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Single-seatfighterto Three-view TheVenom’s1950s

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Three-view two-seatSeaVenom Three-view &cutaway TheVenom’s1950s

MAINPICTUREEssentiallyaswept-wingVampirewithmorepower,theVenomproveditselfasausefulsingle-seatfighter-bomber,aswellas aneffectivetwo-seatnightfighter,anexampleofwhichhereleadsaSeaVenom.ARTWORKofVenomFB.1WR295byJUANITAFRANZI©2010

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Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

Hornetasbeingobsoleteby1954

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SeafaringVenoms SEAVENOM

HEADMIRALTY showedpassing interestinthe Venom,buthadno useforafighterbomber.However, itsdeHavillandSea

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WithitsSeaHornetpiston-powerednightfighternearingobsolescence,the

WithitsSeaHornetpiston-powerednightfighternearingobsolescence,the

WithitsSeaHornetpiston-powerednightfighternearingobsolescence,the

WithitsSeaHornetpiston-powerednightfighternearingobsolescence,the

WithitsSeaHornetpiston-powerednightfighternearingobsolescence,the

FleetAirArmrequiredanall-weatherjetfighter—entertheSeaVenom

FleetAirArmrequiredanall-weatherjetfighter—entertheSeaVenom

FleetAirArmrequiredanall-weatherjetfighter—entertheSeaVenom

FleetAirArmrequiredanall-weatherjetfighter—entertheSeaVenom

FleetAirArmrequiredanall-weatherjetfighter—entertheSeaVenom

HornetNF.21nightfighterwas nearingobsolescence,andthe D.H.110(tobecometheSeaVixen) wasstillinearlydevelopment.The Admiraltywassatisfiedwiththe SeaVampire’sflyingcharacteristicsandmaintenance,and,after assessingG-5-3,thoughtthatthe two-seatVenomnightfighter, suitablymodified,couldfillthe gapasanall-weatherfighter.SeaVenombornSpecificationN.107Dwasissued anddeHavillandreceived ContractNo6/ACFT/5972/CB.7(a) onNovember21,1950,forthree prototypes,WK376,WK379and WK385.Designwascarriedoutat ChristchurchunderW.A.Tamblin,

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ABOVEpreparestodepartthestarboardsteamcatapultofHMSVictoriousFirestreakmissiletrialsinJanuary1959.LEFTArearviewoftheSea

ABOVEASeaVenomFAW.22 preparestodepartthe starboardsteamcatapultof HMSVictoriousduring Firestreakmissiletrialsin January1959.LEFTArearviewoftheSea Venom’sbeak-likearresterhookarrangement,withthe V-framehookinthedown position,photographedat Farnboroughin1953.

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LEFT Venom’sbeak-likearresterhookarrangement,withtheV-framehookinthedownposition,photographedatFarnboroughin1953.

ABOVEThesecondprototypeSeaVenom,WK379,inJuly1952.

ThesecondprototypeSeaVenom,WK379,inJuly1952.

ThesecondprototypeSeaVenom,WK379,inJuly1952.

ThesecondprototypeSeaVenom,WK379,inJuly1952.

ThesecondprototypeSeaVenom,WK379,inJuly1952.

Notetheairbrakeopenonthetrailingedgeofthestarboardwing,

Notetheairbrakeopenonthetrailingedgeofthestarboardwing,

Notetheairbrakeopenonthetrailingedgeofthestarboardwing,

Notetheairbrakeopenonthetrailingedgeofthestarboardwing,

Notetheairbrakeopenonthetrailingedgeofthestarboardwing,

theenlargedtailbumpersandtheoriginaltailconfiguration.

theenlargedtailbumpersandtheoriginaltailconfiguration.

theenlargedtailbumpersandtheoriginaltailconfiguration.

theenlargedtailbumpersandtheoriginaltailconfiguration.

theenlargedtailbumpersandtheoriginaltailconfiguration.

andWK385wasbuiltthere.TheothertwowerebuiltatHatfield, butitwasplannedthatSeaVenom manufacturewouldbecentred atChristchurch. Thestartingpointwasthe VenomNF.2,“navalised”witha shroudedV-framearresterhook attherearofthenacelle,folding wingshingedatapproximately halfspan,andpick-uppointsfor thesteam-catapultstrop. Longer-strokeoleoswerefitted onastrengthenedundercarriage, andthetailbumperwasenlarged. Re-profiledwingtiptanks,holding 80gal,hadfueljettisonoutletsat theirrearandhorizontalfins.The NF.2’sGhost103wasretained,and theheavily-framedcanopyforall threeprototypes,butproduction aircrafthadclear-viewcanopies. InFleetAirArm(FAA)service theywereoriginallydesignated SeaVenomNF.20s,butin1951 theywereredesignatedSea VenomFAW.20s.

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