Prototype Collection

Concorde 002 the second prototype
Concorde 002, the second prototype, in the final stages of equipment and fitting out at Filton

First prototype English Electric Canberra B2 VX165
First prototype English Electric Canberra B2, VX165

Concordes Cockpit
The cockpit of the first prototype Concorde, 001, at the St. Martin Sud-Aviation factory at Toulouse, France. Date: late 1960s

The first prototype Blackburn B-48 RT651
The first prototype Blackburn B-48, RT651

The de Havilland DH106 Comet first prototype G-5-1
The de Havilland DH106 Comet first prototype, G-5-1 (later registered G-ALVG) with the third de Havilland DH108, VW120, at Hatfield, 27 July 1949. Date: 1949

Boeing B-29 Superfortress prototype from a dramatic aspect taken during early test flying

Major Frank Bernard Halford CBE FRAeS (1894-1955)
Major Frank Bernard Halford, CBE, FRAeS, 1894-1955, President of the Royal Aeronautical Society 1951 to 1952, in front of the prototype de Havilland Comet airliner. Date: 1955

Halford, Whittle, de Havilland and Walker
From left: Major Frank Halford, Sir Frank Whittle, Sir Geoffrey de Havilland and C.C. Walker in front of the first prototype de Havilland Comet airliner

Prototype Handley Page Victor B2 XH668
Prototype Handley Page Victor B2, XH668

Bedford Park / Bath Rd 4 / 9
Bedford Park, Chiswick, London, considered the prototype of later garden cities and suburbs: Bath Road, looking east (4 of 9)

Fournier RF-4 F-BMKA (1st prototype)
Fournier RF-4 F-BMKA (msn 1), the first prototype of the aerobatic version of the Fournier RF-3 at the 1966 Paris Air Show

Republic XF-12 Rainbow RC-2
Republic Rc-2 Rainbow Airliner Cutaway Drawing Date: 1940s

Dassault Mirage 4000 Prototype Parked

McDonnell Douglas YF4H-1 Phantom pre-production
Mcdonnell Douglas Yf4H-1 Phantom Pre-Production Model Which Set an Absolute World Speed Record at 1606Mph in 1961 Flown by Lt Col Robert B Robinson Date: 1961

Prototype Blackburn Beverley, WF320
The prototype Blackburn Beverley, WF320, flying over Beverley Minster

The Gloster Meteor FR9 prototype VW360
The Gloster Meteor FR9 prototype, VW360

Rolls-Royce Clyde powered prototype Westland Wyvern TF2, VP120, during thrust measuring trials at Yeovil

The first prototype de Havilland Canada DHC2 Beaver, CF-FHB-X, fitted with a ski undercarriage

Prototype Handley Page Victor B2 XH668
Prototype Handley Page Victor B2, XH668

The last production Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle I V1599
The last production Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle I, V1599, became the prototype STI

The first prototype Junkers G38 D-2000
The first prototype Junkers G38, D-2000

Blackburn YA. 1 Firecrest RT651
Blackburn YA.1 Firecrest RT651 at the 1947 SBAC Radlett air-show, parked next to the first prototype Boulton Paul Balliol VL892

English Electric Lightning P-1B
RAF Royal Airforce English Electric Lightning P-1B Pprototype

Vickers VC10 G-ARTA BOAC prototype Farnborough 1962
Vickers VC10 G-ARTA BOAC prototype taking off at first public appearance at Farnborough Air Show 6 September 1962 Date: 1962

The prototype Fairey Gannet AEW3 XJ440
The prototype Fairey Gannet AEW3, XJ440

Prototype Vought F8U-2 Crusader

Hawker P1067 Hunter second prototype WB195 in the air
Hawker P1067 Hunter second prototype, WB195, in the air

The prototype Fokker V45 or FII with the Fokker V40

Albatros C IX used by Manfred von Richthofen
Albatros C IX prototype German biplane used by Manfred von Richthofen for personal transport. Date: circa 1917

The prototype Saab 90 Scandia, SE-BCA, during a single-e?
The prototype Saab 90 Scandia, SE-BCA, during a single-engine take-off from Saab?s airfield at Linkping

Second prototype Royal Aircraft Factory SE5 A4562
Second prototype Royal Aircraft Factory SE5, A4562, at Farnborough with Major Frank Goodden in the cockpit

Handley Page Victor first prototype WB771
Handley Page Victor first prototype, WB771

Vickers Valiant second prototype WB215
Vickers Valiant second prototype, WB215, was fitted with Super Sprite rocket packs under each wing

Photographic, 10838643
10838643

Hawker Hurricane prototype K5083 in the air
Hawker Hurricane prototype, K5083, in the air

Concorde 002
The second Concorde prototype (002) takes shape on the final assembly jig at Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight on 9 April 1969. Date: 1969

Construction of Concorde
Engineers and fitters work on a section of one of the wings of the first prototype Concorde, 001, at the St. Martin, Toulouse, plant of Sud-Aviation, France. Date: 1967

Concorde Construction
The first prototype Concorde, 001, taking shape at the St. Martin Sud-Aviation factory Toulouse, France. Date: 1967

Gloster GA. 5 Javelin 2nd prototype WD808
Gloster GA.5 Javelin 2nd prototype WD808, seen during its air display, at the 1952 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. First flown on 21 August 1952

Vickers Varsity T. 1 VX828
Vickers Varsity T.1 prototype VX828 Date: circa 1950

The Magnetron Valve by G. H. Davis
A set of diagrams demonstrating what a magnetron valve is, and why it is of such importance to radar. The magnetron valve was used in the Second World War to give Allied forces superior radars,

The third prototype Fairey Gannet AS1, WE488

The prototype Avro 638 Club Cadet, G-ACAY

Airspeed AS51 Horsa I DG597 the first prototype
Airspeed AS51 Horsa I, DG597, the first prototype

The prototype Supermarine Attacker TS409
The prototype Supermarine Attacker, TS409. February 1948. Date: 1948

Saab 32 Lansen first prototype 32001
Saab 32 Lansen first prototype, 32001

The first prototype Saunders-Roe SR A / 1 TG263
The first prototype Saunders-Roe SR.A/1, TG263

The first prototype de Havilland DH114 Heron G-ALZL
The first prototype de Havilland DH114 Heron, G-ALZL

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