Fairey Delta 2
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The Fairey Delta 2 or FD2 (internal designation Type V within Fairey) was a British supersonic research aircraft produced by the Fairey Aviation Company in response to a specification from the Ministry of Supply for investigation into flight and control at transonic and supersonic speeds.

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* Peter Twiss in 1956 with a model of the Fairey Delta 2, in which he flew at an average speed of 1,132 miles per hour that year.2
1,132 mph, set by the British Fairey Delta 2, on 10 March 1956, was not broken.3
Fairey Delta 2 at RAF Museum Cosford Cosford FD2 (WG777) Westland Sikorsky WS-70 Black Hawk - 845 NAS, Helmand , 2012 (What-if?).4
Fairey Delta 2 had gone elsewhere, to the advantage of other aircraft companies, and even of other countries.5
Fairey Delta 2 or FD2 was a British supersonic research aircraft produced by the Fairey Aviation Company in response to a specification from the Ministry of Supply for investigation into 6
Fairey Delta 2 piloted by Peter Twiss, the only aircraft in the world that could fly at over 1000mph.7

Made by Fairey Aviation Company.

In 1956 he flew a Fairey Delta 2 at 1,132 miles per hour. The previous record was 822 mph.8
piloted a Fairey Delta 2 jet and clocked up a speed of 1,132mph over West Sussex, smashing the previous air speed record by more than 300mph.9
supersonic research planes, the Fairey Delta 2, that he took on the world speed record. His cockpit controls had indicated to him in previous test flights that it could reach 1,000mph.10
The Fairey Delta 2 or FD2 (internal designation Type V within Fairey) was a British supersonic research aircraft produced by the Fairey Aviation Company in response to a specificatio...11
the Fairey Delta 2, flying at a speed of 1132 mph over Chichester in Sussex.12
This is the Fairey Delta 2, preserved in the RAF Museum at Cosford. December 2007. It is quite different to the earlier FD1.13
world speed record whilst flying the Fairey Delta 2 aircraft in 1956. Prior to this he flew Spitfires, Fulmars and Hawker Hurricanes from catapult ships.14
Empty Weight Lb
11000
Wing Area Sqm
33
Designer
Robert Lickley
Eng 1 Type
Rolls-Royce Avon
Max Speed Mph
>1300
Range Km
1336
Introduced
Experimental
Status
On Public Display
Span In
10
Gross Weight Lb
13884
Span Ft
26
Number Built
2
Crew
1
Empty Weight Kg
4990
Gross Weight Kg
6298
Retired
1966
Height In
Primary user
Royal Aircraft Establishment
Manufacturer
Fairey Aviation Company
Range Miles
830
First Flight
6
Max Speed Kmh
>2092
Height Ft
11
Eng 1 Lbf
10000
National Origin
United Kingdom
Wing Area Sqft
360
Met Or Eng
eng
Span M
8
Length Ft
51
Height M
3
Eng 1 Kn
45
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
7
Length M
16
Category
British experimental aircraft 1950-1959
Delta-wing aircraft
Fairey aircraft

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