From ‘Stuck on the Drawing Board’ by Richard Payne
Avro’s original projects against the Type 3 Specifications were the Avro 690 and 692 (or Avro XXII and XXIII), both powered by six Rolls-Royce Merlin 100 engines. These were superseded by the Avro 693 in 1945, which began life powered by four...
Hi,
in ER.110D Spec. for variable wing-sweep research aircraft,the contenders were Armstrong Whitworth AW.59,Blackburn
B-90,Boulton Paul P.121,Bristol-183 and Saunders P.149.
The Balckburn B-90 was single seat VG aircraft project powered by one Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire turbojet and it
had...
air ministry
britishempire
cold war
early 1950s
experimental
great britain
ministry of supply
royal air force
royal aircraft establishment
supersonic
united kingdom
variable geometry
Hi folks,
A little while back I mentioned this set of books - well I have been in contact with the author, Keith Meggs and can now inform you that the first volume of this set should be available in the very near future. Moreover, Keith is recording the details of those who are interested in...
1880s
19th century
aerospace industry
british commonwealth
britishempire
commonwealth of australia
early 1980s
government aircraft factories
late 20th century
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