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| The Handley-Page HP.88 was basically a scaled down Victor, & was used in the same way as the Avro 707, but to research the aerodynamics of the Victor rather than the Vulcan. The HP.88 was built by Blackburn in Brough, & was actually a modified Supermarine Attacker. The HP.88 had the Victor's crescent wing & T-tail, & first flew on the 21st of June 1951 at Carnaby near Bridlington. The only HP.88 broke-up during a high-speed pass at Stansted two months later due to a tailplane servo control system failure. The aircraft had little time to gather useful information, & the loss of the aircraft was of little significance to the V-Bomber project; two prototype Victors were nearing completion by the time of the HP.88's first flight. | ||
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