The Crescent Wing

Handley Page Aircraft Company film on the crescent wing, as used on the Handley Page Victor bomber aircraft. The aerodynamic principles are illustrated and Sir Frederick Handley Page also comments.

A prototype Handley Page Victor bomber aircraft passes overhead and the importance of wing design in high-speed flight is explained. The behaviour of air flowing over a wing is illustrated, with emphasis on changing behaviour of airflow when approaching the speed of sound. The advantages of a crescent wing, as used on the Victor, are explained and Sir Frederick Handley Page comments on the crescent wing and planned HP97 airliner.