The 1946-1974 period covered by this book is indeed the golden age of experimental aircraft design and manufacture in Europe. All of the main research aircraft of this period are covered within the 302 pages of this book. A total of 38 aircraft are described, each representing the cutting edge in aircraft design from the British, French, German, Swedish and Swiss aircraft industries. As well as the well-known aircraft of the period, such as the Fairey Delta 2, this book also provides details of lesser known aircraft. One example being the Swiss Federal Aircraft Factory (FAF) Arbalete, which was intended to provide aerodynamic data for the development of the FAF N-20 fighter aircraft. Also described is the SAAB 210 which contributed flight data for use during the design and development of the subsequent Draken supersonic fighter.
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