Fairey Delta 2

[jd]

Speed record holder; and Concorde test aid

[®i©ardo]

jd wrote:
> Speed record holder; and Concorde test aid
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It looks more like British Aircraft Corporation 221 WG774 than the
Fairey Delta II!

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[none]

On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:39:52 +0100, ®i©ardo wrote:

> jd wrote:
>> Speed record holder; and Concorde test aid
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> It looks more like British Aircraft Corporation 221 WG774 than the
> Fairey Delta II!

Rebuilt as BAC 221, but it is both:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_221,
as the FD2 was 'rebuilt' (new wing form) to the BAC 221 to assist with
Concorde development.

[®i©ardo]

none wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:39:52 +0100, ®i©ardo wrote:
>
>> jd wrote:
>>> Speed record holder; and Concorde test aid
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>> It looks more like British Aircraft Corporation 221 WG774 than the
>> Fairey Delta II!
>
> Rebuilt as BAC 221, but it is both:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_221,
> as the FD2 was 'rebuilt' (new wing form) to the BAC 221 to assist with
> Concorde development.

Ah, and this little rascal at Cosford is?

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[none]

On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:43:03 +0100, ®i©ardo wrote:

> none wrote:
>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:39:52 +0100, ®i©ardo wrote:
>>
>>> jd wrote:
>>>> Speed record holder; and Concorde test aid
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>> It looks more like British Aircraft Corporation 221 WG774 than the
>>> Fairey Delta II!
>>
>> Rebuilt as BAC 221, but it is both:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_221,
>> as the FD2 was 'rebuilt' (new wing form) to the BAC 221 to assist with
>> Concorde development.
>
> Ah, and this little rascal at Cosford is?

The second (& un-rebuilt) FD2.
Is this the one that actually set the world speed record?

Any one know why the FD2 stayed as a research aircraft rather than moving
on to production status in some form? I know that the UK was seen as an
industry of prototypes, but with something like this you do wonder where
was the commerical instinct.

[Andrew Chaplin]

"none" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:43:03 +0100, ®i©ardo wrote:
>
>> none wrote:
>>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:39:52 +0100, ®i©ardo wrote:
>>>
>>>> jd wrote:
>>>>> Speed record holder; and Concorde test aid
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>> It looks more like British Aircraft Corporation 221 WG774 than the
>>>> Fairey Delta II!
>>>
>>> Rebuilt as BAC 221, but it is both:
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_221,
>>> as the FD2 was 'rebuilt' (new wing form) to the BAC 221 to assist with
>>> Concorde development.
>>
>> Ah, and this little rascal at Cosford is?
>
> The second (& un-rebuilt) FD2.
> Is this the one that actually set the world speed record?
>
> Any one know why the FD2 stayed as a research aircraft rather than moving
> on to production status in some form? I know that the UK was seen as an
> industry of prototypes, but with something like this you do wonder where
> was the commerical instinct.

I think it was too sma' for anything but development as an interceptor, and
the EE Lightning already was going to cover that base.
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[®i©ardo]

none wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:43:03 +0100, ®i©ardo wrote:
>
>> none wrote:
>>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:39:52 +0100, ®i©ardo wrote:
>>>
>>>> jd wrote:
>>>>> Speed record holder; and Concorde test aid
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>> It looks more like British Aircraft Corporation 221 WG774 than the
>>>> Fairey Delta II!
>>> Rebuilt as BAC 221, but it is both:
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_221,
>>> as the FD2 was 'rebuilt' (new wing form) to the BAC 221 to assist with
>>> Concorde development.
>> Ah, and this little rascal at Cosford is?
>
> The second (& un-rebuilt) FD2.
> Is this the one that actually set the world speed record?
>
> Any one know why the FD2 stayed as a research aircraft rather than moving
> on to production status in some form? I know that the UK was seen as an
> industry of prototypes, but with something like this you do wonder where
> was the commerical instinct.

Some data here for you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational_Requirement_F.155

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[®i©ardo]

none wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:43:03 +0100, ®i©ardo wrote:
>
>> none wrote:
>>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:39:52 +0100, ®i©ardo wrote:
>>>
>>>> jd wrote:
>>>>> Speed record holder; and Concorde test aid
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>> It looks more like British Aircraft Corporation 221 WG774 than the
>>>> Fairey Delta II!
>>> Rebuilt as BAC 221, but it is both:
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_221,
>>> as the FD2 was 'rebuilt' (new wing form) to the BAC 221 to assist with
>>> Concorde development.
>> Ah, and this little rascal at Cosford is?
>
> The second (& un-rebuilt) FD2.
> Is this the one that actually set the world speed record?
>
> Any one know why the FD2 stayed as a research aircraft rather than moving
> on to production status in some form? I know that the UK was seen as an
> industry of prototypes, but with something like this you do wonder where
> was the commerical instinct.

Some data here for you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational_Requirement_F.155

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