The highlights of the 1955 Farnborough Air Show showing the latest developments in British civil and military aircraft. Aircraft appearing in the film include: the English Electric “P-1”, the first British aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in level flight; the Fairey “Delta II”, the Folland “Gnat I”, the new Hawker “Hunter F4”, the Fairey “Jet Gyrodyne” helicopter; and the de Havilland Gyron, claimed to be the most powerful type-tested engine yet announced.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003579
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Airplanes, Military
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics - Great Britain
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - Design and construction
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)