Developmental model of the Nimrod early warning aircraft, c 1970s.
- Made:
- circa 1970 in Farnborough
- maker:
- Royal Aircraft Establishment
Scale Model of an AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING HAWKER SIDDELEY / BRITISH AEROSPACE / NIMROD AEW 3 AIRCRAFT, Copper Clad for evaluation of Radio / Radar Aerial Polar Diagram analysis and investigations.
This is a model of the Hawker Siddeley/British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3 aircraft. It has been clad in copper for the evaluation of radio/radar aerial polar diagram analysis and investigation. The Nimrod's design was a development of the de Havilland Comet airliner of the 1950s. This object forms part of the Science Museum's Farnborough collection.
Details
- Category:
- Farnborough
- Object Number:
- 1993-2837
- Materials:
- wood & copper - cladding
- type:
- aircraft, aeroplanes and research aircraft
- credit:
- Farnborough Collection
