Talk:Fairey Delta 1

Flight date

This advert in Flight 23rd March 1951 gives first flight date as 12 March that year. as does this GraemeLeggett (talk) 14:58, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

The recent "Fairey - Company Profile 1915-1960" also has the 12 March 1951. I have other sources that dont give the actual date but none that say the 10th. MilborneOne (talk) 15:30, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Wings of Fame Volume 11 has 12 March 1951, as does Taylor's Fairey Aircraft since 1915. It looks like sources are in general agreement about the date.Nigel Ish (talk) 15:40, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Any more on the VTO angle

This 1954 article shows a VTO model undergoing rocket launches, and I think another source said that different configurations for the FD1 were tested in model on rockets before they finished the design. GraemeLeggett (talk) 18:28, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

E.10/47 covered the design and construction of a prototype, tailess, jet propelled Delta aircraft, to provide data on:

1. the aerodynamic characteristics of Delta wing aircraft and the use of jet thrust as a means of control.
2. the problems involved in vertical launching.

Perhaps after all the testing with models they decided they didnt need to do any more research on the vertical bit, I havent got the Putnam Fairey book but that might have more on the large number of models produced and the results. MilborneOne (talk) 18:43, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

First British Delta

I believe both the Avro 707 and the Boulton Paul P111 delta wing aircraft flew before the FD1, in 1949 and 1950 respectively. Bobins2 (talk) 11:04, 13 March 2023 (UTC)