This illustration shows the Armstrong flying wing from 1947.Two prototypes were built with one crashing with pilot using first ejection seat use in Britain. Plane is 100% vector, background is mix of vector/ raster.
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This illustration shows the Armstrong flying wing from 1947.Two prototypes were built with one crashing with pilot using first ejection seat use in Britain. Plane is 100% vector, background is mix of vector/ raster.
Excellent work Gray as usual. Is this the V bomber, as we called it Gray?, I remember one flying over where we lived and never seeing such an aircraft like that before and it was flying low, people thought it was an alien space ship. So not much changed on what people think they saw as regards aircraft.Quote:
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Stygg (I want to believe ;)) )
Excellent work Gray!
Never seen those birds before.
I think germans also buildt somewhat similar flying wings.
I heard lately that jet engines are a British invention.
Well done, Gray!
Thanks, Stygg. This wasn't one of the V bombers ( Vulcan, Valiant, Victor), but Vickers/ Armstrong built the Victor so I'm sure some of this design ended up in it.
Thanks, coco. Britain was at the top of aviation and engine design in the 40's. Frank Whittle is one of the co-inventors of the jet engine.
Thanks, Fred.
Impressive and well done.
Beautiful work Gray! Very realistic looking.
Thanks so much Gary, Bruce.
I love flying wings - great job Gary, I'd never heard about this one.
Coco mentioned German efforts - there was a fantastic programme about this one: http://www.aerospacemuseum.org/colle...item.php?id=28
Thanks, Paul.
I saw that show on the Horten flying wing. Apparently it flew very well. The Germans were planning on building a larger 4 engine version to enable them to drop their atomic bomb on London and New York in 1946. It also had a small radar signature.
Another sterling effort there Gray!
I haven't looked this one up but was wondering what sort of armament it would have had, or was it primarily a Bomber? Also, do you think they understood the benefits of the small radar signature as we do today? (Not trying to sell them short mind you...)
Thanks so much, BR.
It was to be a medium range bomber and was a research project into laminar flow wings and boundary layer control. Although Britain was a world leader in radar in the 40's I haven't read anything about this plane being involved in research on reducing it's footprint. The 40's and 50's were such creative times for flight.
Indeed, the sky was literally the limit with jet design!
Okay, so it was more like the Fairey Delta in that it was a research aircraft for future designs. Cool. You put up some fascinating stuff Gray...keep em coming! ;)