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the Short S.B.5 research aircraft, circa 1960. Built to (independently) test the proposed aerodynamic configuration of a supersonic fighter being built by the English Electric Company. The tailplane and wing sweepback were tested in various configurations - the final sweep setting of 69° was greater than anything else in the world at the time.

the Short S.B.5 research aircraft, circa 1960. Built to (independently) test the proposed aerodynamic configuration of a supersonic fighter being built by the English Electric Company. The tailplane and wing sweepback were tested in various configurations - the final sweep setting of 69° was greater than anything else in the world at the time.

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british, xplane, 1950s,

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