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News The 80th anniversary of the Spitfire's first flight.
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I think the Spitfire absorbed all of the aesthetic beauty out of the U.K.'s aircraft industry for at least a generation.
Thereafter we only say the likes of such beasts as the Wyvern, the E.E. Lightning, the Vulcan, and the (shutters) Buccaneer. :lol:
Thereafter we only say the likes of such beasts as the Wyvern, the E.E. Lightning, the Vulcan, and the (shutters) Buccaneer. :lol:
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Post WWII UK aircraft industry was a mess, lots of small and large companies that got a forced merger/nationalisation. Surprising anything got built at all!
I think the Harrier deserves a mention, if nothing else it was a first.
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I think the Harrier deserves a mention, if nothing else it was a first.
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The Buccaneer is awesome-looking. So is the Harrier, at least the newer ones with the bigger wing.
There has always been a distinctive look to Brit planes that set them apart, at least until the latter years when all the mergers sucked all the individuality out and made everything look the same. See every Airbus jetliner for an example in design boredom.
There has always been a distinctive look to Brit planes that set them apart, at least until the latter years when all the mergers sucked all the individuality out and made everything look the same. See every Airbus jetliner for an example in design boredom.
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The Harrier and Buccaneer are both products of 1950s design work. The Harrier evolved from the P1127 test aircraft and the first versions were called Kestrel. The modern Harrier II was a UK/US redesign from the early 80s which added a bigger wing and a wider bubble canopy, as well as bigger engine intakes set further back from the cockpit, all of which "improved" its looks by making it look more muscular and warlike. The Buccaneer never went through such radical design evolutions over its career as far as I know.
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Its a shame Barnes Wallis didn't get the chance to put some of his aircraft designs past the model stage. He certainly didn't lack imagination.
Swing wing supersonic passenger airliner, The Swallow.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=b..._6nLAhUG2BoKHUeADG0Q_AUIBygB&biw=1024&bih=493
http://www.sirbarneswallis.com/Supersonics.htm
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Swing wing supersonic passenger airliner, The Swallow.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=b..._6nLAhUG2BoKHUeADG0Q_AUIBygB&biw=1024&bih=493
http://www.sirbarneswallis.com/Supersonics.htm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moreRketqek
Interesting comparison of the Spitfire to the Me-109, talking about strengths and weaknesses from the 1940 versions of each plane.
Interesting comparison of the Spitfire to the Me-109, talking about strengths and weaknesses from the 1940 versions of each plane.
