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Barnes Wallis "Swallow" SST (1955) |
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In the years following World War
II, British aviation expert Barnes Wallis -- the man credited with designing
the "Dam Buster" bomb that helped cripple Germany's steel industry in 1943
-- turned his attention to more advanced aircraft designs, including
variable wing (swing-wing) aircraft capable of supersonic flight. One
of his most famous concepts was the "Swallow," an elegant tail-less plane he
hoped would become the mainstay of Britain's commercial aviation industry.
The plane had four engines mounted in pairs toward the tips of the wings, one above and one below the aerofoil. These pivoted along all three axes, serving in place of a rudder, ailerons and elevators. Although test models of the plane actually flew, the British government pulled its funding in the late 1950s, essentially killing this promising project. |
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