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ISBN
9781472843333
Book Title
Cold War Delta Prototypes : the Fairey Deltas, Convair Century-Series, and Avro 707
Book Series
X-Planes Ser.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Item Length
9.7 in
Publication Year
2020
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes, Tooby, Adam
Item Height
0.3 in
Author
Tony Buttler
Genre
Transportation, History
Topic
Aviation / History, Military / United States, General, Military / Aviation
Item Weight
9.3 Oz
Item Width
7.2 in
Number of Pages
80 Pages
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1472843339
ISBN-13
9781472843333
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038374137

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Book Title
Cold War Delta Prototypes : the Fairey Deltas, Convair Century-Series, and Avro 707
Number of Pages
80 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Topic
Aviation / History, Military / United States, General, Military / Aviation
Illustrator
Yes, Tooby, Adam
Genre
Transportation, History
Author
Tony Buttler
Book Series
X-Planes Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
9.3 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
7.2 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
15
Dewey Decimal
629.133349
Table Of Content
1. Fairey Delta 1 2. Fairey Delta 2 3. Fairey Rocket Fighter and 'Delta 3' 4. Convair XF-92 and XF-92A 5. Convair F-102 and F-106 6. Convair Sea Dart 7. Avro 707 Series Further Reading Index
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The fascinating history of how the radical delta-wing became the design of choice for early British and American high-performance jets, and of the role legendary aircraft like the Fairey Delta series played in its development., The fascinating history of how the radical delta-wing became the design of choice for early British and American high-performance jets, and of the role legendary aircraft like the Fairey Delta series played in its development. At the dawn of the supersonic jet age, aircraft designers were forced to devise radical new planforms that suited the new power of the jet engine. One of the most successful was the delta wing. Although Gloster produced the delta wing Javelin, and Boulton Paul -its P.111 research aircraft - Fairey and Avro were the champions of the delta in Britain. Meanwhile in America, with the exception of Douglas's Navy jet fighter programmes, Convair largely had the delta wing to itself. These development lines, one on each side of the Atlantic, had essentially the same objective - to produce high-­speed fighter aircraft. In Britain, the Fairey Delta 2 went on to break the World Air Speed Record in spectacular fashion, but it failed to win a production order. In contrast Convair received major orders for two jet fighter types and one jet bomber. At the same time, the British Avro company built the 707 family of research aircraft, which led to the famous Vulcan, to show how the delta wing could be adopted for a highly successful subsonic bomber. This book examines the development of the delta wing in Britain and America, and the way in which experimental aircraft like the Fairey Deltas proved their potential and versatility. In Britain it covers the Fairey Delta 1 and Fairey Delta 2, the proposed Fairey Delta Rocket Fighter and huge Delta 3 long range interceptor, and the Avro 707. On the American side, it examines the Convair XF-92 and XF-92A, the development of the Delta Dagger/Delta Dart family, and the Convair Sea Dart - the world's only supersonic seaplane., At the dawn of the supersonic jet age, aircraft designers were forced to devise radically new high-speed planforms to harness the powerful new jet engine. One of the most successful was the delta wing. While in America Convair largely had the delta wing to itself, Fairey and Avro were its champions in Britain. The Fairey Delta 2 broke the World Air Speed Record in spectacular fashion, and Avro's 707 research aircraft led to the famous Vulcan, proving the delta wing could be adopted for a highly successful subsonic bomber. This book examines transatlantic delta-wing development, and how experimental aircraft proved the delta's potential and versatility. It covers the Fairey Delta 1 and Delta 2, the proposed Delta Rocket Fighter and huge Delta 3 long-range interceptor, and the Avro 707. On the American side, it examines the Convair XF-92 and XF-92A, the F-102/F-106 family development and the Convair Sea Dart - the world's only supersonic seaplane. Throughout the last century, one-off experimental aircraft and cutting-edge military prototypes have pushed the boundaries of what is possible. Authoritative and accessible, X-Planes is the series that explains the technology behind the world's most important prototype and research aircraft, their often dangerous flight-test careers, and how their successes and failures influenced frontline aircraft development. Each Book Contains: The best archive photography, Meticulously detailed original artwork, Expert history and analysis Book jacket., This is the fascinating history of how the radical delta-wing became the design of choice for early British and American high-performance jets, and of the role legendary aircraft like the Fairey Delta series played in its development. At the dawn of the supersonic jet age, aircraft designers were forced to devise radical new planforms that suited the new power of the jet engine. One of the most successful was the delta wing. Although Gloster produced the delta wing Javelin, and Boulton Paul--its P.111 research aircraft--Fairey and Avro were the champions of the delta in Britain. Meanwhile in America, with the exception of Douglas's Navy jet fighter programs, Convair largely had the delta wing to itself. These development lines, one on each side of the Atlantic, had essentially the same objective -- to produce high--speed fighter aircraft. In Britain, the Fairey Delta 2 went on to break the World Air Speed Record in spectacular fashion, but it failed to win a production order. In contrast Convair received major orders for two jet fighter types and one jet bomber. At the same time, the British Avro company built the 707 family of research aircraft, which led to the famous Vulcan, to show how the delta wing could be adopted for a highly successful subsonic bomber. This book examines the development of the delta wing in Britain and America, and the way in which experimental aircraft like the Fairey Deltas proved their potential and versatility. In Britain it covers the Fairey Delta 1 and Fairey Delta 2, the proposed Fairey Delta Rocket Fighter and huge Delta 3 long range interceptor, and the Avro 707. On the American side, it examines the Convair XF-92 and XF-92A, the development of the Delta Dagger/Delta Dart family, and the Convair Sea Dart -- the world's only supersonic seaplane.
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TL670

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  • by erick55766
    Nov 16, 2021

    Brief book on British Deltas with some USAF planes thrown in.

    I had no idea it is so small, more like a booklet. What material there is in it is presented well. Glaringly absent is the B-58, the world's fastest bomber, a plane 20 yrs ahead of its time. Book is pretty much slanted toward British aircraft- yawn.

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