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Pruning the spec
Having successfully designed the Sea Vixen, de Havilland squandered its next opportunity to develop a highly capable aircraft for the F.155T requirement with the DH.117, which failed to meet any of the ministry’s specifications.
Boeing B-47 Stratojet
The B-47 was the backbone of the Strategic Air Command in the early years. The revolutionary-looking bomber forever transformed the bomber’s role and mission, as David Baker explains.
Arado ‘Dreieck’
Flying wings had been a focus of Arado’s project work as early as 1935, but these efforts were soon abandoned. However, in 1943, a new ‘flying triangle’ design was under development.
