Vickers Valiant
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The Vickers Valiant was a British high-altitude jet bomber designed to carry nuclear weapons, and in the 1950s and 1960s was part of the Royal Air Force's "V bomber" strategic deterrent force. It was
First prototype at the Farnborough Airshow, 1951
Valiant B(PR)K.1 WZ393 of 90 Squadron in original all-metal finish displaying at Blackpool Squires Gate airport in 1957
Forward view of preserved Vickers Valiant XD818 at Royal Air Force Museum Midlands
The wing root and air intakes
Rolls-Royce Avon
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The Rolls-Royce Avon was the first axial flow jet engine designed and produced by Rolls-Royce. Introduced in 1950, the engine went on to become one of their most successful post-World War II engine de
Vickers Valiant
…by Vickers on 16 April 1948. In February 1949, two prototypes of the Vickers 660 series were ordered. The first was to be fitted with four Rolls-Royce RA.3 Avon turbojet engines, while the second was to be fitted with four Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire engines and was designated the Type 667. On 18 May 1951, the…
Rolls-Royce Avon
A Mark 122 – The rear fuselage of the Hawker Hunter can be removed for engine maintenance
Rolls Royce Avon RA.3 Mk.101 at RAF Museum Cosford
Rolls-Royce Avon engine at the Temora aviation museum, Australia