Фотографии
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The third Beagle B.121 Pup climbing through a loop, in 1968. G-AVLN was first flown on January 17 of that year and was a Series 2 aircraft, fitted with an enlarged rudder which became standard on production Pups.
Самолёты на фотографии: Beagle Pup / B.121 - Великобритания - 1967
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Jan Zurakowski, chief experimental pilot for Avro Aircraft Ltd. He flew the Arrow on its first flight, on March 25, 1958.
Самолёты на фотографии: Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow - Канада - 1958
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Jan Zurakowski lifts the prototype Avro CF-105 Arrow from the Malton, Ontario runway for its 37min maiden flight on March 25, 1958.
Самолёты на фотографии: Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow - Канада - 1958
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The J75-powered prototype CF-105 Arrow in flight. The aircraft first exceeded Mach 1 on April 3, 1958 during a 1hr 5min flight by Zurakowski.
Самолёты на фотографии: Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow - Канада - 1958
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The same aircraft shortly after rollout at Malton on October 4, 1957. The first Arrow was powered by two Pratt and Whitney J75 engines.
Самолёты на фотографии: Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow - Канада - 1958
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This view of the prototype Arrow shows the wing's high position and sweepback - 55° at the 25 per cent chord-line. The wing had 4° of anhedral in order to keep the undercarriage legs as short as possible.
Самолёты на фотографии: Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow - Канада - 1958
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The scene at Malton on June 11, 1958, when the Arrow prototype's port undercarriage failed to extend completely. It blew a tyre and swerved off the runway. Pilot Zurakowski was unhurt but it took four months to repair the Arrow.
Самолёты на фотографии: Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow - Канада - 1958
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In order to simulate the CF-105’s flight characteristics large-scale free flight models were used, with rocket boosters to propel them to supersonic speeds.
Самолёты на фотографии: Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow - Канада - 1958
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Beagle B.206Z XS742 built for evaluation by A&AEE Boscombe Down. A total of 85 Beagle B.206s had been built when production finished at Rearsby in 1969.
Самолёты на фотографии: Beagle Basset / B.206 - Великобритания - 1961
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The Beagle B.218X, later G-ASCK, first flown on August 19, 1962. It was rebuilt as the Beagle B.242X in 1961.
Самолёты на фотографии: Beagle Martlet / B.218 / B.242 - Великобритания - 1962
Статьи
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- Personal album. Civil
- Personal album. Military
- A.Lumsden, T.Heffernan - Per Mare Probare (16)
- F.Hislop - Memories (2)
- H.Levy - WACO wizardry
- J.McHard - Far East assignment (1)
- J.Meadows - A Decisive Factor
- J.Stroud - Wings of Peace
- K.Wixey - Folland's racers (1)
- M.Oakey - Grapevine
- M.O'Leary - Flight into history
- R.Riding - Cierva C.25 /British prewar lightplanes/ (6)