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  Fairey Aviation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fairey Aviation Company, Ltd was a British aircraft manufacturer of the first half of the 20th century.
Notable for a number of important planes, including the Fairey III family and the Fairey Swordfish it had a strong presence in the supply of naval aircraft..
Founded in 1916, the company's first craft was the Fairey Campania, a patrol seaplane that first flew in February 1917.
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 fd22   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Royal Aircaft Establishment firmly believed that a delta wing possessed the correct characteristics for this regime, a belief that probably led to the cancellation of the Miles M.52.
Fairey had already produced the FD.1 point defence interceptor demonstrator, so had experience of delta wings.
Fairey further developed the delta concept with the Delta 3, a heavy fighter to meet
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 Fairey - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Fairey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Fairey Campania of World War I was the first aircraft designed to be operated from an aircraft carrier.
It was fitted with floats but used a wheeled trolley to take off from the deck, landing in the sea and being hoisted inboard.
One of the few models produced for the Royal Air Force, the Fairey Battle, was a two-seat monoplane light day bomber.
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 Articles - Delta wing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
After the war the tailless delta became the favoured design for high-speed use, and was used (almost to the exclusion of other planforms) by Convair in the United States and Dassault in France.
The primary advantage of the delta wing design is that the wing´s leading edge remains behind the shock wave generated by the nose of the aircraft when flying at supersonic speeds, which is an improvement on traditional wing designs.
While this is also true of highly swept wings, the delta´s planform carries across the entire aircraft, allowing it to be built much more strongly than a swept wing, where the spar meets the fuselage far in front of the center of gravity.
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 Fairey FD2 airplane pictures & aircraft photos - RAF Museums
To try to retrieve matters the Ministry of Supply issued a specification for a supersonic research aircraft, and Fairey set about meeting this with a delta-winged aircraft designed for investigation into flight and control at transonic and supersonic speeds.
To improve the pilot's forward view during landing, taxiing and take-off, the cockpit and nose section could be hinged downwards by ten degrees.
Fairey test-pilot Peter Twiss flew the first FD2, WG774, on its maiden flight on 6 October 1954.
www.rafmuseum.com /fairey-fd2.htm   (197 words)

  
 Aviation
The opening of Fairey Aviations factory at Heaton Chapel was far sighted as the War clouds gathered over Europe in the late 1930s.
In addition, The Crossley Motors works between the original Fairey factory and the Manchester o Stockport railway line was taken over as a Government "shadow factory" and, under Fairey management, commenced construction on Bristol Beaufighter night fighters.
Fairey Aviation was a major supplier of aircraft to the RAF and the Fleet Air Arm during World War Two.
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 The Fairey Owners Club
The idea of the Fairey Huntress was the brainchild of Richard Fairey, son of Sir Richard.
These centre-plates had to be wound up and down by a thick cable and when the boat was at full speed, a plume of water rose up through the middle of the boat caused by the water pressure around this plate.
Back at Fairey Marine, it was decided to produce their own 23' cabin boat, Alan Burnard was given the task of designing it, which then became known as the 'Huntress'.
www.faireyownersclub.co.uk /default.asp?content=boats&type=huntress   (1065 words)

  
 Twiss Bio (96)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Fuel was so short that his Fairey Delta 2 had to be towed to the runway.
In a real "career change," he joined Fairey Marine and was responsible for development and sales of a fast Day Cruiser, capable of over 40 knots.
Not one to be chair bound, Twiss often tested and demonstrated the boats and, as a result, spent many enjoyable years on the water.
www.au.af.mil /au/goe/eaglebios/96bios/twiss96.htm   (600 words)

  
 The Fairey Owners Club
Fairey Marine Ltd was created in the late 1940's by the love of yachting of Sir Richard Fairey and Fairey Aviation's Managing Director, Mr.
All were at the helm in the 1960's when Fairey Marine introduced their range of motor cruisers to the world and their encouragement to the club since it's formation in 1986 has been overwhelming.
Using the Fairey Dagger hull and a superstructure re-designed by Alan Burnard, Swordsman Marine showed the first Swordsman 37 at the Southampton Boat Show later that year.
www.faireyownersclub.co.uk /default.asp?content=theboats   (616 words)

  
 FSDome.com - Microsoft Flight Simulator Downloads - Aircraft, Panels, Sounds, Scenery etc
And, This is an airframe that remodeled a Fairey Delta F.D.2 used for the supersonic record test.
Boeing 737-800 in Delta Airlines "Spirit of America" livery, for AI traffic; many thanks to Joe Gregorio for letting me use his original textures for this project.
For shape, It equips with a large-scale delta wing that draws a triangle, and the cockpit is built into the fin and rudder with the thickness.
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 Det supersoniske kapløb
Fairey Delta havde en række revolutionerende træk - en lang smal deltavinge der var perfekt til supersonisk flyvning, og nedadvendt næseparti, hvilket gav piloten bedre udsyn.
Det mest interessante ved Fairey Delta var den nedadrettede næse.
Opmuntrede af Fairey Delta´s succes nedsatte briterne en komite der skulle koordinere udviklingen af supersoniske passagerfly.
www.flykending.dk /tema/historie/super/index.htm   (1833 words)

  
 Fairey F.D.1 Delta One   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Fairey F.D.1 Delta One (VX350 c/n F.8477) RAF
Designed as a vertical take-off fighter it was intended to be launched from an inclined ramp.
It was a tiny delta with a span of 19 ft 6,5 in (5.96 m) and long 26 ft 3 in (8 m).
1000aircraftphotos.com /Contributions/VanTilborg/2653.htm   (93 words)

  
 British prototype aircraft models
was flown in 1954 and was built to investigate the characteristics of a delta wing at transonic and supersonic speeds.
In 1956 a 1,000 mph overland speed record was set and the results of the work were later used on the Concord with the Delta 2 featuring the "drooping nose".
The Fairey Rotodyne was envisaged to provide passenger transportation between city centres using the vertical landing and take-off advantages of a helicopter and the speed of a conventional aircraft with a wing.
www.xs4all.nl /~designer/models/proto/protobrit.htm   (756 words)

  
 Rolls-Royce Avon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The line eventually topped out with the 12,690 lbf (56,450 N) and 16,360 lbf (72,770 N) in afterburner RA.29 Mk.301/2 used in later versions of the English Electric Lightning.
Other aircraft to use the Avon included the de Havilland Sea Vixen and Fairey Delta.
The Avon was also produced under license by Svenska Flygmotor, the RA.3/Mk.109 as the RM5, and an uprated RA.29 as the RM6 with 17,110 lbf (76,110 N).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rolls-Royce_Avon   (565 words)

  
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The upper wing was fitted directly on top of the monococque fuselage, with the head of the pilot appearing through a circular hole in the upper wing.
Type: Delta II Function: experimental Year: 1954 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 4765kg R.R. Avon R.A.28 Speed: 1910km/h Ceiling: Range: 1340km Demon, Hawker (I-GB-A-F-B-N-IL1) Two-seat fighter development of the {Hart} -- an easy answer to the RAF requirement for a fighter capable of intercepting the Hart.
It is of canarded delta configuration, with rectanguler chin intakes for its twin engines.
users.skynet.be /Emmanuel.Gustin/faq/br_mil.txt   (15195 words)

  
 Unreal Aircraft - Post-WW2 British aircraft gallery
Omar spent seven years in the RN Fleet Air Arm and three years at the Empire Test Pilots School at Farnborough in the late 1950's.
The Firefly was derived from the Fairey Fulmar, and was designed as a fleet reconnaissance aircraft for the Royal Navy.
The 'bad guys' boat was driven by Peter Twiss, driving one of the other boats was former Fairey Marine sales director Charles Currey.
www.unrealaircraft.com /fowler/index.php   (1928 words)

  
 eBay - jets delta, Transportation, Diecast, Toy Vehicles items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Delta Air Lines Gemini Jets Boeing 727 Delta Airlines
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EARLY JETS OF THE RAF Fairey Delta 2 AW52 Bristol 188
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 ThroneOut - Australian Republican is the True King of England
On being first to break the sound barrier - Actually it was the Fairey Delta II, which established the overall speed record of 1152 mph in 1957.
Fairey Rotodyne - First vertical takeoff and horizonal flight airliner.
Fairey then transitioned manufacturing to helicopters and later sold the works to Westland.
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 Bristol Aero Collection
The Pegasus was used in many military aircraft, including the Fairey Swordfish, Vickers Wellington, Short Sunderland, and Bristol Bombay.
It still has the remains of a two-blade propeller attached, and is probably from a Fairey Swordfish.
The BAC 221, a high speed research aircraft that was modified at Filton from a Fairey Delta, also used the R-R Avon.
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Type: Delta II Function: experimental Year: 1954 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 4765kg R.R. Avon R.A.28 Speed: 1910km/h Ceiling: Range: 1340km Demon, Hawker Two-seat fighter development of the Hart -- an easy answer to the RAF requirement for a fighter capable of intercepting the Hart.
Fox, Fairey The Fox biplane bomber was faster than the contemporary RAF fighters.
The 115 had a sharp-edged 74.7 degree swept delta wing; the engine was fitted on top of the wing, the short fuselage extended below it, and the landing gear was fixed.
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 eBay.co.uk - fairey, Model Kits, Non-Fiction Books, Transportation items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Fairey Overdrive Series LandRover Land Rover + xtras
Air Land Speed Fairey Delta 2 Model.Peter Twiss.
Airfix 1;72 model of a Fairey Swordfish MIB
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 Airliners.net Photos: UK - Navy BAC 221 (Fairey Delta 2)
Fairey were commissioned to build this delta-winged prototype, powered by a Rolls-Royce Avon engine with afterburner.
Nicknamed the "mini-Concorde", this hugely significant aircraft was the direct predecessor of the famous Concorde supersonic airliner, appropriately parked alongside.
One of only two Fairey Delta 2s ever built.
www.airliners.net /open.file?id=828842   (162 words)

  
 National & State Auction Listings - fairey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Airmodel Fairey Gannet AEW 3 1:72 OOP - $6.30
Fairey Seafox recon floatplane by Formaplane - $4.99
EARLY JETS OF THE RAF Fairey Delta 2 AW52 Bristol 188 - $7.35
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 Amazon.co.uk: Faster Than the Sun: The Compelling Story of a Record-breaking Test Pilot: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
This autobiography of Peter Twiss, the man who flew 1000mph for the first time in history, tells the story of the record-breaking Fairey Delta.
High above southern England, in the autumn of 1955, Peter Twiss flew the tiny Fairey Delta Two effortlessly past the sound barrier and realised that this wonderful little aircraft had it in her to be a world beater.
A thrilling story of the man who was the first to fly faster than 1000mph; faster than the speed of the sun as it tracks across the sky.
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 Robert Taylor - Gallant Ohio
Peter later took part in the North African landings, and was heavily involved in night fighter operations.
After the war he was chief test pilot for Fairey Aviation and became holder of the world speed record in 1956, flying the experimental Fairey Delta 2.
In the summer of 1942, under the utmost secrecy, a convoy comprising fourteen of the fastest merchant ships afloat, departed Scotland bound for the tiny island of Malta, in the eastern Mediterranean.
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 Bravo Delta Models 1:36 Fairey Swordfish Torpedo Bomber with Stand (007) | Antics Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Bravo Delta Models 1:36 Fairey Swordfish Torpedo Bomber with Stand (007)
Bravo Delta Models are exceptional museum quality and faithfully reproduced in kiln dried Mahogany.
Bravo Delta Model's craftsmen can create a highly detailed desktop model of almost any aircraft/helicopter to special order.
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 eBay Australia - delta, delta goodrem, delta burke, Women items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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Fairey Swordfish (Torpedo) II Royal Navy NF117 2/3 seat torpedo bomber of 811 Squadron “HMS Biter” 1944
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 Naval Aviator and Ace Biographies in Naval Aviation Book online
Autobiography of John Neale who was posted to 815 Naval Air Squadron and flew Fairey Swordfish on hazardous minelaying operations before joining HMS Illustrious, the Navy's newest aircraft carrier.
This book is a collection of reminiscences written by those Telegraphist Air Gunners who suvived to tell the tale about the legendary Fairey Swordfish, christened Stringbag from the multiplicity of stay wires holding it together and for its amazing capacity to carry everything in the way of surplus baggage.
This autobiography of former Fleet Air Arm and Fairey Aviation Company test pilot, Peter Twiss, the man who flew 1000mph for the first time in history, tells the story of the record-breaking Fairey Delta.
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 eBay.co.uk - fairey, Model Kits, Non-Fiction Books, Transportation items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A carrier based Fairey Gannet with twin props.
Airfix 1/72 Fairey Swordfish, type 4 box, 1970's.
Fairey B-N 2A 26/27 Islander Brochure dated August 1976
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
It is card number 46 from a set of 50 cards entitled "Record Holders of the World".
The front of the card shows a beautifully illustrated colour picture entitled FAIREY DELTA 2, while the back of the card has the title, set name, card number, trade text and a description of the record featured.
The card was given as a free premium and was inserted into candy packets.
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