Blackburn Buccaneer

Flying the Buccaneer: Britain's Cold War Warrior: Britain's Cold War Warrior eBooks & eLearning

Posted by AlenMiler at Oct. 7, 2015

Originally conceived as a carrier-born maritime attack aircraft, the Blackburn design included many original features such as Boundary Layer Control, a system which blew hot air over the flying surfaces to increase lift when landing.

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Discovery Channel - Classic British Aircraft (2004) Movies

Posted by notbanned at March 29, 2015

Celebrating inspirational British aircraft and profiling the passionate enthusiasts who keep these planes flying, CLASSIC BRITISH AIRCRAFT pays tribute to the unique design qualities, highly distinctive styling and brilliant innovation of these machines. CLASSIC BRITISH AIRCRAFT will explore the history, successes, failures and current uses of both civilian and military aircraft, such as the VC10 (the fastest airliner in the world after the demise of Concorde), the Trident, the Lightning (which still holds climbing records that may never be broken) and the Sea Vixen. Accompany mechanics who piece together these items of living history, trawling the world for obscure parts. Learn from craftsmen who have rediscovered lost skills, and meet some of the airmen who operated the aircraft in their heyday, as well as current pilots who have the responsibility of handling these irreplaceable machines.

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Blackburn Aircraft Since 1909 eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Oleksandr74 at June 27, 2009

A. J. Jackson - Blackburn Aircraft Since 1909
Naval Institute Press | 1989 | ISBN: 0870210246 | 571 pages | PDF | 156.34 MB

This is the absorbing story of a great Yorkshire enterprise, beginning in 1908 when young Robert Blackburn, inspired by the exploits of famous French aviators, designed his first aeroplane in Paris. Tried out on the Yorkshire coast in 1909, it was ancestor to a long line of Blackburn aircraft designed and built on Humberside during more than half a century.First published in 1968 Blackburn Aircraft since 1909 has been revised to bring fully up to date the continuing story of the Beverley and Buccaneer.

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