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1963
1963 - 1592.PDF
404 FLIGHT International, 29 August 1963 TABLE 3: LIGHT AIRCRAFT Manufacturer and type designation BEAGLE A.6I Terrier 2 A. 109 Airedale B.206 B.2I8X D.5/180 Fairtravel Linnet Paragon Jackaroo 1 ES.3 Phoenix Luton Major Luton Minor Rollason Druine Condor Druine Turbulent Rotorcraft Grasshopper Status In production and in use In production and in use In production Prototype flying In production and in use In use In use Under development In use (home construction) In use (home construction) In use In use Under development Basic price £2,195 £4,995 £35,000 £9,800 £3,990 £2,395 £1,490 £2,750 £1,795 £895 Not fixed £950 Powerplant 145 h.p. BS Gipsy Major 10 Mk 1 180 h.p. Lycoming O-360-AIA Two 310 h.p. R-R Continental GIO-470A Two 145 h.p. R-R Continental O-300E 180 h.p. Lycoming O-360-A2A 100 h.p. R-R Conti nental O-200A 130 h.p. BS Gipsy Major 1 145 h.p. R-R Conti nental O-300A Various, 55-85 h.p. 37 h.p. Aeronca JAP J.99 100 h.p. R-R Conti nental O-200 34 h.p. Ardem 4C02 Two 104 h.p. Walter Minor -4-111 Crew 4- passengers 1 +2 1 + 3 1 + 8 1 + 3 1 + 2 1 + 1 1 + 3 1 + 1-2 1 + 1 1 2 1 1 + 1 Dimensions Span 36 36.33 45.75 37 36 26.4 30.4 28 35.2 25 28.33 21.4 25 Length 23.7 26.33 33.75 25.33 23.2 20.8 25.8 23.5 23.75 20.75 23.9 17.5 18.33 (ft) Height 8.7 10 11.25 8.5 8.66 7.4 8.9 ~ "" 5 5 9.4 Weights (lb) Empty 1,490 1,700 4,380 2,300 1,490 810 1,360 1,100 600 390 870 350 1,240 Gross 2,400 2,750 7,000 3,300 2,400 1.400 2,181 1,900 1,030 650 1,367 620 2,000 Take-off to 50ft (ft) 1,500 1,700 1,800 1,770 1,095 1,500 1,000 750 — n.a. VTOL Initial climb (ft/min) 600 700 1,350 1,170 800 - 600 900 700 450 n.a. 49 1,660 TABLE 4: RESEARCH AIRCRAFT Manufacturer and type designation BAC Bristol T.I88 T.22I Hunting H.I26 Handley Page H.P. 115 H.P. 130 Short & Harland SCI Purpose Fundamental aerodynamic and structural Slender-delta, aerodynamic and control Basic jet-flap Slender-delta, low-speed aerodynamic Laminar-flow VTOL, various Status In use Under construction In use In use Project In use Powerpiant Two 14,0001b BS Gyron Junior I0R One R-R Avon with reheat One 5,0001b BS Orpheus One 1,9001b BS Viper 9 Two 3,0001b BS Vipers 4-rl 2,1301b R-R RB.I08 Flight crew 1 1 1 1 Several 1 Dimensions (ft) Span 35.1 25 45.33 20 n.a. 23.5 Length 71 57.6 50.2 45 47.5 29.9 Height 13.33 12.9 15.5 12 16 10.7 Weights (lb) Emptyj Gross n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a, 5,000 n.a. 7,500! Max Speed (kt) 1,730! 1,000! 300! 300! 400? 300! TABLE 5: MISSILES AND SPACECRAFT Manufacturer and type designation Function Configuration Status In use In service Near service In service Development In service Near service Development In service In service Developed Development In service Near service In service Development In use In use In service Development In use Dimensions Length 88.2 300 333 78 n.a. 252 252 60 42 420 738 n.a. 125 120 236.4 n.a. 468 300* 58 58 400t Span 18 II 1.5 ' II 1.5 31 n.a. 63 64.6 84 II 156 n.a. 29.4 35.75 56.6 n.a. 76 75 25.6 25.6 84 (in) Diam 5 21.5 21.5 8 n.a. 21 21 30 4.5 50 120 n.a. 8.67 8.75 16.1 n.a. 17 17.4 7.5 7.5 36 Launch weight (lb) Propulsion Bristol Aerojet Meteorological rocket British Aircraft Corporation Bloodhound I Bloodhound 2 Malkara Swingfire Thunderbird I Thunderbird 2 UK-3 Vigilant Hawker Siddeley Dynamics Blue Steel Blue Streak CF.299 Firestreak Red Top Seaslug I Seaslug 2 Royal Aircraft Establishment Jaguar/Jabiru Skylark Short Bros & Harland Seacat Tigercat Westland Aircraft/RAE Black Knight Upper-atmosphere probe Surface-to-air Surface-to-air Anti-tank Anti-tank Surface-to-air Surface-to-air Scientific satellite Anti-tank Air-to-surface Space booster Ship-to-air Air-to-air Air-to-air Ship-to-air Ship-to-air Aerodynamic research Upper-atmosphere research Ship-to-air Surface-to-air Research Ballistic, with four tail fins Two moving wings, fixed tailplane As above Four moving wings, four fixed fins Four wings with traiiing- edge controls Four fixed wings, four moving fins As above Cylindrical with four folding panels Four fixed wings with trailing-edge controls Moving foreplane, elevons Ballistic, no fins Not disclosed Four fixed wings, four moving fins Four fixed wings, four moving fins Four fixed wings, four moving fins Not disclosed Three-stage ballistic Single- or two-stage ballistic Four moving wings, four fixed fins Four moving wings, four fixed fins Single-stage ballistic, four fixed fins 81 n.a. 216 n.a. n.a. n.a. 150 31 15,000! 198,500 n.a. 300 300+ 3,700 2.550 n.a. n.a. Cigarette-burning solid mocor Two BS Thor ramjets Two Bristol Siddeley ramjets Two-stage solid motor Probably two-stage solid motor Four boosts plus solid sustainer Four boosts plus solid sustain" Placed in orbit by NASA Scout Two-stage solid motor Bristol Siddeley Stentor rocket Rolls-Royce RZ.I2, 300.0001b Not disclosed Solid motor Solid motor Four boosts, plus solid sustain" Solid rocket Three tandem solid motors I2.000lb-thrust Raven motor (Cuckoo boost optional) Two-stage IMI solid motor Two-stage IMI solid motor Bristol Siddeley Gam* rocket 25: * 370in with Cuckoo booster; f 457in with second stage.
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