De Havilland Sea Vixen, the Glossary

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1. 116 relations: Abdul-Karim Qasim, Aden, ADEN cannon, Aden Emergency, Admiralty (United Kingdom), AGM-12 Bullpup, Aileron, Air brake (aeronautics), Air Ministry, Air show, Air-to-air missile, Air-to-surface missile, Aircraft carrier, Aircraft principal axes, Airspeed Ltd., Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire, Arresting gear, Autopilot, Beira Patrol, Bomb, Bournemouth, British Aircraft Corporation, British shadow factories, Carrier-based aircraft, Center of pressure (fluid mechanics), Chemical milling, Chester, Christchurch Airfield, Christchurch, Dorset, Concorde, Dar es Salaam, Dassault Aviation, Dassault Mirage III, De Havilland, De Havilland Firestreak, De Havilland Hornet, De Havilland Sea Venom, De Havilland Vampire, De Havilland Venom, Dorset, East Africa, Ejection seat, Electronic countermeasure, English Electric Lightning, Far East, Farnborough International Airshow, Fighter aircraft, Fire-control system, Flap (aeronautics), Fleet Air Arm, ... Expand index (66 more) »

2. 1950s British fighter aircraft

Abdul-Karim Qasim

Abdul-Karim Qasim Muhammad Bakr al-Fadhli al-Zubaidi (عبد الكريمقاسم; 21 November 1914 – 9 February 1963) was an Iraqi military officer and nationalist who came to power in 1958 when the Iraqi monarchy was overthrown during the 14 July Revolution.

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Aden

Aden (Old South Arabian: 𐩲𐩵𐩬) is a port city located in Yemen in the southern part of the Arabian peninsula, positioned near the eastern approach to the Red Sea.

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ADEN cannon

The Royal Small Arms Factory ADEN cannon (ADEN being an acronym for "Armament Development, Enfield") is a 30 mm revolver cannon used on many military aircraft, particularly those of the British Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm.

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Aden Emergency

The Aden Emergency, also known as the 14 October Revolution or as the Radfan Uprising, was an armed rebellion by the National Liberation Front (NLF) and the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen (FLOSY) against the Federation of South Arabia, a British Protectorate of the United Kingdom, which led to the proclamation of the People's Republic of South Yemen.

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Admiralty (United Kingdom)

The Admiralty was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy until 1964, historically under its titular head, the Lord High Admiral – one of the Great Officers of State.

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AGM-12 Bullpup

The AGM-12 Bullpup is a short-range air-to-ground missile developed by Martin Marietta for the US Navy.

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Aileron

An aileron (French for "little wing" or "fin") is a hinged flight control surface usually forming part of the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing aircraft.

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Air brake (aeronautics)

In aeronautics, air brakes or speed brakes are a type of flight control surface used on an aircraft to increase the drag on the aircraft.

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Air Ministry

The Air Ministry was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964.

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Air show

An air show (or airshow, air fair, air tattoo) is a public event where aircraft are exhibited.

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Air-to-air missile

Python family of AAM for comparisons, Python-5 (displayed lower-front) and Shafrir-1 (upper-back) An air-to-air missile (AAM) is a missile fired from an aircraft for the purpose of destroying another aircraft (including unmanned aircraft such as cruise missiles).

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Air-to-surface missile

An air-to-surface missile (ASM) or air-to-ground missile (AGM) is a missile designed to be launched from military aircraft at targets on land or sea.

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Aircraft carrier

An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft.

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Aircraft principal axes

An aircraft in flight is free to rotate in three dimensions: yaw, nose left or right about an axis running up and down; pitch, nose up or down about an axis running from wing to wing; and roll, rotation about an axis running from nose to tail.

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Airspeed Ltd.

Airspeed Limited was established in 1931 to build aeroplanes in York, England, by A. H. Tiltman and Nevil Shute Norway (the aeronautical engineer and novelist, who used his forenames as his pen-name).

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Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire

The Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire is a British turbojet engine that was produced by Armstrong Siddeley in the 1950s.

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Arresting gear

An arresting gear, or arrestor gear, is a mechanical system used to rapidly decelerate an aircraft as it lands.

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Autopilot

An autopilot is a system used to control the path of an aircraft, marine craft or spacecraft without requiring constant manual control by a human operator.

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Beira Patrol

The Beira Patrol was a blockade of oil shipments to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) through Beira, Mozambique, resulting from United Nations trade sanctions on Rhodesia.

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Bomb

A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy.

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Bournemouth

Bournemouth is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England.

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British Aircraft Corporation

The British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) was a British aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric Aviation Ltd., Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Hunting Aircraft in 1960.

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British shadow factories

British shadow factories were the outcome of the Shadow Scheme, a plan devised in 1935 and developed by the British government in the buildup to World War II to try to meet the urgent need for more aircraft using technology transfer from the motor industry to implement additional manufacturing capacity.

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Carrier-based aircraft

A carrier-based aircraft (also known as carrier-capable aircraft or carrier-borne aircraft) is a naval aircraft designed for operations from aircraft carriers.

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Center of pressure (fluid mechanics)

In fluid mechanics, the center of pressure is the point on a body where a single force acting at that point can represent the total effect of the pressure field acting on the body.

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Chemical milling

Chemical milling or industrial etching is the subtractive manufacturing process of using baths of temperature-regulated etching chemicals to remove material to create an object with the desired shape.

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Chester

Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the England-Wales border.

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Christchurch Airfield

Christchurch Airfield was located southeast of the A337/B3059 intersection in Somerford, Christchurch, Dorset, England.

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Christchurch, Dorset

Christchurch is a town and civil parish on the south coast of Dorset, England.

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Concorde

Concorde is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).

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Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam (from lit) is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania.

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Dassault Aviation

Dassault Aviation SA is a French manufacturer of military aircraft and business jets.

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Dassault Mirage III

The Dassault Mirage III is a family of single/dual-seat, single-engine, fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by French aircraft company Dassault Aviation.

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De Havilland

The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited was a British aviation manufacturer established in late 1920 by Geoffrey de Havilland at Stag Lane Aerodrome Edgware on the outskirts of north London.

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De Havilland Firestreak

The de Havilland Firestreak is a British first-generation, passive infrared homing (heat seeking) air-to-air missile.

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De Havilland Hornet

The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet, developed by de Havilland, was a fighter aircraft driven by two piston engines. De Havilland Sea Vixen and de Havilland Hornet are carrier-based aircraft and de Havilland aircraft.

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De Havilland Sea Venom

The de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom is a British postwar carrier-capable jet aircraft developed from the de Havilland Venom. De Havilland Sea Vixen and de Havilland Sea Venom are 1950s British fighter aircraft, aircraft first flown in 1951, carrier-based aircraft, de Havilland aircraft, mid-wing aircraft and twin-boom aircraft.

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De Havilland Vampire

The de Havilland Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. De Havilland Sea Vixen and de Havilland Vampire are carrier-based aircraft, de Havilland aircraft, mid-wing aircraft and twin-boom aircraft.

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De Havilland Venom

The de Havilland DH 112 Venom is a British post-war single-engined jet aircraft developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. De Havilland Sea Vixen and de Havilland Venom are de Havilland aircraft, mid-wing aircraft and twin-boom aircraft.

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Dorset

Dorset (archaically: Dorsetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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East Africa

East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the African continent, distinguished by its geographical, historical, and cultural landscape.

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Ejection seat

In aircraft, an ejection seat or ejector seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft (usually military) in an emergency.

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Electronic countermeasure

An electronic countermeasure (ECM) is an electrical or electronic device designed to trick or deceive radar, sonar, or other detection systems, like infrared (IR) or lasers.

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English Electric Lightning

The English Electric Lightning is a British fighter aircraft that served as an interceptor during the 1960s, the 1970s and into the late 1980s. De Havilland Sea Vixen and English Electric Lightning are 1950s British fighter aircraft, mid-wing aircraft and twinjets.

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Far East

The Far East is the geographical region that encompasses the easternmost portion of the Asian continent, including East, North, and Southeast Asia.

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Farnborough International Airshow

The Farnborough International Airshow is a trade exhibition for the aerospace and defence industries, where civilian and military aircraft are demonstrated to potential customers and investors in Farnborough, Hampshire.

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Fighter aircraft

Fighter aircraft (early on also pursuit aircraft) are military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat.

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Fire-control system

A fire-control system (FCS) is a number of components working together, usually a gun data computer, a director and radar, which is designed to assist a ranged weapon system to target, track, and hit a target.

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Flap (aeronautics)

A flap is a high-lift device used to reduce the stalling speed of an aircraft wing at a given weight.

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Fleet Air Arm

The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is the naval aviation component of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy (RN).

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Folding wing

A folding wing is a wing configuration design feature of aircraft to save space and is typical of carrier-based aircraft that operate from the limited deck space of aircraft carriers.

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Fuselage

The fuselage (from the French fuselé "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section.

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G-force

The g-force or gravitational force equivalent is mass-specific force (force per unit mass), expressed in units of standard gravity (symbol g or g0, not to be confused with "g", the symbol for grams).

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G-suit

A g-suit, or anti-g suit, is a flight suit worn by aviators and astronauts who are subject to high levels of acceleration force (g).

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Gloster Javelin

The Gloster Javelin is a twin-engined all-weather interceptor aircraft that served with Britain's Royal Air Force from the mid-1950s until the late 1960s. De Havilland Sea Vixen and Gloster Javelin are 1950s British fighter aircraft, aircraft first flown in 1951, mid-wing aircraft and twinjets.

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Hatfield Aerodrome

Hatfield Aerodrome was a private airfield and aircraft factory located in the English town of Hatfield in Hertfordshire from 1930 until its closure and redevelopment in the 1990s.

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Hawarden

Hawarden (Penarlâg) is a village and community in Flintshire, Wales.

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Hawker Hunter

The Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered fighter aircraft that was developed by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the late 1940s and early 1950s. De Havilland Sea Vixen and Hawker Hunter are 1950s British fighter aircraft, aircraft first flown in 1951 and mid-wing aircraft.

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Hawker Siddeley

Hawker Siddeley was a group of British manufacturing companies engaged in aircraft production.

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Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire (or; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties.

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High commissioner

High commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.

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Hydraulics

Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.

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Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

The Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation or Borneo confrontation (simply known as Konfrontasi in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore) was an armed conflict from 1963 to 1966 that stemmed from Indonesia's opposition to the creation of the state of Malaysia from the Federation of Malaya.

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Iraq

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.

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Jet fighter generations

Jet fighter generations classify the major technology leaps in the historical development of the jet fighter.

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Jet propulsion

Jet propulsion is the propulsion of an object in one direction, produced by ejecting a jet of fluid in the opposite direction.

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John Cunningham (RAF officer)

John 'Cat's Eyes' Cunningham (27 July 1917 – 21 July 2002) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) night fighter ace during the Second World War and a test pilot.

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John Derry

Squadron leader John Douglas Derry DFC (5 December 1921 – 6 September 1952) was a British test pilot who is believed to be the first Briton to have exceeded the speed of sound in flight.

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Kuwait

Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia.

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Landing gear

Landing gear is the undercarriage of an aircraft or spacecraft that is used for taxiing, takeoff or landing.

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Leading edge

The leading edge is the part of the wing that first contacts the air;Crane, Dale: Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition, page 305.

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Maiden flight

The maiden flight, also known as first flight, of an aircraft is the first occasion on which it leaves the ground under its own power.

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Martin-Baker Mk.4

The Martin-Baker Mk.4 is a British ejection seat designed and built by Martin-Baker.

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McDonnell Douglas Phantom in UK service

The United Kingdom (UK) operated the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II as one of its principal combat aircraft from 1968 to 1992.

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Milling (machining)

Milling is the process of machining using rotary cutters to remove material by advancing a cutter into a workpiece.

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Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest.

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Night fighter

A night fighter (later known as all-weather fighter or all-weather interceptor post-Second World War) is a largely historical term for a fighter or interceptor aircraft adapted or designed for effective use at night, during periods of adverse meteorological conditions, or in otherwise poor visibility.

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Nuclear weapon

A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion.

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Ocean

The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approx.

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Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf (Fars), sometimes called the (Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in West Asia.

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Radar

Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (ranging), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site.

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Radfan

Radfan or the Radfan Hills is a region of the Republic of Yemen.

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Radome

A radome (a portmanteau of radar and dome) is a structural, weatherproof enclosure that protects a radar antenna.

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Red Beard (nuclear weapon)

Red Beard was the first British tactical nuclear weapon.

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Red Top (missile)

The Hawker Siddeley (later British Aerospace) Red Top was the third indigenous British air-to-air missile to enter service, following the de Havilland Firestreak and limited-service Fireflash.

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Rhodesia

Rhodesia (Rodizha), officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979.

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RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)

Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, commonly referred to as RNAS Yeovilton, (HMS Heron) is an airbase of the Royal Navy, sited a few miles north of Yeovil, in the English county of Somerset.

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Rolls-Royce Avon

The Rolls-Royce Avon was the first axial flow jet engine designed and produced by Rolls-Royce.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Royal Marines

The Royal Marines, also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, and officially as the Corps of Royal Marines, are the United Kingdom's amphibious special operations capable commando force, one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy, and provide a company strength unit to the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG).

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Rudder

A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, airship, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (usually air or water).

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SNEB

The SNEB rocket (Societe Nouvelle des Etablissements Edgar Brandt New Society of Edgar Brandt Establishments) is an unguided air-to-surface rocket projectile manufactured by the French company TDA Armements, designed for launch by attack aircraft and helicopters.

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Sound barrier

The sound barrier or sonic barrier is the large increase in aerodynamic drag and other undesirable effects experienced by an aircraft or other object when it approaches the speed of sound.

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Spar (aeronautics)

In a fixed-wing aircraft, the spar is often the main structural member of the wing, running spanwise at right angles (or thereabouts depending on wing sweep) to the fuselage.

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Stabilator

A stabilator is a fully movable aircraft horizontal stabilizer.

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Supersonic speed

Supersonic speed is the speed of an object that exceeds the speed of sound (Mach 1).

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Supersonic transport

ogival delta wing, a slender fuselage and four underslung Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 engines. The Tupolev Tu-144 was the first SST to enter service and the first to leave it. Only 55 passenger flights were carried out before service ended due to safety concerns. A small number of cargo and test flights were also carried out after its retirement.

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Swept wing

A swept wing is a wing angled either backward or occasionally forward from its root rather than perpendicular to the fuselage.

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Tactical air navigation system

A tactical air navigation system, commonly referred to by the acronym TACAN, is a navigation system used by military aircraft.

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Tailhook

A tailhook, arresting hook, or arrester hook is a device attached to the empennage (rear) of some military fixed-wing aircraft.

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Tanganyika (1961–1964)

Tanganyika was a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania, that existed from 1961 until 1964.

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Tanganyika Rifles

The Tanganyika Rifles was the sole regiment in the Tanganyikan army, from 1961 to 1964.

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Tupolev Tu-22

The Tupolev Tu-22 (Air Standardization Coordinating Committee name: Blinder) was the first supersonic bomber to enter production in the Soviet Union. De Havilland Sea Vixen and Tupolev Tu-22 are twinjets.

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Turbojet

The turbojet is an airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft.

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Twin-boom aircraft

A twin-boom aircraft has two longitudinal auxiliary booms.

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Twinjet

A twinjet or twin-engine jet is a jet aircraft powered by two engines. De Havilland Sea Vixen and twinjet are twinjets.

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Ultra high frequency

Ultra high frequency (UHF) is the ITU designation for radio frequencies in the range between 300 megahertz (MHz) and 3 gigahertz (GHz), also known as the decimetre band as the wavelengths range from one meter to one tenth of a meter (one decimeter).

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Unmanned aerial vehicle

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board.

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Vought F4U Corsair

The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. De Havilland Sea Vixen and Vought F4U Corsair are carrier-based aircraft.

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Warbird

A warbird is any vintage military aircraft now operated by civilian organizations and individuals, or in some instances, by historic arms of military forces, such as the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the RAAF Museum Historic Flight, or the South African Air Force Museum Historic Flight.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Yemen

Yemen (al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen, is a sovereign state in West Asia.

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1952 Farnborough Airshow crash

On 6 September 1952, a prototype de Havilland DH.110 jet fighter crashed during an aerial display at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England.

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2-inch RP

The 2-inch RP, short for Rocket Projectile, 2-inch, Number 1 Mark 1, was an unguided rocket weapon developed by the Royal Navy in the 1950s.

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2015 Shoreham Airshow crash

On 22 August 2015, a former military aircraft crashed onto a main road during an aerial display at the Shoreham Airshow at Shoreham Airport, England, killing 11 people and injuring 16 others.

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See also

1950s British fighter aircraft

• Avro 720
• De Havilland Sea Venom
• De Havilland Sea Vixen
• English Electric Lightning
• Folland Gnat
• Gloster Javelin
• Hawker Hunter
• Hawker Hunter variants
• Hawker P.1081
• Hawker P.1103
• Hawker P.1121
• Hawker Sea Fury
• Operational Requirement F.155
• Saunders-Roe SR.177
• Saunders-Roe SR.53
• Supermarine 525
• Supermarine Scimitar
• Supermarine Swift
• Vickers Type 559

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Sea_Vixen

Also known as DH 110, DH.110, DH.110 jet fighter, DH110, De Havilland D.H.110, De Havilland D.H.110 Sea Vixen, De Havilland DH 110, De Havilland DH.110, De Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen, De Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.1, De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.1, De Havilland Sea-Vixen, Hawker Siddeley Sea Vixen, Sea Vixen, XP924.

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