In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Royal Navy needed a jet-powered airplane that could fly — and fight — in all types of weather, day or night. This necessitated several design factors. As ...
What You Need to Know: The De Havilland Sea Vixen was a British twin-engine, twin-boom fighter aircraft with an unconventional design, featuring an off-set cockpit and extended fuel capacity in its ...
The Sea Vixen emerged from the ashes of tragedy and engineering challenges as Britain urgently sought a carrier based, all weather interceptor during the Cold War. Initially named the DH110, its early ...