16.07.2009


 F2Y Sea Dart     Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, commonly known as Convair                Convair
États-Unis : 1953
 hydro plane fighter, supersonic interceptor seaplane.

Plan Convair XF2Y Sea Dart "
Photos:

XF2Y-1 (No.1)
XF2Y-1 (No.1)
XF2Y-1 (No.1)
XF2Y-1 (No.1)
XF2Y-1 (No.1)
XF2Y-1 (No.1)
YF2Y-1 (No.2)
YF2Y-1 (No.3)
cockpit  XF2Y-1

Plan:

XF2Y-1

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XF2Y-1

Convair XF2Y-1 "Sea Dart"

The Sea Dart aircraft was to be powered by a pair of 6100 lb.s.t. afterburning Westinghouse XJ46-WE-02 engines. The lower fuselage of the Sea Dart had the V-shaped profile of a boat. When sitting at rest in the water, the Sea Dart floated with the trailing edge of the wing and the elevons being flush with the water. The aircraft took off and landed on a pair of retractable hydro-skis. A total of five aircraft, dubbed Sea Dart, were built. Only three ever flew. The first flight tests revealed (as expected) that the aircraft was severely underpowered for its weight. In addition, the waterskis vibrated continuously during takeoff and landing. The absence of an area-ruled fuselage (plus the lack of adequate engine power) meant that that the XF2Y-1 could not exceed the speed of sound in level flight. The second Sea Dart exceeded Mach 1.0 on 3 August 1954. The four surviving Sea Darts are all preserved in museums.

3view drawing by Josef Hueber / Airborne Grafix, enlarged version.

 



Aircraft Convair

The Convair XF-92A was the USA's first delta wing aircraft

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 Gordon  Fairey IIIf Mk V - Fairey Gordon - Fairey IIIf Mc IVM                        Fairey
Royaume-Uni : 1931
bombardier léger

Photos:

Gordon Mk.I Gordon Mk.I
Gordon Mk.I Gordon Mk.I
Gordon Mk.I Gordon Mk.I
Gordon Mk.I Gordon Mk.I
Gordon Mk.I Gordon Mk.I
Поплавковый вариант Gordon Mk.I Float version de Gordon Mk.I

Plan

Gordon Mk.II Gordon Mk.II

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Gordon Mk.I   6 Sq. Gordon Mk.I 6 pi. RAF    (c) Richard Vernon RAF (c) Richard Vernon

Fairey aircraft

Year of first flight in brackets



 FK.3 Little Ack                                                                                                                     Armstrong Whitworth 

Royaume-Uni : 1915   
avion entraînement

 1913-1917, Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth and Co serie  F.K. ==> F.K.13 chez Koolhoven Aeroplanes Foundation Preserving the work of the Dutch airplane constructor Frederick Koolhoven (1886-1946)   

Photos:

 Le premier exemplaire FK3
 Un des premiers FK3
 Standard FK3
 FK3 moteur Beardmore
 FK3 moteur RAF Ia
 FK3 moteur RAF Ib

Plan

 FK3

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FK3    No.50 Training sq.    (c) Ray Rimell /Albatros Production FK3 carrés de formation n ° 50 (C) Ray Rimell / Albatros Production

Aircraft

Date of first flight in parenthesis.

Armstrong Whitworth Aerial Department
Armstrong-Whitworth Aircraft

Airships

[Missiles




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