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Aviation History
1951
1951 - 1731.PDF
286 English Electric Canberra THE manifold virtues of this twin-jet, multi-purpose military aircraft have been apparent at former ^arnborough Displays and in its record Atlantic crossing. Cur-" rent variants are the B.2 tactical bomber, the P.R.3 for high-altitude reconnaissance, and the B.5 for target indication. Under the designation B-57 the type is being quantity produced in America for night intruder work. This last-named version, like the Canberra due to appear in the "fast circus" this year, is powered by Armstrong Sid- deley Sapphires instead of the Rolls-Royce Avons standardized by the R.A.F. Fairey Firefly THE latest Firefly (Mk 7), is an anti- submarine three-seater, differing from its multi-purpose predecessors in having a different Griffon power plant; elliptical wings, without radiators; and a new rear cockpit for two operators. Provision is made for radio and radar appropriate to the latest anti-submarine techniques. Fairey Firefly AS.7. \ FLIGHT, 7 September 1951 British Aircraft, 1951 —MILITARY... English Electric Canberra 6.2. Fairey Gannet FORMERLY known as the Fairey 17, this carrier-borne anti-submarine aircraft has now been ordered by the Ministry of Supply on behalf of the Admiralty and has been named as above. The Gannet was the first turboprop aircraft to alight on a carrier's deck, and provides a rare instance of an entirely new power plant and a new airframe having been successfully wedded and ordered directly for quantity produc- tion. In normal cruising flight either of the two elements of the Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba can be stopped, the stationary airscrew being feathered to mini- mize drag. Gloster Meteor THE principal variants of the Meteor have a place in the data table on page 338. Newest of these is the private-venture, tactical ground-attack fighter, capable of carrying four 1,000-lb bombs or formidable combinations of bombs, R.P. and gun armament. Extra fuel is carried in wing-tip tanks, and provision is made for rocket- assisted take-off for operation at full load from forward or improvised airfields. For use with suitable ground-arrester gear the design allows for the fitment of a special hook. In the "clean" condition the P.V. Meteor is hardly distinguishable from the now-familiar Mk 8. Closter P.V. Meteor.
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