The Avro 707 (also known as Type 707) is an experimental aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Avro. [1] It was developed to test the tailless thick delta wing configuration chosen for the Avro 698 jet bomber, later named the Vulcan.

This Avro 707A made its maiden fight on 20th February 1953. The final variant of the type was the two-seat Avro 707C and initially four examples were ordered into production (at Bracebridge Heath) by the RAF.

First prototype of the Avro 707 VX784 (also known as Type 707), British experimental aircraft built to test tailless thick delta wings, crashed due to loss of control at low speed near Blackbushe, killing Avro test pilot Samuel Eric Esler.

May 8, 2019 · One 3,600 lbst Rolls Royce Derwent 8 single-stage axial flow turbojet. The Avro 707 series was designed in the United Kingdom solely for research work into the delta-wing configuration. Five aircraft of the type were built, each slightly different from the others.

The Avro 707 (also known as Type 707) was a British experimental aircraft built to test the tailless thick delta wing configuration chosen for the Avro 698 jet bomber, later named the Vulcan. In particular, the low-speed characteristics of such aircraft were not well known at the time.

Feb 21, 2018 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Avro 707 Delta-Wing Research Aircraft including pictures.

May 15, 2018 · As early as 1947 the Avro company designed a jet bomber that was eventually developed into the Avro Vulcan bomber. The Avro 707 was used to research the delta configuration in a high speed environment.

May 8, 2023 · In the early 1950s, British aviation thrived on innovation, and the Avro 707 stood as a prime example. A.V. Roe Company developed this research aircraft, featuring a revolutionary delta-wing design. Sleek, futuristic, and fast, the 707 embodied the essence of an aviation legend.

Mar 3, 2010 · After some vacillation, the Type 710 design was dropped and replaced by a single one-third scale aircraft under the designation Type 707A. The first Type 707 aircraft (serial VX784) as a relatively simple design using many components from existing aircraft types and construction proceeded quite rapidly.

Avro 707A (WD280) [@ Royal Australian Air Force Museum] The third aircraft in the series was the Type 707A (WD280) and first flew at Boscombe Down on 14 th June 1951. This aircraft was designed to fly at high subsonic Mach numbers and differed from the 707B in having a scaled-down Vulcan wing, complete with wing root engine intakes, cropped ...