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On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:43:03 +0100, ŽiŠardo wrote:
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On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:39:52 +0100, ŽiŠardo 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.
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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