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	De Havilland Sea Vixen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The de Havilland Sea Vixen was a 1950s two-seat jet fighter of the Fleet Air Arm (the air wing of the Royal Navy).
		The Sea Vixen had a twin-boom tail, as used on the de Havilland Sea Vampire and de Havilland Sea Venom, the latter for which the Sea Vixen was the replacement.
		Sea Vixen's aboard the fleet carriers flew numerous, and frequent, patrols in the region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/De_Havilland_Sea_Vixen (1212 words)

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	De Havilland Sea Vixen
		The de Havilland Sea Vixen was a two-seat jet fighter of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA); the air wing of the Royal Navy (RN), and built by de Havilland, most famous for designing the de Havilland Mosquito.
		Despite this, de Havilland continued with the project, and by the late 1950s the Royal Navy had realised its worth, with the aircraft entering service with the Fleet Air Arm.
		The Sea Vixen had a twin-boom tail, which displays that its ancestors were the de Havilland Sea Vampire and de Havilland Sea Venom, the latter of which the Sea Vixen was intended to replace.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/de_havilland_sea_vixen (1075 words)

	Encyclopedia: De Havilland Sea Venom
		The de Havilland DH.112 Venom was a single-seat and two-seat jet fighter-bomber and night-fighter of the Royal Air Force, while a navalised variant, the DH.112 Sea Venom, saw service with the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), the air-branch of the Royal Navy (RN), and was built by de Havilland.
		The de Havilland Sea Vixen was a 1950s two-seat jet fighter of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA); the air wing of the Royal Navy (RN) built by de Havilland.
		The Sea Vixen had a twin-boom tail, which displays that its ancestors were the de Havilland Sea Vampire and de Havilland Sea Venom, the latter for which the Sea Vixen was the replacement.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/De-Havilland-Sea-Venom (1611 words)

	ipedia.com: De Havilland Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		De Havilland continued to produce high performance aircraft including the high speed twin piston engine DH.88 Comet mailplane, one of which became famous in its red livery as the winner of the MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia.
		De Havilland (Canada) was formed in 1928 to build Moth aircraft for the training of Canadian airmen and continued after the war to build its own designs suited to the harsh Canadian operating environment.
		De Havilland (Canada) was eventually incorporated into the Bombardier group of companies and the Dash Eight remains in production with a particular emphasis being placed on its quiet operation in comparison to other aircraft of a similar size.
	www.ipedia.com /de_havilland.html (469 words)

	► De Havilland Sea Vixen: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The de Havilland Sea Vixen was a two-seat jet fighter of the Fleet Air Arm (Fleet Air Arm: the fleet air arm is the operational group of the royal navy responsible for the operation...
		Despite this, de Havilland continued with the project, and by the late 1950s (1950s: The decade from 1950 to 1959) the Royal Navy (Royal Navy: the royal navy of the united kingdom is the "senior service" of the armed services, being...
		Many other Sea Vixens remain in good condition though do not fly, and are located in a variety of museum (museum: A depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value) s, most are based in the UK though a handful are located abroad.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/de_havilland_sea_vixen (1326 words)

	DeHavilland.Net >DH110 Sea Vixen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The Sea Vixen is set to be the most exciting new air show participant during the 2001 season.
		Three days later I was the owner of the Vixen and had been swept up by her ever since." Thus Gwyn Jones, former Harvard display pilot, describes how in 1996 he came to be the bemused owner of the sole airworthy survivor of the Vixen breed.
		The Sea Vixen was designed as the DH 110 in competition with the Gloster Javelin to provide the RAF and Navy with a powerful radar and missile equipped all weather fighter capable of catching the new generation of fast jet bombers.
	www.dehavilland.net /seavixen.html (2088 words)

	Sea Vixen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The de Havilland Sea Vixen was a two-seat jet fighter of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA); the air wing of the Royal Navy (RN),and built by de Havilland, most famous for designing the de Havilland Mosquito.
		The Sea Vixen had a twin-boom tail, which displays that its ancestors were the de Havilland SeaVampire and de Havilland Sea Venom,the latter of which the Sea Vixen was intended to replace.
		Many other Sea Vixens remain in good condition though do not fly, and are located ina variety of museums, most are based in the UK though a handful are located abroad.
	www.therfcc.org /sea-vixen-305092.html (976 words)

	De Havilland Sea Vixen TT.8
		Sea Vixen FAW 1's were phased out of service from the 7th of October 1966.
		The Sea Vixen was a development of an RAF requirement based upon the DH110 that required a swept wing two seat fighter aircraft.
		The Sea Vixen was designed and operated in its primary role as a fighter providing airborne cover for the carrier and fleet.
	www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk /vixen/vixen.html (553 words)

	De Havilland Vampire
		The de Havilland Vampire was the second jet engined aircraft commissioned by the Royal Air Force during WW II, although it never saw combat.
		Originally named the Spidercrab, the aircraft was entirely a de Havilland project, and it utilised the company's extensive experience with using moulded plywood for aircraft construction (see Mosquito).
		Geoffrey de Havilland piloted the first test flight of prototype LZ548/G on September 30 1943 from Hatfield, six months behind the Meteor.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/de_havilland_vampire (783 words)

	IWM Duxford - Europe's premier aviation museum : de Havilland Sea Vixen
		From 1959 the Sea Venom began to be replaced by the de Havilland Sea Vixen, which became the Royal Navy's principal carrier-borne fighter of the 1950s.
		The Sea Vixen was the largest and final development of the de Havilland twin tail boom series of aircraft.
		Sea Vixens saw combat in the Persian Gulf in 1961 and remained in service until 1971.
	www.iwm.org.uk /duxford/naval6.htm (100 words)

	De Havilland Hornet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The correct title of this article is de Havilland Hornet.
		The de Havilland Hornet was a development of de Havilland's classic Mosquito designed as private venture for a long-range fighter for use in the Pacific Theater in the war against Japan.
		The Hornet equipped Fighter Command day fighter units in the UK and later was used with success as a strike fighter in Malaya.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/De_Havilland_Hornet (351 words)

	De Havilland Sea Venom (XG680), North East Aircraft Museum (Britain)
		A new wing with a leading edge sweepback of 17 degrees (although the trailing edge was straight) and thickness/chord ratio reduced from 14% to 10%.
		The Sea Venom was an adaption of the RAF's Night-Fighter NF2, and was a two seat, all-weather day or night fighter.
		November 1956, Sea Venoms took part in the Suez campaign, flying from the carriers Albion and Eagle, one of the squadrons flying the new FAW22.
	www.neam.co.uk /venom.html (1053 words)

	De Havilland Sea Vixen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The Real Thing: The De Havilland Vixen was originally a land based aircraft designed for the same RAF specification that was eventually won by the Gloster Javelin.
		Sea Vixens were built in both Christchurch on the South Coast, and at Hawarden near Chester.
		I was fortunate enough to have been to the Fleet Air Arm museum at Yeovilton, wher they have a Sea Vixen on disply with its wing folded, and obtained a number uf useful photgraphs.
	www.jstokes99.freeserve.co.uk /Models/details/seavixen.htm (600 words)

	De Havilland Sea Vixen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The Sea Vixen FAW1 was a development of De Havilland's all-weather and night fighter prototype, the D.H.110.
		An unusual feature of the Sea Vixen is its cockpit canopy which is positioned on the port side of the aircraft.
		The Sea Vixen FAW2 was similar to the FAW1, the main differences being Red Top missiles instead of the Firestreaks and forward extensions of the tailbooms to carry extra fuel.
	www.btinternet.com /~a.c.walton/navy/faa/seavixen.html (351 words)

	De Havilland Sea Vixen - Brief Introduction and Sources of Information
		he unusual shape of the DH 110 and Sea Vixen was one that grew out of the already successful twin-boomed Vampire, which had adopted this plan in order to keep the jet pipe short and thus minimize thrust loss from the puny centrifugal compressor turbojets (Goblin) of the day.
		The date of this first flight is the reason behind the choice of date for the 'Sea Vixen 50' reunion, September 29 2001 being as close as practicable.
		The odd thing here is that I remember visiting the office that had a large chinagraph board with the whereabouts of all currently operational Sea Vixens marked shortly after the 711 crash and I recall notes to that effect alongside the entry for XJ 520.
	lionels.orpheusweb.co.uk /AirSea/SeaVixen/InfoRef.html (1783 words)

	Encyclopedia: Sea Vixen
		It was powered by two 11,230lb thrust Rolls-Royce Avon 208 turbojet engines; had a speed of 690mph and a range of 600 miles.
		A notable visual aspect of the Sea Vixen is that the bubble of the Pilot accommodation is offset to the right hand side.
		The other crew member is housed completely within the normal lines of the fuselage and gains access via a flush-fitting hatch with a small window.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sea-Vixen (1245 words)

	Rolls-Royce Avon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Uprated versions soon followed, the RA.7/Mk.114 producing 7,350 lbf in the de Havilland Comet C.2, the RA.14/Mk.201 of 9,500 lbf in the Vickers Valiant and the RA.26 of 10,000 lbf used in the Comet C.3, Sud Aviation Caravelle, and Hawker Hunter F.6.
		An Avon-powered de Havilland Comet 4 flew the first scheduled transatlantic jet service in 1958.
		Other aircraft to use the Avon included the de Havilland Sea Vixen and Fairey Delta.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rolls-Royce_Avon (555 words)

	IMA's "Sea Vixen"
		The world's last airworthy de Havilland Sea Vixen, XP 924, now privately owned, had been ferried from Swansea to Bournemouth in preparation eventually to join the air show circuit.
		The Sea Vixen was the last of the de Havilland fighters - a supersonic aircraft designed in the '50's and retired from the Fleet Air Arm in the '70's.
		Knowing that Ian Argyle had flown on many missions as observer in Sea Vixens during his service with the Royal Navy in the '60's, I borrowed his log books and found that he had crewed in XP 924 on several occasions.
	guy.vankoetsveld.users.btopenworld.com /oaa/newsletter/nletter02/vixen.htm (1027 words)

	Memorable Schemes - DA.C
		That's not a Vampire, that's a De Havilland Sea Vixen.
		Red Bull is acting as a sponsor for the final airworthy Sea Vixen during the 2003 air show season.
		The Sea Vixen FAW.Mk 2 was the standard Royal Navy carrier-borne fleet defense figher during the 1950s...and the first British fighter to be designed without guns.
	www.diecastaircraftforum.com /showthread.php?t=29655 (207 words)

	Sea Vixen 50 - Images of Mk 2 XP 924 on ground and in flight.
		Sea Vixen 50 - Images of Mk 2 XP 924 on ground and in flight.
		The subject of the photographs was Sea Vixen Mk2 XP 924 which finished its front line flying duties with 899 Squadron operating from HMS Eagle.
		Note that the captions and commentary are not yet definitive and I welcome any anecdotes from ex Sea Vixen personnel.
	lionels.orpheusweb.co.uk /AirSea/SeaVixen/SV50Index.html (190 words)

	Model Art Decals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The instructions also give hints and tips on armaments and pylon positions for the Algerian based aircraft and the sheet includes all the roundels needed to model all the aircraft featured.
		The rest of the sheet is dominated by the mighty De Havilland Sea Vixen - again timely given the Revell reissue of the much sought-after Frog kit - and the sheet has markings for 766, 890, 892, 893 and 899 Naval Air Squadrons, including some subtle variations of the various squadron badges.
		Given that there are now detail and update sets available for the Sea Vixen, there's plenty of scope for lifting an elderly kit to more modern standards.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /jonathan.mock/iac/decal_reviews/ma_72029.html (204 words)

	DE HAVILLAND SEA VIXEN - REFERENCES
		de Havilland Aviation site is the place to go to find out when Foxy Lady is next flying, and even download a movie of her strutting her stuff.
		Rather a small section on the Sea Vixen and as a result it's a bit of rush through its history, with a small selection of fl and white photos.
		AIR Pictorial, February 1971: de Havilland Sea Vixen by Elfan ap Rees - development and service history with a fair number pictures, although these are all monochrome and fairly small - there is a rare shot of Simon's Sircus displaying though.
	www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk /seavixen/references.html (885 words)

	Avsim Commercial Review - Alpha Simulations DH Sea Vixen XP 924
		I was never too aware of the DH Sea Vixen until I saw a news report of it on British Television.
		Two of the biggest news agencies in Britain, the BBC and Sky News carried a report on the sea vixen.
		When I first saw the Sea Vixen in the news reports I remarked to myself on what an ugly plane it was, but the more I flew the Vixen, and grabbed shots of it I realized it was far from ugly.
	www.avsim.com /pages/0602/sea_vixen/sea_vixen.htm (845 words)

	De Havilland Sea Vixen Aircraft Spares, Parts and Information
		This page is specifically for parts and information on the Sea Vixen, for other De Havillands please see the main Aircraft parts adverts page.
		Elsewhere on this aircraft website you'll find a large gallery of photographs (I can't guarantee any photos of the Sea Vixen, but if you have any by all means email them over!) and stories sent in by pilots and aircrew of yesteryear.
		Please check the validity of the seller before purchasing or selling any items, and we recommend that purchases made of items offered in these ads, are only made in person and after inspection of the item(s) in question to ensure their condition.
	www.classicaircraft.co.uk /de_havilland_sea_vixen.htm (487 words)

	List of All Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The Sea Vixen is a striking aircraft that was originally intended for land-based service.
		The prototype was first flown on 26 September, 1951, and its mate joined the programme on 25 July 1952.
		The first order for the Sea Vixen was place in January, 1955, with the first full-stop, arrested landing being achieved aboard the Ark Royal in 1956.
	www.alphasim.co.uk /Shop_Factory/en-gb/p_23.html (181 words)

	DE HAVILLAND SEA VIXEN XJ490
		This was the RN Intensive Flight Trials Unit (IFTU) responsible for service trials before the aircraft was released for general squadron use.
		Two Sea Vixens were offloaded at Simbang Dockyard.
		Two replacement Sea Vixens (XJ490 and XJ579) were shipped out from HMS Daedalus (Lee-on-Solent, UK) as deck cargo on the SS Glenfalloch by the Mobile Aircraft Repair Transport and Salvage Unit (MARTSU).
	www.qam.com.au /aircraft/sea-vixen/XJ490.htm (437 words)

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