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Re: BAC naval AEW studiesLooks like the Type 799 to OR.330 - aka R.156T and SP4. Vickers did a Valiant and proposed an aircraft below requirement (built of aluminium, thus below required speed due to kinetic heating) that was more buildable than rivals. It also had a two man crew rather that larger crews and specs of rivals. Avronwon the day with their Type 730. Most of the proposals did away with the windshield and featured periscopic visual systems for take off & landing.I think the only other Vickers projects with side by side seating are the Type 567 scimitar evolution and 581 early tailless VG bomber. Both had a conventional windshield however.Nice photo though, I didn't know the Type 799 ever got off the drawing board.
Re: BAC naval AEW studies
Looks like the Type 799 to OR.330 - aka R.156T and SP4. Vickers did a Valiant and proposed an aircraft below requirement (built of aluminium, thus below required speed due to kinetic heating) that was more buildable than rivals. It also had a two man crew rather that larger crews and specs of rivals. Avronwon the day with their Type 730. Most of the proposals did away with the windshield and featured periscopic visual systems for take off & landing.
I think the only other Vickers projects with side by side seating are the Type 567 scimitar evolution and 581 early tailless VG bomber. Both had a conventional windshield however.
Nice photo though, I didn't know the Type 799 ever got off the drawing board.
