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these occurred during the type's introduction. It was a fatal accident, taking the life of
Commander John Russell, commanding officer of 803 Naval Air Squadron, the first squadron to operate the Scimitar. Overall the Scimitar suffered from a high loss rate; 39 were lost in a number of accidents, amounting to 51% of the Scimitar's production run.
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configuration were made, the option was discounted due to it presenting too many unknown factors at the time. Instead, a straight wing with a constant airfoil section was adopted; its leading edge section was as large as was feasible to minimise premature breakaway of airflow, a phenomenon that could
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19 November 1958: After losing altitude over Black Isle, Sublieutenant C.R. Cresswell ejected from his
Scimitar (serial XD247). However, his parachute only partially opened and he plummeted into the ground. The Scimitar crashed approximately two miles from his landing location. He was taken to the
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Scimitar sank to the bottom. The incident was later broadcast by British Pathé News. When the aircraft was recovered, it was found that Russell had managed to open the canopy after the aircraft sank, but had been prevented from successfully escaping
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could be accommodated. The maximum speed of the straight-winged Type 508 and 529 was relatively modest, with the Type 529 reaching 607 mph (977 km/h) and it had already been decided when the Type 508 first flew, to redesign the third prototype with swept wings to improve performance. The
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Scimitar ancestor; it shared the broad layout of the unflown Type 505, both possessing a straight-wing paired with a V-tail and twin jet engines. The redesign was done in a manner that, if desired, an undercarriage-less configuration was still viable; furthermore, it was
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Scimitar stemmed from a number of designs produced by Supermarine for a naval jet aircraft. Work on what would eventually lead to the Scimitar officially commenced in 1945 following the release of a requirement for an undercarriage-less fighter aircraft, which was intended to land on flexible
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While the aircraft was subsequently lost as a result of a crash, numerous favourable performance improvements had been observed, including a reduction in its stalling speed, a reduced angle of attack, increased stability and control at low speeds, and more stable airflow over the wing's trailing
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engine, a pair of which being installed side by side within the fuselage; it was accessed via removable panels on the upper fuselage. A relatively thin wing could also be adopted, having been freed from the necessity of bearing elements of the undercarriage; while considerations towards a
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The first of the Type 544s, serving as prototypes for the later production series, flew on 19 January 1956. The aircraft evolved more with the third Type 544, incorporating different aerodynamic changes and a stronger airframe for the new low level role - to quote
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Scimitar to enter service with the Royal Navy during the following year. The aircraft was operated by the Royal Navy as a low level strike aircraft, which included potentially being armed with
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Scimitar pioneered fuel flow proportioning and integral main-plane tanks, along with "blown" flying surfaces to reduce landing speeds. It also featured the first use of duplicated fully-powered flight controls by a British naval aircraft.
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Ford, John (October 2022). "The Case for the Scimitar: The Royal Navy's Cold War Fighter Revisited".
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1687:. Norwalk, Connecticut, USA:AIRtime Publishing. Volume Two, Autumn/Fall 2001, pp. 158–173.
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Prototype for the Scimitar F.1, 3 built by Vickers-Armstrong Experimental Department at
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and provided realistic flight operations for land and sea-based naval training units.
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to better facilitate flying at altitude. The powerplant selected was the
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to reduce the aircraft's landing speed and first flew on 27 April 1954.
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Supermarine Attacker, Swift and Scimitar (Postwar Military Aircraft 7)
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Supermarine's design to meet this requirement, internally designated
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of a conventional tail when being worked differentially. Wide-chord
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577:. Original order was for 100 aircraft in 1952 later reduced to 76.
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501:(FRU) based at Bournemouth Airport (Hurn). The FRU was managed by
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1533:"Anticipating Space Shuttle’s Arrival, Old Warplanes Ship Out."
1456:"Forgotten Jets (& Props) - A Warbirds Resource Group Site"
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designed in such a manner that it could be readily adapted to
1763:. Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians), 2000.
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25 September 1958: When landing on the newly recommissioned
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70.515 lb/sq ft (344.28 kg/m) (gross weight)
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British naval fighter-bomber aircraft from the Cold War era
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also featured conventional swept tail surfaces as well as
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article on the aircraft later to be named the "Scimitar"
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640 kn (740 mph, 1,190 km/h) at sea level
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Buttler, Tony. "Type Analysis: Supermarine Scimitar".
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45,000 ft (14,000 m) in 6 minutes 39 seconds
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1748:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1992.
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engines, 11,250 lbf (50.0 kN) thrust each
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On 31 August 1951, the first Type 508 performed its
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282:was positioned within the aircraft's nose, it was
1676:Buttler, Tony. "Database: Supermarine Scimitar".
1574:"Vickers Supermarine Type 525 & 544 Scimitar"
161:-less fighter aircraft intended to be flown from
1390:. No. 54267. 27 September 1958. p. 10.
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1402:"Trapped Pilot Drowns in Sinking Plane (1958)"
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698:broke, causing the Scimitar (serial XD240) of
319:, the resulting redesign being designated the
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1838:"Supermarine's New Fighter - the Naval N.113"
1811:. Tonbridge, Kent: Air-Britain (Historians).
1702:. Manchester, UK: Hikoki Publications, 2015.
879:1,237 nmi (1,424 mi, 2,291 km)
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1807:Sturtivant, Ray; Ballance, Theo (1994).
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35:Scimitars of 736 Naval Air Squadron at
1164:Andrews and Morgan 1981, pp. 300, 303.
1408:from the original on 12 December 2021
1240:Andrews and Morgan 1981, pp. 305-306.
1200:Andrews and Morgan 1981, pp. 304-305.
1119:Andrews and Morgan 1981, pp. 299-300.
1080:Andrews and Morgan 1981, pp. 298-299.
1027:Andrews and Morgan 1987, pp. 297–298.
7:
757:Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
740:Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
702:John Russell (commanding officer of
821:37 ft 2 in (11.33 m)
815:55 ft 3 in (16.84 m)
3743:de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
3436:manufactured in Britain since the
1833:Scimitar at Thunder and Lightnings
1809:The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm
1212:"Flight & Aircraft Engineer."
891:6,751 ft/min (34.30 m/s)
827:17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
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1793:British Naval Aircraft since 1912
1729:Gibbings, David and J.A. Gorman.
1549:"Vickers Supermarine Scimitar F1"
1428:"Open valve caused wire to break"
1155:, 1957. Retrieved: 5 August 2013.
833:485 sq ft (45.1 m)
517:Supermarine 508 research aircraft
3899:Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig
1597:Andrews and Morgan 1987, p. 306.
1481:"Pilot Hurt in Ross-Shire Crash"
1249:Andrews and Morgan 1981, p. 306.
1191:Andrews and Morgan 1981, p. 304.
1182:Andrews and Morgan 1981, p. 303.
1137:Andrews and Morgan 1981, p. 300.
1092:Andrews and Morgan 1981, p. 299.
1062:Andrews and Morgan 1981, p. 298.
1036:Andrews and Morgan 1987, p. 298.
1018:Andrews and Morgan 1981, p. 297.
753:Empire State Aerosciences Museum
654:
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536:Straight-wing research aircraft.
530:Straight-wing research aircraft.
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1759:Morgan, Eric and John Stevens.
1648:Supermarine Aircraft since 1914
1646:Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan.
1633:Supermarine Aircraft Since 1914
1631:Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan.
1404:. British Pathé. 29 July 2011.
957:Four × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs
845:34,200 lb (15,513 kg)
839:23,962 lb (10,869 kg)
794:Supermarine Aircraft since 1914
4184:1950s British fighter aircraft
4027:Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
1746:The British Fighter since 1912
1685:International Air Power Review
1372:Sturtivant & Ballance 1994
1360:Sturtivant & Ballance 1994
1348:Sturtivant & Ballance 1994
1336:Sturtivant & Ballance 1994
1324:Sturtivant & Ballance 1994
1312:Sturtivant & Ballance 1994
885:46,000 ft (14,000 m)
142:. Operated exclusively by the
1:
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1513:. 21 November 1958. p. 8
1487:. 20 November 1958. p. 9
781:Museum, Southampton, England.
544:Swept-wing research aircraft.
4204:Aircraft first flown in 1956
3136:Type 312 & 313 (F.37/35)
274:were also fitted, including
3758:British Aerospace Jetstream
1665:. London: Ian Allan, 1992.
1507:"Pilot of Crashed Jet Dies"
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3982:Armstrong Whitworth Argosy
3799:Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52
3678: / anti-submarine
3469:English Electric Lightning
1436:. December 1958. p. 1
1384:"Inquiry into Jet Crash".
1128:Buttler 2001, pp. 159–160.
1050:Buttler 2001, pp. 158–159.
436:over the Mediterranean Sea
4022:Scottish Aviation Pioneer
3964:Youngman-Baynes High Lift
3656:English Electric Canberra
3176:Reconnaissance and patrol
28:
3528:de Havilland Sea Vampire
1795:. London: Putnam, 1978.
1650:. London: Putnam, 1987.
1635:. London: Putnam, 1981.
1173:Buttler 2008, pp. 62–63.
207:aerial refuelling tanker
4012:Hawker Siddeley Andover
3610:Hawker Siddeley Harrier
3523:de Havilland Sea Hornet
1150:"Supermarine Scimitar."
923:with 160 rounds per gun
800:General characteristics
639:Fleet Requirements Unit
610:700X Naval Air Squadron
499:Fleet Requirements Unit
317:nosewheel undercarriage
4194:Carrier-based aircraft
3884:Hawker Siddeley P.1127
3753:Handley Page Jetstream
3700:Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
3538:de Havilland Sea Vixen
3533:de Havilland Sea Venom
1777:The Aviation Historian
1715:The Aviation Historian
1606:Thetford 1978, p. 339.
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704:803 Naval Air Squadron
634:807 Naval Air Squadron
629:804 Naval Air Squadron
624:803 Naval Air Squadron
619:800 Naval Air Squadron
614:736 Naval Air Squadron
518:
491:de Havilland Sea Vixen
487:de Havilland Sea Venom
443:803 Naval Air Squadron
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247:, featured an unusual
217:Design and development
203:de Havilland Sea Vixen
199:de Havilland Sea Venom
4060:AgustaWestland Merlin
4055:AgustaWestland Apache
4007:Handley Page Hastings
3388:Joseph "Mutt" Summers
1618:Buttler 2001, p. 164.
965:freefall nuclear bomb
770:, Yeovilton, England.
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4179:Supermarine aircraft
4148:Slingsby Grasshopper
3738:Boulton Paul Balliol
3558:Supermarine Scimitar
3553:Supermarine Attacker
3459:de Havilland Vampire
3294:Sparrow (I & II)
3279:Commercial Amphibian
1553:Fleet Air Arm Museum
1416:– via YouTube.
1267:Buttler 2001, p. 168
1258:Buttler 2001, p. 167
1215:Flight International
1110:Buttler 2008, p. 56.
983:Dassault Étendard IV
853:Rolls-Royce Avon 202
768:Fleet Air Arm Museum
333:Specification N.9/47
280:Supermarine Attacker
136:Supermarine Scimitar
53:Naval strike fighter
3959:Supermarine Seagull
3909:Saunders-Roe SR.A/1
3869:Handley Page HP.115
3819:Blackburn Firecrest
3661:Handley Page Victor
3615:Panavia Tornado IDS
3600:Eurofighter Typhoon
3590:Blackburn Buccaneer
3494:Panavia Tornado ADV
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1536:The New York Times,
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1291:navalairhistory.com
1287:"Sea Hawk Swansong"
1276:Birtles 1992, p. 96
1219:2593, October 1958.
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1071:Mason 1992, p. 375.
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3919:Short Seamew
3791:experimental
3774:Short Tucano
3748:Folland Gnat
3646:Avro Lincoln
3570: /
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559:Hursley Park
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96:Number built
86:Primary user
67:Manufacturer
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4047:Helicopters
3889:Heston JC.6
3834:Bristol 188
3770:/Sea Prince
3723:Avro Athena
3651:Avro Vulcan
3373:Henry Biard
3243:Southampton
3055:Sea Lion II
1879:Supermarine
1578:BAE Systems
1517:27 February
1491:27 February
1465:27 February
927:Hardpoints:
921:ADEN cannon
864:Performance
849:Powerplant:
373:blown flaps
339:Into flight
284:pressurised
140:Supermarine
72:Supermarine
37:Farnborough
4173:Categories
3934:Short SC.1
3929:Short SB.5
3924:Short SB.3
3904:Saro P.531
3718:Avro Anson
3065:Sea Urchin
3050:Sea Lion I
1583:12 January
1558:12 January
996:References
831:Wing area:
779:Solent Sky
711:planeguard
691:Victorious
603:Royal Navy
549:Prototypes
476:Victorious
453:Victorious
367:resulting
296:swept wing
276:dive flaps
222:Background
144:Royal Navy
90:Royal Navy
3974:Transport
3809:BAC TSR-2
3357:Joe Smith
3345:Designers
3338:Personnel
3289:Sea Eagle
3269:Air Yacht
3248:Stranraer
3233:Sheldrake
3228:Sea Otter
3091:Nighthawk
1785:2051-1930
1723:2051-1930
1678:Aeroplane
1433:Navy News
1387:The Times
1001:Citations
963:Red Beard
939:Missiles:
819:Wingspan:
791:Data from
727:Survivors
700:Commander
689:HMS
647:Accidents
582:Operators
478:as well.
460:Ark Royal
313:Admiralty
253:elevators
227:"sprung"
171:Admiralty
4189:Twinjets
4138:EoN Eton
3804:Avro 707
3733:BAE Hawk
3710:Trainers
3511:fighters
3446:Fighters
3146:Type 559
3141:Type 545
3121:Spitfire
3116:Spiteful
3111:Sea King
3096:Scimitar
3081:Attacker
3074:Fighters
1881:aircraft
1731:Scimitar
1440:13 April
1412:21 April
1406:Archived
1297:13 April
972:See also
951:missiles
933:Rockets:
909:Armament
856:turbojet
554:Type 544
540:Type 525
533:Type 529
527:Type 508
509:Variants
474:and HMS
381:Type 544
369:Type 525
360:Type 529
321:Type 508
307:Redesign
299:lead to
291:turbojet
261:ailerons
245:Type 505
201:and the
187:Type 544
183:Type 529
175:Type 508
155:Type 505
24:Scimitar
4130:Gliders
3814:BAe EAP
3638:Bombers
3627:(naval)
3274:Channel
3208:Seal II
3183:Channel
3167:B.12/36
3155:Bombers
3106:Seafire
3101:Seafang
3014:By role
1889:numbers
1840:a 1956
941:Four ×
825:Height:
813:Length:
777:at the
766:at the
751:at the
742:in 2009
738:at the
718:nearby
467:Centaur
432:and an
415:803 NAS
265:leading
125:Retired
104:History
81:Retired
3568:Strike
3366:Pilots
3253:Walrus
3238:Solent
3223:Seamew
3203:Scylla
3198:Scarab
3021:Racers
1842:Flight
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877:Range:
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470:, HMS
421:Hermes
394:Flight
301:stalls
257:rudder
249:V-tail
167:V-tail
78:Status
39:, 1962
3509:Naval
3284:Giant
3262:Civil
3193:Scapa
3188:Nanok
3126:Swift
917:Guns:
807:Crew:
775:XD332
764:XD317
749:XD220
736:XD220
472:Eagle
355:Eagle
347:from
272:flaps
157:, an
3324:Baby
3299:Swan
3086:Baby
3043:S.6B
3005:S.6B
3000:S.6A
1887:Type
1813:ISBN
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1560:2021
1519:2024
1493:2024
1467:2024
1442:2023
1414:2018
1299:2023
961:one
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465:HMS
458:HMS
451:HMS
430:F-8s
426:A-4s
419:HMS
353:HMS
267:and
185:and
134:The
128:1969
112:1957
50:Type
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3033:S.5
3028:S.4
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