The Fairey Delta 2 was a British experimental aircraft built by the Fairey Aviation Company to research flight characteristics at supersonic speed, first flying in 1954. On 10 March 1956 it set a new world air speed record, becoming the first aircraft to exceed 1,000 miles per hour in level flight, a milestone that placed Britain briefly at the forefront of high-speed aviation research. The airframe was later substantially rebuilt with a modified ogival delta wing and redesignated the BAC 221, in which form it was used through the 1960s to study the low-speed handling qualities of the wing shape later adopted for the Anglo-French Concorde airliner.
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SignificanceBroke the World Air Speed Record on 10 March 1956, raising it to 1,132 mph (1,811 km/h) or Mach 1.73 1 Manufacturer or BuilderFairey Aviation Company 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Fairey Delta 2, Wikipedia
Lead, first sentence
The Fairey Delta 2 or FD2 (internal designation Type V within Fairey) is a British supersonic research aircraft that was produced by the Fairey Aviation Company in response to a specification from the Ministry of Supply for a specialised aircraft for conducting investigations into flight and control at transonic and supersonic speeds.
Lead, maiden flight sentence
On 6 October 1954, the Delta 2 made its maiden flight, flown by Fairey test pilot Peter Twiss
Breaking the world airspeed record
On 10 March 1956, the Fairey Delta 2 broke the World Air Speed Record, raising it to 1,132 mph (1,811 km/h) or Mach 1.73.
In Group: Experimental Jet Research Aircraft, Lead sentence
is a British supersonic research aircraft that was produced by the Fairey Aviation Company in response to a specification from the Ministry of Supply for a specialised aircraft for conducting investigations into flight and control at transonic and supersonic speeds.
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