In the late 1940s and early 1950s the aircraft industry as a whole was engaged in many projects to confirm and develop the design ideas captured from the Germans at the end of the Second World War. As part of this activity this aircraft was built by this company to investigate the possibilities of the delta platform wing. This aircraft was designed to be the smallest airframe which could couple an engine, an ejector seat and a delta wing. The latter could be fitted with a variety of extensions to investigate the aerodynamic effect of different tip profiles. The construction was all-metal with the exception of the wing extensions which were of fibreglass. The aircraft made its first flight in the October 1950, and later test flights described the aeroplane as “touchy” and “like flying a razor’s edge”. Because of this, and its bright colour scheme, it acquired a garish nickname used throughout the 19th & 20th centuries. After a wheels-up landing it was modified to improve the flight characteristics, and re-appeared in its new guise with much improved “manners.” After a last flight in 1958 it became a training airframe. In 1985 it was transferred to a Museum where it is still on public display.
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