The Vickers Type 559 was a supersonic interceptor aircraft design by the British aircraft company Vickers-Armstrongs and was their submission for Operational Requirement F.155 in 1955.

For Vickers, their contribution became the "Type 559", a large two-seat combination engine speedometer designed around a canard configuration. Like the rest of the F.155 proposal, the …

Jul 5, 2023 · The Vickers-Armstrong Type 559 559 is a supersonic interceptor plane developed by the British aircraft company Vickers-Armstrong. Read all about the UK’s newly built overkill …

May 5, 2019 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Supermarine (Vickers) Type 559 High-Speed, High-Altitude Interceptor Proposal including …

The Vickers Type 559 was a supersonic interceptor aircraft design by the British aircraft company Vickers-Armstrongs and was their submission for Operational Requirement F.155 in 1955.

Feb 20, 2024 · The Vickers 559 high-altitude, high-speed interceptor was a unique rocket fighter designed as a radical interceptor to be used for point defense. Featuring a combination of jet …

Jun 29, 2023 · The Type 559 was an unorthodox canard design with a massive chin air intake, split vertically, for two reheated de Havilland Gyron engines of 20,000 pounds-force (89 kN) …

The British Vickers Type 559 was an Interceptor Jet proposed for the previously discussed Operational Requirement F.55 (a Cold War British renovation of it's Air Protection and …

Nov 29, 2024 · Discover the story of the Vickers 559, a British supersonic interceptor designed to outpace Soviet bombers.

Feb 5, 2015 · The Type 559 supersonic interceptor fighter project, proposed by Vickers-Armstrongs, was developed in the UK in 1955. The aircraft was built according to the …