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V Bomber - The Vickers Valiant

V Bomber - The Vickers Valiant

In the postwar period, Great Britain built not one but three long-range jet bombers -- the "Valiant", "Victor", and "Vulcan" -- as the backbone of that nation's nuclear deterrence force. The first of these "V-bombers" was the Vickers Valiant, which served ........

Sea Dart

The Sea Dart was designed by Hawker Siddeley to replace the "Sea Slug" missile (who thought up that name?) to protect the Royal Navy surface fleet. Trials of the new missile started in 1965, and orders were placed for the new missile in 1967. It would go on to have a long service life

Engines

The latter half of the 20th Century saw the development of many new and often unique aircraft. These developments would have been impossible without the introduction of the jet engine, and the developments of it listed here.

Avro CF-105 Arrow

Avro CF-105 Arrow

Avro of Canada had made a significant contribution to the air defense of North America with its CF-100 "Canuck" interceptor of the early 1950s, and hoped to follow it with a truly advanced aircraft, the Avro "CF-105 Arrow".

B-58 Hustler

B-58 Hustler

The rapid development of American supersonic combat aircraft in the 1950s inevitably led to the development of a supersonic strategic bomber, the "B-58 Hustler". As it turned out, a Mach 2 bomber was not a particularly practical idea; the B-58 was produced only in small numbers and did........

BAC TSR.2 - imagesOne of the most appealing of machines never to serve is the British Aerospace Corporation (BAC) "TSR.2", an elegant and advanced British strike aircraft of the early 1960s.On 4 April 1957, just after issue of the original GOR.339 requirement, British Defense Minister Duncan Sandys (pronoun........

North American XB-70 Valkyrie

North American XB-70 Valkyrie

After World War II, the US Air Force's (USAF) strategic bombers grew ever more capable, each reaching higher altitudes and greater speeds than its predecessor. By the late 1950s, the USAF was planning to develop a "super-bomber", the North American "B-70", that would be built........

Valkyrie: North American's Mach 3 Superbomber

Valkyrie: North American's Mach 3 Superbomber

Book Review:Valkyrie: North American's Mach 3 Superbomber. The North American Valkyrie was an outstanding aircraft, and the largest aircraft ever to fly at Mach 3. This well researched and illustated book covers the North American Aviation XB-70A Valkyrie in fascinating detail. The book to buy for t........

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