313:" sideways-looking radar to find targets for attack by the V bomber force that would follow. As development had progressed, it became clear that the radar would not necessitate as bulky an antenna as initially believed, which had the result of freeing up considerable internal space. In response, the RAF began to concentrate on a secondary bombing role for the type, for which it was to carry both the radar and a long bomb bay, in which either a weapon or additional fuel could be contained. A high-speed bomber requirement was also being studied at the time, OR.336, so the two projects were combined in the new RB.156 requirement in October 1955. This led to the Avro 730 undergoing a fairly substantial redesign to correspond with the new requirements being issued. Avro had anticipated this eventuality in their original submission.
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at about 45°, the smaller area outboard of the engine was more highly swept at about 60°. The forward sweep on the trailing edge was removed. The engine pods were now specified to carry four
Armstrong-Siddeley P.176 engines each, for a total of eight. The pods were circular at the front and mounted a
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2.5 at an altitude of 60,000 ft (18,300 m), along with the ability to attain at least Mach 3 and operate at a maximum range of 5,754 mi (9,260 km). By operating at such a high altitude and speed, along with assorted advanced electronic systems on board, it was believed that
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single large shock cone, growing progressively more "square" to the rear, where they ended flush with the rear of the wing. Much of the layout was generally the same as the earlier version, with the rectangular canards, "hidden" cockpit and large cropped-delta vertical fin at the rear.
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were to be provided for all crew members. Due to features such as the automatic flight controls and stabilisation systems, the pilot was intended to be capable of supervising some of the aircraft's engineering functions as well, such as the control system, cooling and fuel systems.
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or needle shapes employing multiple engines, 12 on the HP.100, 16 mounted horizontally at the rear of the
Vickers. Work on the HP.100 proceeded to a full-scale mockup and large-scale wind tunnel testing. However, in mid-1955, Avro were issued with a contract by the
331:, announced the decision to cancel its development in 1957. It was suspected that by the time the aircraft came into service a decade later it would have been vulnerable to Soviet advances in anti-aircraft missile technology. Effort was instead transferred to the
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in order to provide an external view, including during take-off and landing. As originally envisioned, a crew of three would be carried: pilot, navigator and radar operator. All three were to be contained within the same compartment, which was both
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229:, which specified the required performance attributes for such an aircraft, was issued accordingly. The envisioned reconnaissance aircraft would be capable of successfully entering the airspace of the
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development over crewed aircraft was another factor. A successor high-speed bomber flying at low level to evade radar would be developed to meet Air
Ministry Specification GOR.339, designated as the
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320:; upon reaching the flight testing phase, the prototypes had been scheduled to perform a total of 1,400 flight hours. The first prototype, which had received the internal designation
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while avoiding the sophisticated hostile air defences intended to combat such an intrusion. In order to achieve this feat, the aircraft would have to be capable of maintaining
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theory, new materials and futuristic propulsion systems. In response, there were a total of three submissions from
British aircraft manufacturers: the
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Gummett. "Cold War, Hot Science: Applied Research in Britain's Defence Laboratories, 1945-1990". NMSI Trading Ltd, 2002.
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sought to replace its inventory of wartime bombers with more capable models that would take advantage of the latest technologies, such as
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Retreat: A Short History of British Defence Policy, 1945-70". Macmillan, 1971.
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British Bomber Since 1914: Sixty-Five Years of Design and Development". Putnam, 1980.
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118:missions, conforming with the requirements of
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626:5,754 mi (9,260 km, 5,000 nmi)
265:, and the Avro Type 730. All were futuristic
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297:engines. As an aid to development, the
202:, which were collectively known as the
545:Spyplane: The U-2 History Declassified
274:to develop their submission aircraft.
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565:163 ft 6 in (49.83 m)
710:List of Air Ministry Specifications
571:59 ft 9 in (18.21 m)
477:for passenger comfort; lightweight
577:2,000 sq ft (190 m)
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120:Air Ministry Specification OR.330
583:220,000 lb (99,790 kg)
460:located on the engine nacelles.
286:design, making extensive use of
278:Development work and repurposing
26:
735:"History of the Oxcart Program"
632:66,400 ft (20,200 m)
438:electro-hydraulic control unit
336:medium-range ballistic missile
1:
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693:North American XB-70 Valkyrie
643:Operational Requirement F.155
433:were actuated by a quadruple-
388:variable-geometry air intakes
953:Bud and Gummett 2002, p. 50.
851:Bud and Gummett 2002, p. 49.
340:Royal Aircraft Establishment
282:The Avro 730 was an unswept
106:that was being developed by
139:Britain's nuclear deterrent
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3385:Eight-engined jet aircraft
498:, and a fully duplicated
166:Following the end of the
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292:Armstrong Siddeley P.176
219:strategic reconnaissance
143:1957 Defence White Paper
128:nuclear weapons delivery
999:Wood 1975, pp. 138-139.
903:Wood 1975, pp. 139-140.
842:Wood 1975, pp. 137-138.
797:Wood 1975, pp. 136-137.
550:General characteristics
431:flight control surfaces
417:control was enacted by
244:surface-to-air missiles
223:Operational Requirement
100:reconnaissance aircraft
47:Reconnaissance aircraft
3197:Sports/racing aircraft
1108:Avro 730 Bomber (1956)
944:Bartlett 1971, p. 134.
539:
666:English Electric P.10
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307:aerial reconnaissance
116:aerial reconnaissance
3070:& reconnaissance
1008:Buttler 2003, p. 75.
776:Brookes 1982, p. 90.
348:supersonic transport
290:and powered by four
242:and newly developed
240:interceptor aircraft
227:Specification OR.330
3380:Delta-wing aircraft
935:Polmar 2001, p. 11.
912:Lewis 1980, p. 388.
871:Polmar 2001, p. 10.
751:on 23 January 2017.
688:Handley Page HP.100
655:Related development
581:Max takeoff weight:
492:honeycomb structure
429:. All four primary
259:Handley Page HP.100
200:Handley Page Victor
85:1957 (cancellation)
38:General information
1017:Wood 1975, p. 132.
990:Wood 1975, p. 138.
962:Wood 1975, p. 141.
926:Wood 1975, p. 140.
891:Wood 1975, p. 139.
833:Polmar 2001, p. 9.
817:Wood 1975, p. 137.
788:Wood 1975, p. 130.
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272:Ministry of Supply
212:nuclear deterrence
180:RAF Bomber Command
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3054:Silver King
2898:Lancastrian
1118:Virtual RAF
683:Bristol 188
661:Bristol 188
599:Performance
587:Powerplant:
471:pressurised
454:Dowty Group
446:Fly-by-wire
423:directional
413:elevators,
396:shock cones
344:Farnborough
333:Blue Streak
263:Vickers SP4
255:aerodynamic
225:; in 1954,
208:Blue Danube
196:Avro Vulcan
157:Development
3349:Categories
3259:Water Baby
3127:Shackleton
3117:Arrowscout
2903:Lincolnian
2811:Transports
1297:(wing set)
760:References
728:The famed
698:Sukhoi T-4
575:Wing area:
458:outriggers
311:Red Drover
251:supersonic
3029:Lancaster
3009:Aldershot
2878:Commodore
2802:Warregull
2787:Sea Tutor
1776:(skipped)
1253:Numerical
765:Citations
569:Wingspan:
543:Data from
504:Normalair
496:heat sink
466:periscope
435:redundant
403:trim-drag
386:included
204:V-bombers
151:BAC TSR-2
135:V bombers
3141:Fighters
3014:Antelope
2888:Eighteen
2735:Trainers
1768:projects
1264:aircraft
1156:aircraft
637:See also
419:ailerons
384:nacelles
352:Concorde
322:Avro 731
295:turbojet
172:Cold War
110:for the
93:Avro 730
21:Avro 730
3254:Popular
3168:Avenger
3034:Lincoln
3024:Buffalo
2972:Bombers
2863:Andover
2797:Prefect
1766:Unbuilt
1224:Type Es
1113:FAS.org
1037:, 1982.
742:SP-1362
563:Length:
415:lateral
392:nozzles
369:tapered
346:, into
246:alike.
162:Origins
147:missile
82:Retired
77:History
3305:Duigan
3295:Ashton
3183:Spider
3173:Avocet
3132:Wright
3059:Vulcan
2928:Trader
2908:Saloon
2873:Ashton
2777:Athena
1244:Type J
1239:Type H
1234:Type G
1229:Type F
1219:Type E
1214:Type D
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614:Mach 3
488:brazed
427:rudder
377:X-band
373:aerial
358:Design
284:canard
198:, and
194:, the
174:, the
97:Mach 3
69:Status
3300:Burga
3234:Avian
3122:Bison
3112:Anson
2958:XXIII
2933:Tudor
2883:Eight
2868:Anson
2792:Tutor
2782:Cadet
2772:Anson
1262:Built
749:(PDF)
738:(PDF)
730:SR-71
716:Notes
557:Crew:
512:swept
500:freon
380:radar
267:delta
3244:Baby
3239:Avis
3178:Pike
3049:Pike
2963:York
2953:XXII
2893:Five
2728:Role
2271:685B
1162:Avro
1154:Avro
1090:ISBN
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