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class="ib-aircraft-caption">World speed record holder WG774</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">high-speed research aircraft</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">National origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Aerospace_manufacturer" title="Aerospace manufacturer">Manufacturer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Aviation_Company" title="Fairey Aviation Company">Fairey Aviation Company</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">On public display</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Primary user</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Establishment" title="Royal Aircraft Establishment">Royal Aircraft Establishment</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number built</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Introduction date</th><td class="infobox-data">Experimental</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First flight</th><td class="infobox-data">6 October 1954</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Retired</th><td class="infobox-data">1966 (<i>WG777</i>), 1973 (<i>WG774</i>)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Fairey Delta 2</b> or <b>FD2</b> (internal designation <b>Type V</b> within Fairey) is a British supersonic <a href="/wiki/Research_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Research aircraft">research aircraft</a> that was produced by the <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Aviation_Company" title="Fairey Aviation Company">Fairey Aviation Company</a> in response to a <a href="/wiki/List_of_Air_Ministry_specifications" title="List of Air Ministry specifications">specification</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Supply" title="Ministry of Supply">Ministry of Supply</a> for a specialised aircraft for conducting investigations into flight and control at <a href="/wiki/Transonic" title="Transonic">transonic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Supersonic" class="mw-redirect" title="Supersonic">supersonic</a> speeds. Features included a <a href="/wiki/Delta_wing" title="Delta wing">delta wing</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Droop_nose_(aeronautics)" title="Droop nose (aeronautics)">drooped nose</a>. On 6 October 1954, the Delta 2 made its <a href="/wiki/Maiden_flight" title="Maiden flight">maiden flight</a>, flown by Fairey test pilot <a href="/wiki/Peter_Twiss" title="Peter Twiss">Peter Twiss</a>; two aircraft would be produced. The Delta 2 was the final aircraft to be produced by Fairey as an independent manufacturer.<sup id="cite_ref-WG777_ind_his_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WG777_ind_his-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Fairey Delta 2 was the first jet aircraft to exceed 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 km/h) in level flight.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 10 March 1956, it set a new <a href="/wiki/Flight_airspeed_record" title="Flight airspeed record">world speed record</a> of 1,132 mph (1,822 km/h), exceeding the previous official record by 310 mph (500 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-first_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-first-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Delta 2 held the absolute World Air Speed Record for over a year. It continued to be used for flight testing, and was allocated to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Establishment" title="Royal Aircraft Establishment">Royal Aircraft Establishment</a> (RAE) in 1958. </p><p>A testbed aircraft was required to verify design calculations and wind tunnel results for the <a href="/wiki/Concorde" title="Concorde">Concorde</a> "<a href="/wiki/Delta_wing#ogee_delta" title="Delta wing">ogee delta</a>" wing design so one of the aircraft was extensively rebuilt as the <b>BAC 221</b>. On 1 May 1964, the modified aircraft performed its first flight. The FD2 was also used as the basis for Fairey's submissions to the Ministry for advanced <a href="/wiki/Interceptor_aircraft" title="Interceptor aircraft">all-weather interceptor</a> designs, culminating in the proposed <b>Fairey Delta 3</b> to meet the <a href="/wiki/Operational_Requirement_F.155" title="Operational Requirement F.155">F.155 specification</a>; however, the FD3 never got past the drawing-board stage. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Delta_2&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Delta_2&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the late 1940s, <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Aviation" class="mw-redirect" title="Fairey Aviation">Fairey Aviation</a>, a British aircraft manufacturer, had become interested in <a href="/wiki/Delta_wing" title="Delta wing">delta wing</a> technology and proceeded to submit multiple submissions based on the delta wing concept to the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Supply" title="Ministry of Supply">Ministry of Supply</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_73_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_73-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Ministry, being interested in these proposals, issued orders for models to test the envisioned delta wing, the first of which being built in 1947; testing was performed by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Establishment" title="Royal Aircraft Establishment">Royal Aircraft Establishment</a> (RAE). The program was succeeded multiple times, including an investigation into potential <a href="/wiki/VTOL" title="VTOL">VTOL</a> operations, leading to further flight tests of the delta wing models to be conducted in <a href="/wiki/Cardigan_Bay" title="Cardigan Bay">Cardigan Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> and <a href="/wiki/Woomera,_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Woomera, Australia">Woomera, Australia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1947, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Air_Ministry_specifications" title="List of Air Ministry specifications">Air Ministry Specification E.10/47</a> was issued for a full-scale piloted delta wing aircraft, resulting in the <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Delta_1" title="Fairey Delta 1">Fairey Delta 1</a>, which conducted its maiden flight at <a href="/wiki/MoD_Boscombe_Down" class="mw-redirect" title="MoD Boscombe Down">RAF Boscombe Down</a> on 12 March 1951.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_74_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_74-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Meanwhile, throughout the early and mid 1950s, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> (RAF) had developed an intense desire to advance the performance of their aircraft; in particular, the service sought new fighter aircraft that would be capable of routinely flying at very high speeds and high altitudes as a long-term replacement for its existing inventory of roughly 700 <a href="/wiki/First-generation_jet_fighter" class="mw-redirect" title="First-generation jet fighter">first-generation jet fighters</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_71_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_71-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time, there was a perception that Britain was trailing behind in supersonic aircraft design, and there was pressure to correct this.<sup id="cite_ref-rafmus_over_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rafmus_over-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wood_75_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_75-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Events such as the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> and rapid advances in the fields of <a href="/wiki/Supersonic" class="mw-redirect" title="Supersonic">supersonic</a> aerodynamics, structures and aero engines by the British aircraft industry had the effect of increasing demand and the potential capabilities of new fighters. In addition to developing improved versions of existing and emerging fighters such as the <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hunter" title="Hawker Hunter">Hawker Hunter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gloster_Javelin" title="Gloster Javelin">Gloster Javelin</a>, there was an appetite for even more promising entirely new aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following on from the Delta 1, the Ministry of Supply requested that Fairey conduct a further model programme for the purpose of <a href="/wiki/Transonic" title="Transonic">transonic</a> investigations.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_74_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_74-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Fairey did not find this proposal attractive, believing that a piloted aircraft would be mandatory if the project was to produce any worthwhile data. Fairey commenced work on a highly <a href="/wiki/Swept_wing" title="Swept wing">swept</a> twin-engine aircraft; however, the Ministry lacked enthusiasm for the twin-engine configuration, largely due to an existing rival project underway to produce a twin-engine supersonic aircraft – this would become the <a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning" title="English Electric Lightning">English Electric Lightning</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_75_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_75-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 1949, it was suggested that Fairey examine the prospects for a single-engine transonic aircraft as an alternative; by the end of the year, the company had produced their new project, out of which the Fairey Delta 2 (FD2) would directly originate. Accordingly, the Ministry issued Air Ministry Specification ER.103 for the project, ordering that a pair of prototype aircraft be produced.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_75_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_75-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fairey_FD2_XG774_Farnborough_08.09.56_edited-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Fairey_FD2_XG774_Farnborough_08.09.56_edited-2.jpg/220px-Fairey_FD2_XG774_Farnborough_08.09.56_edited-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Fairey_FD2_XG774_Farnborough_08.09.56_edited-2.jpg/330px-Fairey_FD2_XG774_Farnborough_08.09.56_edited-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Fairey_FD2_XG774_Farnborough_08.09.56_edited-2.jpg/440px-Fairey_FD2_XG774_Farnborough_08.09.56_edited-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="676" /></a><figcaption>The first Delta 2 <i>WG774</i> in its original design format landing at <a href="/wiki/Farnborough_Airport" title="Farnborough Airport">Farnborough</a> in 1956 during that year's <a href="/wiki/Farnborough_Air_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="Farnborough Air Show">SBAC Show</a> using its 'droop snoot', described by its inventor as a sectional fuselage<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>At the time, Fairey was mostly known for producing naval aircraft, such as the <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Swordfish" title="Fairey Swordfish">Fairey Swordfish</a> <a href="/wiki/Biplane" title="Biplane">biplane</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Firefly" title="Fairey Firefly">Fairey Firefly</a> <a href="/wiki/Monoplane" title="Monoplane">monoplane</a>; the design team lacked experience with high speed projects.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_75_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_75-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a remedy to this, in October 1951, Sir <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lickley" title="Robert Lickley">Robert Lickley</a> of <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Aircraft" title="Hawker Aircraft">Hawker Aircraft</a> was promptly recruited as Fairey's new Chief Engineer and became a major force behind the programme. Data that had been obtained from the earlier model work also proved to have been highly valuable to the Fairy Delta 2 programme.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_75_76_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_75_76-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Early development work on the FD2 would be hindered by two major factors, a lack of available information on wing and intake design, and the declaring of <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Gannet" title="Fairey Gannet">Fairey Gannet</a> as a 'super-priority' by the British government, which had necessitated delays.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_75_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_75-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 1952, technical drawings of the Fairey Delta 2 were issued and the development proper commenced.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_75_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_75-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From the project's beginning, Fairey designed the parameters of the FD2 to intentionally exceed that which was necessary only to achieving <a href="/wiki/Mach_number" title="Mach number">Mach 1</a>. In addition to seeking very high performance, the design adopted a general configuration and structure that would be readily adapted to future military requirements, so that it could potentially become a fighter aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_75_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_75-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In total, a pair of flight-capable aircraft were produced: <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_military_aircraft_serials" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom military aircraft serials">Serial numbers</a> <i>WG774</i> and <i>WG777</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-WG777_ind_his_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WG777_ind_his-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>WG777</i>, the second to be manufactured, was very similar to <i>WG774</i> except the underwing <a href="/wiki/Flap_(aeronautics)" title="Flap (aeronautics)">flap</a> system was not incorporated. There were also a few differences in terms of equipment and instrumentation. In addition to the two flying aircraft, a single static test airframe was also completed.<sup id="cite_ref-WG777_ind_his_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WG777_ind_his-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flight_testing">Flight testing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Delta_2&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Flight testing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 6 October 1954, <i>WG774</i>, the first FD2 to be completed, conducted its <a href="/wiki/Maiden_flight" title="Maiden flight">maiden flight</a>, flown by Fairey test pilot <a href="/wiki/Peter_Twiss" title="Peter Twiss">Peter Twiss</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rafmus_over_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rafmus_over-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to aviation author Derek Wood, the Delta 2 "proved to be an exceptional aeroplane from the outset".<sup id="cite_ref-wood_76_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_76-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 17 November 1954, <i>WG774</i> suffered an engine <a href="/wiki/Flameout" title="Flameout">flameout</a> on its 14th flight when internal pressure build-up collapsed the fuselage collector tank, closing off the fuel supply to the engine, while heading away from the airfield at 30,000 ft (9,100 m), 30 mi (50 km) after taking off from RAF Boscombe Down.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_76_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_76-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Twiss managed to glide to a <a href="/wiki/Deadstick_landing" title="Deadstick landing">dead-stick landing</a> at high speed on the airfield. Only the nose gear had deployed, and the aircraft sustained damage that put it out of action for eight months.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_76_77_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_76_77-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Twiss, who was shaken up by the experience but otherwise uninjured, received the <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Commendation_for_Valuable_Service_in_the_Air" title="Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air">Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One result of the crash was a temporary halt on the test programme, which did not resume until August 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During early flight tests, repeated supersonic test runs over southern Britain were conducted; as a result of these flights, a number of claims for damages against the <a href="/wiki/Supersonic_boom" class="mw-redirect" title="Supersonic boom">supersonic booms</a> were received.<sup id="cite_ref-twiss_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-twiss-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tests of the Delta 2's low-level supersonic flight capability were disrupted due to the perceived heightened risk posed by supersonic booms being produced during lower altitude flight; as such, the Ministry of Supply refused to allow this testing to be performed over the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_85_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_85-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this refusal, Fairey was able to base the Delta 2 temporarily in <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> and later in <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> so that the tests could be performed. The French government required the tests to be insured against damage claims; this demand had proved unacceptable with two British insurance companies quoting a premium of about £1,000 per flight; however, a French company insured them for £40. No claims were ever received in either France or Norway.<sup id="cite_ref-twiss_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-twiss-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wood_85_86_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_85_86-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fairey_Delta_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Fairey_Delta_2.jpg/220px-Fairey_Delta_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Fairey_Delta_2.jpg/330px-Fairey_Delta_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Fairey_Delta_2.jpg/440px-Fairey_Delta_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="420" /></a><figcaption>WG774 with the original polished-metal finish. It later received yellow stripes, followed by a purple and yellow scheme, before conversion to the BAC 221</figcaption></figure> <p>On 15 February 1956, <i>WG777</i>, the second Delta 2, performed its maiden flight from RAF Boscombe Down; piloted by Twiss, the aircraft reached transonic speeds during this first flight.<sup id="cite_ref-WG777_ind_his_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WG777_ind_his-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the final contractor check flight on 14 April 1956, <i>WG777</i> was formally accepted, upon which it was assigned to the RAE's high-speed research programme, conducting measurement, stability and handling research. In September 1956, both aircraft performed flight displays at the <a href="/wiki/Farnborough_Airshow" class="mw-redirect" title="Farnborough Airshow">Farnborough Airshow</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WG777_ind_his_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WG777_ind_his-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Delta 2 was typically used to conduct a multitude of tests including aerodynamics characteristics, handling, and stability performance.<sup id="cite_ref-WG777_ind_his_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WG777_ind_his-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Testing of the Delta 2 was carried out in France for some time, in part due to Fairey's good relations with <a href="/wiki/Dassault_Aviation" title="Dassault Aviation">Dassault Aviation</a> of France and the <a href="/wiki/French_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="French Air Force">French Air Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_85_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_85-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October and November 1956, a total of 47 low-level supersonic test flights were conducted from <a href="/wiki/Cazaux_Air_Base" title="Cazaux Air Base">Cazaux Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bordeaux" title="Bordeaux">Bordeaux</a>, France; a detachment of Dassault engineers closely observed these trials, learning a great deal about delta wing aircraft from the FD2. Dassault went on to produce the MD.550 Mystère-Delta design, which Wood notes "bore a striking resemblance" to the FD2; the MD.550 design would proceed to be manufactured as the successful <a href="/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_III" title="Dassault Mirage III">Dassault Mirage III</a> fighter.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_85_86_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_85_86-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wood credits the Delta 2 as having served to confirm Dassault's theories and supporting the designing and development of the Mirage III.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_86_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_86-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Once the manufacturer's testing was completed, both aircraft were formally handed over to the RAE. In addition to providing the institution with useful information on the characteristics of the 60°-swept delta wing, from 1958 onwards, the FD2 aircraft participated in various research projects and flying trials, including an investigation into the performance of ejector-type propulsive <a href="/wiki/Nozzle" title="Nozzle">nozzles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-flight_133_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_133-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The substantial rebuilding of the aircraft to participate in further research was first mooted in that same year as well.<sup id="cite_ref-flight_133_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_133-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In its original configuration, the Delta 2 performed flight tests, interspersed with periods of storage, up until mid-1966.<sup id="cite_ref-WG777_ind_his_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WG777_ind_his-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Breaking_the_world_airspeed_record">Breaking the world airspeed record</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Delta_2&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Breaking the world airspeed record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During August 1955, the Delta 2 flew at supersonic speed without using its <a href="/wiki/Afterburner" title="Afterburner">reheat</a> since the testing schedule did not yet require its use at that time.<sup id="cite_ref-twiss_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-twiss-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Wood, many members of the development team recognised that the FD2 possessed huge speed potential, beyond any other British-built aircraft in existence of that time.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_77_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_77-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During early flight testing, Twiss came to realise that the Delta 2 would be capable of speeds above 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 km/h) and proposed that it be flown on with the aim of breaking the current air speed record, which had then been held since 1955 by a <a href="/wiki/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre" title="North American F-100 Super Sabre">North American F-100 Super Sabre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50_years_flight_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50_years_flight-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Fairey found the Ministry of Supply unsupportive, having adopted the prevailing belief being that manned military aircraft would soon be replaced by <a href="/wiki/Guided_missiles" class="mw-redirect" title="Guided missiles">guided missiles</a>. Fairey had great difficulty in obtaining permission for the attempt. Twiss stated that the situation was "curiously inverted" from expectations, having expected that government agencies would have been enthusiastically pressing for a record-breaking flight as a means to bolster national prestige.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_77_78_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_77_78-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to Wood, Fairey was confronted by a combination of scepticism and apathy from <a href="/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Civil_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Her Majesty's Civil Service">Her Majesty's Civil Service</a>, to the extent that it appeared that the government were opposing the endeavor.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_78_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_78-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Ministry of Supply sought to avoid any association with a speed record bid while <a href="/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Limited" title="Rolls-Royce Limited">Rolls-Royce</a>, the FD2's engine manufacturer, also dismissed the attempt, claiming that the air intakes were unsuitable for speeds around Mach 1.5, and that the Avon engine would disintegrate at such speeds, despite an absence of any practical data to support this assertion. In spite of this opposition, Fairey sought to continue, and were given permission to proceed.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_78_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_78-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Ministry provided no financial support, having opted instead to loan the aircraft itself to Fairey and to charge the firm for its use of RAE assets. Fairey also had to finance its own insurance.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_78_79_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_78_79-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Regardless, Fairey chose to continue with the record attempt.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_79_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_79-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fairey_Delta_2_WG774_in_flight_c1956.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Fairey_Delta_2_WG774_in_flight_c1956.jpg/220px-Fairey_Delta_2_WG774_in_flight_c1956.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Fairey_Delta_2_WG774_in_flight_c1956.jpg/330px-Fairey_Delta_2_WG774_in_flight_c1956.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Fairey_Delta_2_WG774_in_flight_c1956.jpg/440px-Fairey_Delta_2_WG774_in_flight_c1956.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="367" /></a><figcaption>The first Fairey Delta 2 (s/n WG774) in flight, circa 1956</figcaption></figure> <p>In order to reduce the risk of another competitor beating them to it, preparations had to be carried out in a short space of time and in great secrecy.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_79_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_79-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The development and deployment of equipment suitable for the accurate measurement of flight at such speeds was a challenge in itself. For this purpose, a variety of ground measurement cameras were set up at <a href="/wiki/Chichester" title="Chichester">Chichester</a> and at <a href="/wiki/HM_Prison_Ford" title="HM Prison Ford">RNAS Ford</a>, various ground markers were installed at specified locations, and <a href="/wiki/Radar" title="Radar">radar</a> tracking from RNAS Ford and <a href="/wiki/RAF_Sopley" title="RAF Sopley">RAF Sopley</a>; flights by <a href="/wiki/Gloster_Meteor" title="Gloster Meteor">Gloster Meteors</a> and <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Venom" title="De Havilland Venom">de Havilland Venoms</a> for calibration purposes were also conducted by the RAF.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_79_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_79-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Operational demands on both the pilot and ground crews were severe and many runs were attempted but failed to qualify on one technicality or another. On the final day available, the first run also failed; the second and last run that day became the only chance left before the attempt would end. </p><p>On 10 March 1956, the Fairey Delta 2 broke the <a href="/wiki/Flight_airspeed_record" title="Flight airspeed record">World Air Speed Record</a>, raising it to 1,132 mph (1,811 km/h) or Mach 1.73.<sup id="cite_ref-rafmus_over_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rafmus_over-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This achievement exceeded the prior recorded airspeed record by 310 mph, or 37 per cent; never before had the record ever been raised by such a margin.<sup id="cite_ref-50_years_flight_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50_years_flight-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wood_79_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_79-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The achievement had also made the Fairey Delta 2 the first jet aircraft to exceed 1,000 mph (1,600 km/h) in level flight. </p><p>News of the new airspeed record quickly spread and had a prompt impact upon the international aeronautics industry, typical reactions being shock and near-disbelief.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_79_27-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_79-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Wood, consequences included in-depth studies of the FD2 airframe by the United States and the major reshaping of military aircraft programs in France. Fairey itself was elated with the achievement, viewing it as a practical endorsement of their design, and fuelled the firm's ambitions to establish a family of supersonic fighters on its basis.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_79_27-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_79-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The record stood until 12 December 1957, when it was beaten by a <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F-101_Voodoo" title="McDonnell F-101 Voodoo">McDonnell JF-101A Voodoo</a> of the United States Air Force.<sup id="cite_ref-twiss_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-twiss-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Proposed_derivatives">Proposed derivatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Delta_2&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Proposed derivatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Operational_Requirement_F.155" title="Operational Requirement F.155">Operational Requirement F.155</a></div> <p>Fairey produced a number of proposals which would have involved the further development of the Delta 2. The first of these was another experimental aircraft, designated as the <i>ER.103/B</i>, which would have paired the wings of the FD2 with a revised fuselage, which had a greater span and length.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_79_27-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_79-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ER.103/B was to have been powered by either a <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Gyron" title="De Havilland Gyron">de Havilland Gyron</a> or <a href="/wiki/Rolls-Royce_RB.106" title="Rolls-Royce RB.106">Rolls-Royce RB.122</a> and would have accommodated underwing fuel tanks for extended endurance. A combat fighter model, the <i>ER.103/C</i>, was also proposed, upon which the wings would have been scaled up by 50 per cent, with no radical aerodynamic alterations made. Combat equipment would have been provisioned, including a <a href="/wiki/Ferranti" title="Ferranti">Ferranti</a>-built <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_interception_radar#AI.23" title="Aircraft interception radar">aircraft interception radar 1495</a> and <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Firestreak" title="De Havilland Firestreak">de Havilland Firestreak</a> <a href="/wiki/Air-to-air_missile" title="Air-to-air missile">air-to-air missiles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_79_82_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_79_82-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fairey claimed that the ER.103/C would be capable of attaining Mach 2.26 at an altitude of 55,000 feet (17,000 m).<sup id="cite_ref-wood_82_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_82-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:19%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>"If it were not for the clumsy way in which you tackle things in Britain, you could have made the <a href="/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_III" title="Dassault Mirage III">Mirage</a> yourself." </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style=""><small><a href="/wiki/Marcel_Dassault" title="Marcel Dassault">Marcel Dassault</a>, founder of <a href="/wiki/Dassault_Aviation" title="Dassault Aviation">Dassault Aviation</a><sup id="cite_ref-wood_86_87_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_86_87-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small></cite></div> </div> <p>According to Fairey's projections, the ER.103/B could have been ready to fly within eighteen months of having received an order, while the ER.103/C could reach the same readiness within 30 months.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_82_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_82-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In particular, Fairey pursued <a href="/wiki/Operational_Requirement_F.155" title="Operational Requirement F.155">Operational Requirement F.155</a>, which called for a two-seat fighter equipped with radar and missiles with suitable performance to achieve an altitude of 60,000 feet (18,000 m) and Mach 2 within six minutes of taking off; while the company thought that their design would be fully capable of meeting the specified requirements, it was believed that the complete weapon system would not be fully developed until 1962. Thus, Fairey proposed that a simpler interim aircraft, if selected, could be available by 1960 or potentially earlier.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_82_83_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_82_83-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to the Gyron engine of earlier proposals, the proposed fighter was to be equipped with a pair of <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Spectre" title="De Havilland Spectre">de Havilland Spectre</a> <a href="/wiki/Rocket_engine" title="Rocket engine">rocket engines</a> that were mounted in fairings on the rear fuselage.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_83_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_83-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/High-test_peroxide" title="High-test peroxide">high-test peroxide</a> (HTP) fuel for the rocket engines was stored in tanks held in underwing <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_fairing" title="Aircraft fairing">fairings</a> and within the wing's <a href="/wiki/Leading_edge" title="Leading edge">leading edge</a>, separate from the turbojet engine's fuel storage. It featured a two-man crew, a pilot and radar operator/navigation, seated in a side-by-side configuration.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_83_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_83-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fuselage was <a href="/wiki/Area_rule" title="Area rule">area ruled</a> while large rectangular <a href="/wiki/Intake_ramp" title="Intake ramp">variable air intakes</a> were adopted. As specified, the fighter was tentatively armed with wingtip-mounted <a href="/wiki/Red_Top_(missile)" title="Red Top (missile)">de Havilland Red Top</a> air-to-air missiles.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_83_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_83-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further design revisions saw the single Gyron engine being replaced by a pair of RB.122 engines instead and the adoption of the <a href="/wiki/Red_Dean" title="Red Dean">Red Dean</a> missile, alongside refinements such as intake improvements and increased internal fuel capacity. Fairey stated that the aircraft was suited to <a href="/wiki/Interceptor_aircraft" title="Interceptor aircraft">interceptor</a> duties at various altitudes, <a href="/wiki/Attack_aircraft" title="Attack aircraft">strike</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aerial_reconnaissance" title="Aerial reconnaissance">aerial reconnaissance</a> missions were also mooted.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_83_33-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_83-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 April 1957, Fairey were informed by officials within the Ministry of Supply that their proposals were the favourite to meet Operational Requirement F.155.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_85_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_85-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, on 4 April 1957, <a href="/wiki/Duncan_Sandys" title="Duncan Sandys">Duncan Sandys</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Minister of Defence</a>, announced the effective termination of nearly all fighter aircraft development for the RAF, instantly removing the F.155 requirement.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_85_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_85-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A final attempt was made to progress a Delta 2 derivative into production came during the late 1950s for the new <a href="/wiki/German_Air_Force" title="German Air Force">German Air Force</a> of <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_87_88_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_87_88-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Running against a competing American bid with the <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter" title="Lockheed F-104 Starfighter">Lockheed F-104G Starfighter</a>, Fairey joined forces with Rolls-Royce and Dassault in a collaborative effort to produce a delta wing aircraft capable of reaching Mach 2 to meet the German demand for fighter aircraft. The proposal would have seen Dassault produce the wings, Fairey manufacture the fuselage, and Rolls-Royce provide the engine, which was intended to be a <a href="/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Spey" title="Rolls-Royce Spey">Rolls-Royce Spey</a> engine with reheat; Belgium also played a role in the programme.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_88_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_88-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the American lobby proved to be too strong, in part due to the subsequently uncovered <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_bribery_scandals" title="Lockheed bribery scandals">Lockheed bribery scandals</a> that had influenced German decision makers, and the F-104G was selected instead. This was the end for the FD2 as a fighter concept; the concept never saw any use as a production aircraft; Wood summarised the state of affairs as "the harvest was left to France to gather".<sup id="cite_ref-wood_86_88_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_86_88-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="BAC_221">BAC 221</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Delta_2&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: BAC 221"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Concorde" title="Concorde">Concorde</a> design used a then-new type of delta wing that was being developed at the RAE known as the <a href="/wiki/Ogee" title="Ogee">ogee</a> or ogival delta design. This design aimed to improve both supersonic wave drag with high leading-edge sweep and low thickness/chord ratio at the root,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and low-speed lift through flow separation at the leading edge which creates a rolled up vortex on top of the wing. The added suction under the vortex increases lift<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by an amount known as vortex lift. The wing root chord should be as long as possible, and highly swept where it meets the forward fuselage. Continued studies of this basic concept led to the ogee layout and it eventually became apparent that a series of full-scale flight tests would be necessary for its validation.<sup id="cite_ref-flight_133_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_133-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BAC221.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/BAC221.JPG/220px-BAC221.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/BAC221.JPG/330px-BAC221.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/BAC221.JPG/440px-BAC221.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>BAC 221 at the <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum" title="Fleet Air Arm Museum">Fleet Air Arm Museum</a>. The forward wing extension and curved leading edge can be seen</figcaption></figure> <p>Low-speed testing of the concept was already being provided by the <a href="/wiki/Handley_Page_HP.115" title="Handley Page HP.115">Handley Page HP.115</a>. Although high-speed performance appeared to be predictable, a dedicated testbed aircraft was desired, especially for drag measurements. As early as 1958, the RAE and Fairey began discussions about converting one of the Delta 2 prototypes to support the ogee wing.<sup id="cite_ref-flight_133_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_133-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fairey proposed stretching the fuselage a further three feet to better match the long planform, with the wing extending out onto the drooping nose. However, calculations showed that this extension was not great enough to counter the forward moving <a href="/wiki/Center_of_pressure_(fluid_mechanics)" title="Center of pressure (fluid mechanics)">centre of pressure</a> (CoP) that resulted from the extended planform, and there were also concerns that the over-wing engine intakes would swallow the vortex above the wing.<sup id="cite_ref-flight_133_21-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_133-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During 1960, further development activity was disrupted by the purchase of Fairey by <a href="/wiki/Westland_Aircraft" title="Westland Aircraft">Westland Aircraft</a>, who assigned further work on the conversion project to <a href="/wiki/Hunting_Aircraft" title="Hunting Aircraft">Hunting Aircraft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-flight_133_21-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_133-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Accordingly, in July 1960, the programme moved to Bristol and was now a part of the larger <a href="/wiki/British_Aircraft_Corporation" title="British Aircraft Corporation">British Aircraft Corporation</a> (BAC). Bristol suggested two ways forward, a minimal conversion with a sub-optimal wing but no other major changes, or a "maximal" conversion with a larger six foot extension to the fuselage and a much taller <a href="/wiki/Landing_gear" title="Landing gear">landing gear</a> more typical of the type expected on the Concorde. Both would also be equipped with a new <a href="/wiki/Elliott_Brothers_(computer_company)" title="Elliott Brothers (computer company)">Elliott Brothers</a> stabilization system, and have the engine intakes moved under the wing. The minimal conversion was considered to be more of a 'compromise', being less slender and lacking the additional fuel capacity that the maximal option provided for.<sup id="cite_ref-flight_133_134_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_133_134-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early September 1960, it was agreed that the "maximal" conversion would proceed; on 5 September of that year, <i>WG774</i> was flown to Bristol's Filton facility.<sup id="cite_ref-flight_134_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_134-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following a period of detailed design work, the re-manufacturing process commenced in April 1961. Considerable cost-cutting measures and management strategies, such as <a href="/wiki/Program_evaluation_and_review_technique" title="Program evaluation and review technique">PERT</a>, were adopted by BAC in order to not overrun on the fixed-price contract it had been issued for the work; some engineers were allegedly frustrated by this as apparent means of further improvement were dismissed.<sup id="cite_ref-flight_134_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_134-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 7 July 1961, the newly christened <i>BAC 221</i> was completed.<sup id="cite_ref-flight_134_41-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_134-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Various problems were encountered during the conversion. The newly lengthened landing gear required more <a href="/wiki/Hydraulics" title="Hydraulics">hydraulic</a> fluid, which required a larger reservoir to hold it, a higher capacity pump to move it quickly enough through the system, and so on through the hydraulic system.<sup id="cite_ref-flight_134_41-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_134-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moving the intakes below the wing meant they were no longer in-line with the compressor face so the ducting to the engine was curved upwards giving a noticeable bulge on the wing upper surface. No attempt was made to fit variable intakes.<sup id="cite_ref-flight_135_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_135-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At high throttle settings, considerable suction into the inlets was generated; in the event of a sudden down-throttle motion by the pilot would result in air "spilling" out of the intakes, which was a concern because it could flow above the wing and disrupt the vortex. Small lips were added to the intakes to help prevent this, but this proved to cause intake buzzing. Changes to the ducts, assisted by Rolls-Royce, addressed this issue.<sup id="cite_ref-flight_135_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_135-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One major advantage of the new design was its larger fuel capacity, which has been a major problem for the original FD2.<sup id="cite_ref-flight_135_137_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_135_137-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Delta 2 had often run low on fuel while still accelerating, thereby never reaching its full performance. The modifications for the 221 meant it was not capable of the same levels of performance; however, speeds of Mach 1.6 were attained during its test flights. In total, the BAC 221 featured a new wing, engine inlet configuration, a Rolls-Royce Avon RA.28, modified vertical stabilizer and a lengthened undercarriage to mimic Concorde's attitude on the ground. It first flew on 1 May 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-Janes_65_p130_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Janes_65_p130-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-flight_134_41-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_134-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sole 221 was used for varied flight testing from 1964 until 1973, after which it was placed on public display.<sup id="cite_ref-faamus_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-faamus-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Delta_2&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fary_Delta_II_(27686869390).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Fary_Delta_II_%2827686869390%29.jpg/220px-Fary_Delta_II_%2827686869390%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Fary_Delta_II_%2827686869390%29.jpg/330px-Fary_Delta_II_%2827686869390%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Fary_Delta_II_%2827686869390%29.jpg/440px-Fary_Delta_II_%2827686869390%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4295" data-file-height="3139" /></a><figcaption>Head-on view of an FD2 on static display, June 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>The Fairey Delta 2 has a mid-wing <a href="/wiki/Tailless_aircraft" title="Tailless aircraft">tailless</a> delta monoplane. It was powered by a single <a href="/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Avon" title="Rolls-Royce Avon">Rolls-Royce Avon RA.14R</a> <a href="/wiki/Turbojet" title="Turbojet">turbojet</a> engine with <a href="/wiki/Reheat" class="mw-redirect" title="Reheat">reheat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rafmus_over_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rafmus_over-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-flight_136_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_136-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The engine was fed by <a href="/wiki/Components_of_jet_engines#Air_intakes" title="Components of jet engines">air intakes</a> which were blended into the wing roots and featured an <a href="/wiki/Eyelid" title="Eyelid">eyelid</a>-type nozzle.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_75_9-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_75-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Located just forward of the nozzle were <a href="/wiki/Petal" title="Petal">petal</a>-type <a href="/wiki/Air_brake_(aeronautics)" title="Air brake (aeronautics)">air brakes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_75_9-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_75-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Delta 2 has a <a href="/wiki/Cylinder" title="Cylinder">cylindrical</a> cross-section <a href="/wiki/Fuselage" title="Fuselage">fuselage</a>, which closely fitted the Avon engine, and smoothly flowed into a long <a href="/wiki/Tapering_(mathematics)" title="Tapering (mathematics)">tapered</a> nose.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_75_9-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_75-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A long nose would normally have obscured the pilot's forward vision during landing, take-off and movement on the ground; so, to provide adequate visibility a <a href="/wiki/Droop_nose_(aeronautics)" title="Droop nose (aeronautics)">drooped nose</a> was fitted; the nose section, including the cockpit, could be drooped 10° using a hydraulically-actuated mechanism, in a similar manner to that which was used later on Concorde.<sup id="cite_ref-rafmus_over_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rafmus_over-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wood_76_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_76-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Delta 2 has a relatively small cockpit for the pilot which left little room for the installation of additional equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-flight_134_41-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight_134-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Delta was the first British aircraft to fly using all-powered controls. These controls, designed and produced by Fairey, were fully duplicated.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_73_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_73-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wood_75_76_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_75_76-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The flight control system was hydraulically operated and possessed no mechanical backup. Fairey had recently developed a new high-pressure hydraulic system and this was used in the design. The hydraulics provided no feedback or "feel" to the pilot's controls, so another system providing artificial feel was necessary.<sup id="cite_ref-twiss_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-twiss-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The wing features a 60° sweep of the leading edge and was very thin, at only 4% <a href="/wiki/Thickness_ratio" class="mw-redirect" title="Thickness ratio">thickness-chord ratio</a>, making the Delta 2's wing one of the thinnest known at that time.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_75_9-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_75-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The internal space housed both the main undercarriage and a total of four fuel tanks without any bulges or fairings in the wing, while four <a href="/wiki/Spar_(aeronautics)" title="Spar (aeronautics)">spars</a> provided for significant structural strength. The sizable horn-balanced <a href="/wiki/Aileron" title="Aileron">ailerons</a> and inboard <a href="/wiki/Elevator" title="Elevator">elevators</a> gave the Delta 2 a high level of manoeuvrability.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_75_9-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood_75-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft_on_display">Aircraft on display</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Delta_2&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Aircraft on display"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fairey_Delta_2_at_RAF_Museum_Cosford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1013863.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Fairey_Delta_2_at_RAF_Museum_Cosford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1013863.jpg/220px-Fairey_Delta_2_at_RAF_Museum_Cosford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1013863.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Fairey_Delta_2_at_RAF_Museum_Cosford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1013863.jpg/330px-Fairey_Delta_2_at_RAF_Museum_Cosford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1013863.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Fairey_Delta_2_at_RAF_Museum_Cosford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1013863.jpg/440px-Fairey_Delta_2_at_RAF_Museum_Cosford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1013863.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="323" /></a><figcaption><i>WG777</i> preserved in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Museum_Cosford" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Air Force Museum Cosford">Royal Air Force Museum</a> at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Cosford" title="RAF Cosford">RAF Cosford</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><i>WG774</i>, in BAC 221 form, is now on display alongside the British Concorde prototype at the <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum" title="Fleet Air Arm Museum">Fleet Air Arm Museum</a> at <a href="/wiki/RNAS_Yeovilton_(HMS_Heron)" title="RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)">Yeovilton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-faamus_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-faamus-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>WG777</i>, is preserved at the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Museum_Cosford" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Air Force Museum Cosford">Royal Air Force Museum</a> at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Cosford" title="RAF Cosford">RAF Cosford</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rafmus_over_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rafmus_over-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operators">Operators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Delta_2&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Operators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Establishment" title="Royal Aircraft Establishment">Royal Aircraft Establishment</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specifications_(Fairey_Delta_2)"><span id="Specifications_.28Fairey_Delta_2.29"></span>Specifications (Fairey Delta 2)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Delta_2&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Specifications (Fairey Delta 2)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fairy_Delta_23_(10023615886).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Fairy_Delta_23_%2810023615886%29.jpg/220px-Fairy_Delta_23_%2810023615886%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Fairy_Delta_23_%2810023615886%29.jpg/330px-Fairy_Delta_23_%2810023615886%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Fairy_Delta_23_%2810023615886%29.jpg/440px-Fairy_Delta_23_%2810023615886%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Close-up rear view of the Delta 2</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BAC_221,_Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum,_RNAS_Yeovilton._(11674250044).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/BAC_221%2C_Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum%2C_RNAS_Yeovilton._%2811674250044%29.jpg/170px-BAC_221%2C_Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum%2C_RNAS_Yeovilton._%2811674250044%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="245" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/BAC_221%2C_Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum%2C_RNAS_Yeovilton._%2811674250044%29.jpg/255px-BAC_221%2C_Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum%2C_RNAS_Yeovilton._%2811674250044%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/BAC_221%2C_Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum%2C_RNAS_Yeovilton._%2811674250044%29.jpg/340px-BAC_221%2C_Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum%2C_RNAS_Yeovilton._%2811674250044%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2357" data-file-height="3394" /></a><figcaption>Forward view of the Delta 2. Note the drooped nose</figcaption></figure> <p style="font-size: 90%; margin:0;"><i>Data from</i> <i>The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft</i><sup id="cite_ref-Orbis1695_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orbis1695-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>General characteristics</b></span> </p><ul><li><b>Crew:</b> 1</li> <li><b>Length:</b> 51 ft 7.5 in (15.74 m)</li> <li><b>Wingspan:</b> 26 ft 10 in (8.18 m)</li> <li><b>Height:</b> 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)</li> <li><b>Wing area:</b> 360 sq ft (33.44 m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b>Empty weight:</b> 11,000 lb (4,990 kg)</li> <li><b>Gross weight:</b> 13,884 lb (6,298 kg)</li> <li><b>Powerplant:</b> 1 × <a href="/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Avon" title="Rolls-Royce Avon">Rolls-Royce Avon RA.14R</a> with only one reheat setting, later replaced with an RA.28 as used for speed record<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> , 10,000 lbf (44 kN) thrust</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Performance</b></span> </p> <ul><li><b>Maximum speed:</b> 1,300 mph (2,092 km/h, 1,100 kn)</li> <li><b>Range:</b> 830 mi (1,336 km, 720 nmi)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Delta_2&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flight_airspeed_record" title="Flight airspeed record">Flight airspeed record</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Twiss" title="Peter Twiss">Peter Twiss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerospatiale-BAC_Concorde" class="mw-redirect" title="Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde">Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde</a></li></ul> <p> <b>Related development</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Delta_1" title="Fairey Delta 1">Fairey Delta 1</a></li></ul> <p><b>Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dassault_Mirage" title="Dassault Mirage">Dassault Mirage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning" title="English Electric Lightning">English Electric P1A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_188" title="Bristol 188">Bristol 188</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_707" title="Avro 707">Avro 707C</a></li> <li>Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21I Analog</li></ul> <p> <b>Related lists</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_experimental_aircraft" title="List of experimental aircraft">List of experimental aircraft</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Delta_2&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/85-A-10-Fairey-FD-2-WG777.pdf">"Individual History: Fairey FD-2 Delta WG777/7986M."</a> <i>Royal Air Force Museum</i>, Retrieved: 13 December 2016.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1956/1956%20-%200315.html?tracked=1"><i>Flight Magazine</i></a> 23 March 1956</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_73-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-wood_73_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_73_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, p. 73.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, pp. 73–74.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_74-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-wood_74_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_74_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, p. 74.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_71-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wood_71_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, p. 71.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rafmus_over-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-rafmus_over_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rafmus_over_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rafmus_over_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rafmus_over_8-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rafmus_over_8-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rafmus_over_8-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/collections/fairey-fd2/">"Fairey FD2."</a> <i>Royal Air Force Museum</i>, Retrieved: 13 December 2016.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_75-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-wood_75_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_75_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_75_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_75_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_75_9-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_75_9-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_75_9-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_75_9-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_75_9-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_75_9-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_75_9-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_75_9-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, p. 75.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, pp. 71–72.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://patents.google.com/patent/US2736523A/en">https://patents.google.com/patent/US2736523A/en</a>, "Sectional fuselage for aircraft"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_75_76-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-wood_75_76_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_75_76_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, pp. 75–76.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_76-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-wood_76_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_76_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_76_13-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, p. 76.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_76_77-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wood_76_77_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, pp. 76–77.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor 1984, pp. 430–431.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Jackson 1986, p. 104.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-twiss-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-twiss_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-twiss_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-twiss_17-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-twiss_17-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-twiss_17-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Twiss, 2000.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_85-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-wood_85_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_85_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_85_18-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_85_18-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, p. 85.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_85_86-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-wood_85_86_19-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_85_86_19-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, pp. 85–86.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_86-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wood_86_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, p. 86.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-flight_133-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-flight_133_21-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-flight_133_21-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-flight_133_21-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-flight_133_21-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-flight_133_21-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-flight_133_21-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Flight</i> 1964, p. 133.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_77-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wood_77_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, p. 77.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50_years_flight-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-50_years_flight_23-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-50_years_flight_23-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/50-years-ago-16-mar-1956-205374/">"50 years ago: 16 Mar 1956."</a> <i>Flight International</i>, 10 March 2006.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_77_78-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wood_77_78_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, pp. 77–78.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_78-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-wood_78_25-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_78_25-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, p. 78.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_78_79-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wood_78_79_26-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, pp. 78–79.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_79-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-wood_79_27-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_79_27-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_79_27-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_79_27-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_79_27-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_79_27-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_79_27-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, p. 79.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor, 1984, pp. 431–433.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_79_82-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wood_79_82_29-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, pp. 79, 82.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_82-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-wood_82_30-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_82_30-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, p. 82.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_86_87-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wood_86_87_31-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, pp. 86–87.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_82_83-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wood_82_83_32-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, pp. 82–83.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_83-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-wood_83_33-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_83_33-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_83_33-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wood_83_33-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, p. 83.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_87_88-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wood_87_88_34-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, pp. 87–88.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_88-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wood_88_35-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, p. 88.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wood_86_88-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wood_86_88_36-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wood 1975, pp. 86, 88.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A Case Study By Aerospatiale And British Aerospace On The Concorde By Jean Rich and Clive S.Leyman,AIAA Professional Study Series,p.3-4</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://reports.aerade.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826.2/3017?show=full">https://reports.aerade.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826.2/3017?show=full</a>, para 6.2.1 'Lift'</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Jarrett 2002, p. 179.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-flight_133_134-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-flight_133_134_40-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Flight</i> 1964, pp. 133–134.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-flight_134-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-flight_134_41-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-flight_134_41-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-flight_134_41-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-flight_134_41-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-flight_134_41-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-flight_134_41-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Flight</i> 1964, p. 134.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-flight_135-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-flight_135_42-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-flight_135_42-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Flight</i> 1964, p. 135.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-flight_135_137-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-flight_135_137_43-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Flight</i> 1964, pp. 135, 137.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Janes_65_p130-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Janes_65_p130_44-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor 1965, p. 130.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-faamus-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-faamus_45-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-faamus_45-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fleetairarm.com/exhibit/british-aircraft-corporation-221/4-6-47.aspx">"British Aircraft Corporation 221."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170113165213/http://www.fleetairarm.com/exhibit/british-aircraft-corporation-221/4-6-47.aspx">Archived</a> 13 January 2017 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum</i>, Retrieved: 13 December 2016.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-flight_136-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-flight_136_46-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Flight</i> 1964, p. 136.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Orbis1695-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Orbis1695_47-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Orbis 1985, p. 1695.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> Rolls-Royce Aero Engines, Bill Gunston 1989,<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output 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(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1%2B85260%2B037%2B3" title="Special:BookSources/1+85260+037+3">1 85260 037 3</a>, p.137</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Delta_2&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-first-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-first_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Far exceeded both the official 1955 record of 822.1 mph (1,323.0 km/h) by the "C" variant of a <a href="/wiki/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre" title="North American F-100 Super Sabre">North American F-100 Super Sabre</a> and the secret 1947 record (by 241 mph (388 km/h)) of 891 mph (1,434 km/h) by the <a href="/wiki/Bell_X-1" title="Bell X-1">Bell X-1</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Delta_2&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Buttler, Tony. "Fairey's Famous Research Deltas, Part Two - Type 221". <i>Air Enthusiast</i>, No. 94, July–August 2001, pp. 2–6. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/search?fq=x0:jrnl&q=n2:0143-5450">0143-5450</a></li> <li>Buttler, Tony and Jean-Louis Delezenne. <i>X-Planes of Europe: Secret Research Aircraft from the Golden Age 1946-1974</i>. Manchester, UK: Hikoki Publications, 2012. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-902-10921-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-902-10921-3">978-1-902-10921-3</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1964/1964%20-%202112.html">"BAC.211: Slender-delta Research Aircraft."</a> <i>Flight International</i>, 23 July 1964, pp. 133–138.</li> <li>Jackson, Robert. "Combat Aircraft Prototypes since 1945." Arco/Prentice Hall Press, New York, 1986. Library of Congress card number 85-18725. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-671-61953-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-671-61953-5">0-671-61953-5</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Jarrett" title="Philip Jarrett">Jarrett, Philip</a>. <i>Faster, Further, Higher: Leading-edge Aviation Technology Since 1945.</i> Putnam, 2002. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-851-77876-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-851-77876-3">0-851-77876-3</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_W._R._Taylor" title="John W. R. Taylor">Taylor, John W. R.</a> <i>Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965–66</i>. London: Sampsom Low, Marston, 1965.</li> <li>"The <a href="/wiki/Illustrated_Encyclopedia_of_Aircraft" title="Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft">Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft</a> (Part Work 1982–1985)." Orbis Publishing, 1985.</li> <li>Taylor, H. A. <i>Fairey Aircraft since 1915</i>. London: Putnam, 1974. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-370-00065-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-370-00065-X">0-370-00065-X</a>.</li> <li>Twiss, Peter. <i>Faster than the Sun</i>. London: Grub Street, 2000. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-902304-43-8" title="Special:BookSources/1-902304-43-8">1-902304-43-8</a>.</li> <li>Winchester, Jim. <i>Concept Aircraft: Prototypes, X-Planes and Experimental Aircraft</i>. Rochester, Kent, UK: Grange Books, 2005. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-84013-809-2" title="Special:BookSources/1-84013-809-2">1-84013-809-2</a>.</li> <li>Wood, Derek. <i>Project Cancelled</i>. 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Rotodyne">Rotodyne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Gannet_AEW.3" title="Fairey Gannet AEW.3">Gannet AEW</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Avions_Fairey" title="Avions Fairey">Avions Fairey</a> aircraft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avions_Fairey_Junior" title="Avions Fairey Junior">Avions Fairey Junior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avions_Fairey_Belfair" title="Avions Fairey Belfair">Avions Fairey Belfair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tipsy_B" title="Tipsy B">Tipsy B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tipsy_Nipper" title="Tipsy Nipper">Tipsy Nipper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Primer" title="Fairey Primer">Tipsy M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tipsy_S.2" title="Tipsy S.2">Tipsy S.2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Prier_monoplane" title="Bristol Prier monoplane">Bristol Prier monoplanes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Coanda_Monoplanes" title="Bristol Coanda Monoplanes">Bristol Coanda monoplanes </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Gordon_England_biplanes" title="Bristol Gordon England biplanes">Bristol Gordon England biplanes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_B.R.7" title="Bristol B.R.7">B.R.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_T.B.8" title="Bristol T.B.8">T.B.8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_T.B.8" title="Bristol T.B.8">P.B.8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol-Burney_seaplanes" title="Bristol-Burney seaplanes">X.2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol-Burney_seaplanes" title="Bristol-Burney seaplanes">X.3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Manufacturer<br /> designations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Scout" title="Bristol Scout">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Scout" title="Bristol Scout">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Scout" title="Bristol Scout">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Scout" title="Bristol Scout">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Scout" title="Bristol Scout">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_T.T.A." title="Bristol T.T.A.">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_F.3A" title="Bristol F.3A">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_S.2A" class="mw-redirect" title="Bristol S.2A">8</a></li> <li>9</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_M.1" title="Bristol M.1">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_M.1" title="Bristol M.1">11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_F.2_Fighter" title="Bristol F.2 Fighter">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_M.R.1" title="Bristol M.R.1">13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_F.2_Fighter" title="Bristol F.2 Fighter">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_F.2_Fighter" title="Bristol F.2 Fighter">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_F.2_Fighter" title="Bristol F.2 Fighter">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_F.2_Fighter" title="Bristol F.2 Fighter">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Scout_F" title="Bristol Scout F">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_M.1" title="Bristol M.1">20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Scout_F" title="Bristol Scout F">21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_F.2_Fighter" title="Bristol F.2 Fighter">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Badger" title="Bristol Badger">23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Braemar" title="Bristol Braemar">24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Braemar" title="Bristol Braemar">25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Pullman" title="Bristol Pullman">26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Tourer" title="Bristol Tourer">27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Tourer" title="Bristol Tourer">28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Tourer" title="Bristol Tourer">29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Babe" title="Bristol Babe">30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Grampus" title="Bristol Grampus">31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bullet" title="Bristol Bullet">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Pullman" title="Bristol Pullman">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Seely" title="Bristol Seely">36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Tramp" title="Bristol Tramp">37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Grampus" title="Bristol Grampus">42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Grampus" title="Bristol Grampus">43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Tramp" title="Bristol Tramp">44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Tourer" title="Bristol Tourer">45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Babe" title="Bristol Babe">46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Tourer" title="Bristol Tourer">47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Tourer" title="Bristol Tourer">48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bullfinch" title="Bristol Bullfinch">52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bullfinch" title="Bristol Bullfinch">53</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol_Type_55&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bristol Type 55 (page does not exist)">55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Grampus" title="Bristol Grampus">57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Ten-seater" title="Bristol Ten-seater">62</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol_Type_71&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bristol Type 71 (page does not exist)">71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Racer" title="Bristol Racer">72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Primary_Trainer" title="Bristol Primary Trainer">73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Ten-seater" title="Bristol Ten-seater">75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Jupiter_Fighter" title="Bristol Jupiter Fighter">76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_M.1" title="Bristol M.1">77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Ten-seater" title="Bristol Ten-seater">79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Tourer" title="Bristol Tourer">81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Primary_Trainer" title="Bristol Primary Trainer">83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_84_Bloodhound" title="Bristol Type 84 Bloodhound">84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Tourer" title="Bristol Tourer">86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Tourer" title="Bristol Tourer">88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Jupiter_Fighter" title="Bristol Jupiter Fighter">89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Berkeley" title="Bristol Berkeley">90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Brownie" title="Bristol Brownie">91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_92" title="Bristol Type 92">92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Boarhound" title="Bristol Boarhound">93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bagshot" title="Bristol Bagshot">95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_F.2_Fighter" title="Bristol F.2 Fighter">96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Badminton" title="Bristol Badminton">99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_101" title="Bristol Type 101">101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bulldog" title="Bristol Bulldog">105</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bullpup" title="Bristol Bullpup">107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_109" title="Bristol Type 109">109</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_110A" title="Bristol Type 110A">110A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_118" title="Bristol Type 118">118</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_118" title="Bristol Type 118">120</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_123" title="Bristol Type 123">123</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bulldog" title="Bristol Bulldog">124</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bombay" title="Bristol Bombay">130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_133" title="Bristol Type 133">133</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_143" title="Bristol Type 143">135</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bombay" title="Bristol Bombay">137</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_138" title="Bristol Type 138">138</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Blenheim" title="Bristol Blenheim">142</a>/<a href="/wiki/Bristol_Blenheim" title="Bristol Blenheim">142M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_143" title="Bristol Type 143">143</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bombay" title="Bristol Bombay">144</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_146" title="Bristol Type 146">146</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_148" title="Bristol Type 148">148</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Blenheim" title="Bristol Blenheim">149</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufort" title="Bristol Beaufort">152</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufighter" title="Bristol Beaufighter">156</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufighter" title="Bristol Beaufighter">158</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_159" title="Bristol Type 159">159</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Blenheim" title="Bristol Blenheim">160</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Buckingham" title="Bristol Buckingham">161</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Buckingham" title="Bristol Buckingham">162</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Buckingham" title="Bristol Buckingham">163</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Brigand" title="Bristol Brigand">164</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Brigand" title="Bristol Brigand">165</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Buckmaster" title="Bristol Buckmaster">166</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Brabazon" title="Bristol Brabazon">167</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Freighter" title="Bristol Freighter">170</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Sycamore" title="Bristol Sycamore">171</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_172" title="Bristol Type 172">172</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_173" title="Bristol Type 173">173</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_172" title="Bristol Type 172">174</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Britannia" title="Bristol Britannia">175</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_172" title="Bristol Type 172">176</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UB.109T" title="UB.109T">182</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_188" title="Bristol 188">188</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Belvedere" title="Bristol Belvedere">191</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Belvedere" title="Bristol Belvedere">192</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Belvedere" title="Bristol Belvedere">193</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_223" title="Bristol Type 223">198</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_200" title="Bristol Type 200">200</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_223" title="Bristol Type 223">213</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_223" title="Bristol Type 223">223</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By role</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Scout" title="Bristol Scout">Scout A-D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Scout_F" title="Bristol Scout F">Scout E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Scout_F" title="Bristol Scout F">Scout F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Scout" title="Bristol Scout">Bristol S.2A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_M.1" title="Bristol M.1">M.1 Monoplane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_F.2_Fighter" title="Bristol F.2 Fighter">F.2 Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Badger" title="Bristol Badger">Badger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Jupiter_Fighter" title="Bristol Jupiter Fighter">Jupiter Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bagshot" title="Bristol Bagshot">Bagshot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bulldog" title="Bristol Bulldog">Bulldog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bullfinch" title="Bristol Bullfinch">Bullfinch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_123" title="Bristol Type 123">Type 123</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_133" title="Bristol Type 133">Type 133</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Blenheim" title="Bristol Blenheim">Blenheim IF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_146" title="Bristol Type 146">Type 146</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufighter" title="Bristol Beaufighter">Beaufighter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Passenger Transports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Tourer" title="Bristol Tourer">Tourer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Ten-seater" title="Bristol Ten-seater">Ten-Seater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Primary_Trainer" title="Bristol Primary Trainer">Taxiplane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Pullman" title="Bristol Pullman">Pullman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Blenheim" title="Bristol Blenheim">Type 142 <i>Britain First</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Brabazon" title="Bristol Brabazon">Brabazon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Britannia" title="Bristol Britannia">Britannia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Reconnaissance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_84_Bloodhound" title="Bristol Type 84 Bloodhound">Bloodhound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bolingbroke" title="Bristol Bolingbroke">Bolingbroke</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Trainer</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Boxkite" title="Bristol Boxkite">Bristol Boxkite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Coanda_Monoplanes" title="Bristol Coanda Monoplanes">Bristol Coanda Monoplanes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_T.B.8" title="Bristol T.B.8">T.B.8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_P.B.8" title="Bristol P.B.8">P.B.8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Primary_Trainer" title="Bristol Primary Trainer">Primary Trainer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bolingbroke" title="Bristol Bolingbroke">Bolingbroke IVT/IVTT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Buckmaster" title="Bristol Buckmaster">Buckmaster</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bombay" title="Bristol Bombay">Bombay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Ten-seater" title="Bristol Ten-seater">Brandon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Buckingham" title="Bristol Buckingham">Buckingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Freighter" title="Bristol Freighter">Freighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Superfreighter" title="Bristol Superfreighter">Superfreighter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Experimental</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bristol-Burney_seaplanes" title="Bristol-Burney seaplanes">X.2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol-Burney_seaplanes" title="Bristol-Burney seaplanes">X.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bullet" title="Bristol Bullet">Bullet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Racer" title="Bristol Racer">Racer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_92" title="Bristol Type 92">Type 92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Type_138" title="Bristol Type 138">Type 138</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_188" title="Bristol 188">Type 188</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Type 221</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bombers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Braemar" title="Bristol Braemar">Braemar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Berkeley" title="Bristol Berkeley">Berkeley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bombay" title="Bristol Bombay">Bombay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Blenheim" title="Bristol Blenheim">Blenheim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Blenheim" title="Bristol Blenheim">Bisley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufort" title="Bristol Beaufort">Beaufort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Buckingham" title="Bristol Buckingham">Buckingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Brigand" title="Bristol Brigand">Brigand</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sporting</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> 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