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De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2
Resting in front of the hangar you can see the De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 XJ560 (8142M).
The Shipboard All-Weather Strike Fighter superseded Sea Venoms in all Fleet Air Arm all-weather fighter squadrons.
Sea Vixens had a greater operational performance and they were the first British naval aircraft to become fully operational with guided weapons instead of guns.
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15.24m
16.94m
3.28m
Four Red Top infra-red homing missiles; Two retractable fuselage packs each containing 28x5mm rockets
1030km/h
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14630m
16798kg
Two Rolls Royce Avon 208 turbojets 5098kgp s.t. each |
Vickers Varsity T.1 WF369
You can also see the Vickers Varsity T.1 sitting on the grass.
This general purpose advanced aircrew trainer was designed as a post-war replacement for the Wellington T.10 crew trainer.
A pannier was designed to fit under the fuselage to accommodate a bomb-aiming position and stowage for practice bombs.
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29.13m
20.57m
7.29m
227kg of practive bombs
463km/h
4261km
8748m
17025kg
Two Bristol Hercules 264 radial engines (1950h.p.) each |
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