145:
1142:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1113:
1110:
1107:
1104:
1103:"On the Wing"
1101:
1100:
1090:
1086:
1082:
1081:
1075:
1071:
1069:0-85177-826-7
1065:
1061:
1056:
1052:
1046:
1042:
1037:
1034:
1030:
1026:
1025:
1020:
1016:
1012:
1008:
1003:
1001:
997:
993:
989:
988:
975:
971:
967:
961:
959:
957:
955:
939:
935:
928:
926:
916:
900:
894:
885:
877:
873:
866:
857:
855:
845:
836:
834:
824:
822:
812:
803:
801:
799:
797:
795:
793:
785:
784:Mettam (1970)
780:
771:
769:
767:
760:, p. 45.
759:
754:
745:
743:
741:
739:
729:
727:
725:
723:
713:
711:
706:
691:
688:
687:
686:
685:
684:Related lists
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
668:Horten Ho 229
666:
665:
664:
663:
651:
648:
645:
644:Wing loading:
642:
639:
636:
633:
630:
627:
624:
621:
618:
617:
616:
614:
606:
602:
598:
595:
592:
591:Gross weight:
589:
586:
585:Empty weight:
583:
580:
578:
574:
571:
568:
565:
562:
559:
556:
553:
550:
547:
544:
541:
538:
537:
536:
534:
529:
528:
524:
520:
517:
509:
498:
495:
494:
491:
480:
479:
473:
471:
467:
462:
460:
456:
451:
447:
442:
440:
439:ejection seat
437:
433:
429:
425:
421:
417:
407:
404:
399:
394:
392:
388:
384:
380:
372:
368:
363:
359:
357:
353:
349:
345:
334:
332:
326:
324:
319:
315:
314:maiden flight
311:
306:
304:
303:trailing edge
300:
296:
292:
287:
284:known as the
283:
273:
271:
267:
262:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
235:
233:
229:
225:
221:
220:G. T. R. Hill
217:
213:
209:
194:
192:
187:
183:
179:
175:
174:maiden flight
170:
168:
165:
161:
157:
152:
150:
146:
143:was an early
142:
132:
128:
124:
120:
115:
111:
107:
104:
101:
97:
93:
89:
85:
82:
79:
77:
73:
69:
65:
62:
59:
56:
52:
47:
40:
35:
30:
27:
19:
2715:Flying wings
2601:Saro Skeeter
2518:Auster AOP.9
2513:Auster AOP.6
2445:Short Seamew
2324:
2317:experimental
2300:Short Tucano
2274:Folland Gnat
2172:Avro Lincoln
2096: /
1816:F.K.9/F.K.10
1794:
1783:Experimental
1720:
1713:
1706:
1446:
1182:designations
1178:Manufacturer
1114:
1105:
1078:
1059:
1040:
1022:
1014:
1010:
991:
985:Bibliography
973:
969:
941:. Retrieved
937:
915:
903:. Retrieved
893:
884:
878:(10): 42–46.
875:
871:
865:
844:
811:
779:
753:
683:
682:
661:
660:
649:
643:
637:
631:
625:
619:
612:
610:
596:
590:
584:
575:
569:
563:
557:
551:
545:
539:
532:
530:
526:
522:
518:
515:
514:
463:
450:Warwickshire
443:
413:
395:
375:
352:Fowler flaps
340:
327:
307:
285:
279:
269:
263:
236:
206:Interest in
205:
193:until 1954.
171:
163:
160:jet airliner
153:
140:
138:
122:First flight
109:Number built
99:Primary user
76:Manufacturer
58:Experimental
26:
2573:Helicopters
2415:Heston JC.6
2360:Bristol 188
2296:/Sea Prince
2249:Avro Athena
2177:Avro Vulcan
943:21 November
613:Performance
597:Powerplant:
387:pressurised
247:wind tunnel
216:J. W. Dunne
208:flying wing
197:Development
145:flying wing
61:flying wing
2699:Categories
2460:Short SC.1
2455:Short SB.5
2450:Short SB.3
2430:Saro P.531
2244:Avro Anson
1897:Transports
1572:Argosy (2)
1567:Argosy (1)
1050:0854296972
932:Selig, M.
905:6 December
696:References
570:Wing area:
310:parachutes
202:Background
92:John Lloyd
2500:Transport
2335:BAC TSR-2
1904:Albemarle
1831:Armadillo
1668:Airliners
1582:Armadillo
1552:Albemarle
1180:numerical
1089:0143-5450
1033:0143-5450
872:Aeroplane
701:Citations
558:Wingspan:
546:Capacity:
516:Data from
476:Operators
459:turboprop
348:trim tabs
237:Amid the
2664:EoN Eton
2330:Avro 707
2259:BAE Hawk
2236:Trainers
2037:fighters
1972:Fighters
1846:Starling
1836:Scimitar
1809:Fighters
1699:Airships
1680:Atalanta
1637:Starling
1617:Scimitar
1612:Sea Hawk
1587:Atalanta
657:See also
605:turbojet
371:Coventry
356:spoilers
323:Baginton
295:ailerons
234:engine.
232:turbojet
230:and the
87:Designer
2656:Gliders
2340:BAe EAP
2164:Bombers
2153:(naval)
1883:Tadpole
1800:A.W.171
1774:Whitley
1747:Bombers
1661:By role
1647:Whitley
1642:Tadpole
1540:By name
1527:A.W.690
1522:A.W.681
1517:A.W.680
1512:A.W.670
1507:A.W.660
1502:A.W.650
1497:A.W.171
1492:A.W.169
1487:A.W.168
577:Airfoil
564:Height:
552:Length:
446:Southam
344:rudders
291:elevons
286:A.W.52G
276:A.W.52G
164:A.W.52G
130:Retired
117:History
2094:Strike
1841:Siskin
1821:A.W.16
1795:A.W.52
1769:Sinaia
1764:A.W.29
1759:A.W.23
1754:A.W.19
1690:Apollo
1685:Ensign
1632:Sissit
1627:Sinaia
1622:Siskin
1607:Meteor
1602:Ensign
1557:Apollo
1482:A.W.59
1477:A.W.58
1472:A.W.57
1467:A.W.56
1462:A.W.55
1457:A.W.54
1452:A.W.53
1447:A.W.52
1442:A.W.51
1437:A.W.50
1432:A.W.49
1427:A.W.48
1422:A.W.45
1417:A.W.44
1412:A.W.43
1407:A.W.41
1402:A.W.40
1397:A.W.39
1392:A.W.38
1387:A.W.37
1382:A.W.36
1377:A.W.35
1372:A.W.34
1367:A.W.33
1362:A.W.32
1357:A.W.31
1352:A.W.30
1347:A.W.29
1342:A.W.28
1337:A.W.27
1332:A.W.26
1327:A.W.25
1322:A.W.24
1317:A.W.23
1312:A.W.22
1307:A.W.21
1302:A.W.20
1297:A.W.19
1292:A.W.18
1287:A.W.17
1282:A.W.16
1277:A.W.15
1272:A.W.14
1251:F.K.13
1246:F.K.12
1241:F.K.10
1115:Flight
1106:Flight
1087:
1066:
1047:
1031:
998:
970:Flight
626:Range:
487:
383:tandem
337:A.W.52
282:glider
270:A.W.50
167:glider
32:A.W.52
2035:Naval
1914:Awana
1867:F.K.8
1862:F.K.3
1597:Awana
1592:Atlas
1577:Aries
1256:F.M.4
1236:F.K.9
1231:F.K.8
1226:F.K.7
1221:F.K.6
1216:F.K.5
1211:F.K.4
1206:F.K.3
1201:F.K.2
1196:F.K.1
540:Crew:
299:flaps
18:AW.52
1888:Wolf
1652:Wolf
1547:Ajax
1085:ISSN
1064:ISBN
1045:ISBN
1029:ISSN
996:ISBN
945:2018
907:2022
599:2 ×
457:, a
259:drag
139:The
133:1954
54:Type
1826:Ara
1790:Ape
1721:R33
1714:R29
1707:25r
1562:Ara
1128:at
652:1.6
448:in
2701::
1015:97
1013:,
1009:,
972:.
968:.
953:^
936:.
924:^
876:34
874:.
853:^
832:^
820:^
791:^
765:^
737:^
721:^
709:^
525:,
521:,
379:μm
369:,
358:.
333:.
305:.
272:.
151:.
1952:e
1945:t
1938:v
1163:e
1156:t
1149:v
1091:.
1072:.
1053:.
1035:.
974:L
947:.
909:.
786:.
579::
112:2
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
