List of Experimental Aircraft - United Kingdom

United Kingdom

• Armstrong Whitworth Ape – aerodynamic test vehicle
• Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52
• Avro 707 – aerodynamic proof of concept for Avro Vulcan bomber
• Avro Ashton – experimental jet transport
• Baynes Bat experimental glider
• Blackburn B-20
• Boulton Paul P.6 – used for wing research
• Boulton Paul P.92 – half scale proof of concept
• Boulton Paul P.111
• Boulton Paul P.120
• Bristol Type 138 – high altitude research aircraft
• Bristol 188
• British Aerospace EAP – technology demonstrator
• Cierva W.9 experimental helicopter
• de Havilland DH 108 Swallow – swept wing tailless transsonic research aircraft
• BAC 221 – modified fairey Delta 2 for high speed delta research
• English Electric P1A
• Fairey Battle – testbed for a variety of engines
• Fairey Delta 1
• Fairey Delta 2
• Fairey Jet Gyrodyne – jet powered rotor
• Fairey Rotodyne
• Folland Fo.108 – engine test bed
• General Aircraft GAL.56
• Gloster E.28/39 – early jet engine research
• Gloster Meteor F8 "Prone Pilot" – prone position flight control research
• Hafner A.R.III Gyroplane – experimental autogyro
• Handley Page H.P.20 – aerodynamic slot research
• Handley Page H.P.75 Manx – tailless flight research
• Handley Page HP.88 – supporting development of Handley Page Victor
• Handley Page HP.115 – low speed delta wing research
• Hawker P.1072
• Hawker P.1052
• Hawker P.1127 – V/STOL fighter
• Hillson Bi-mono – slip wing research
• Hunting H.126 – blown flap research
• Miles Libellula – tandem wing fighter and bomber designs
• Miles M.3E Gillette Falcon – flight research
• Miles M.30 – blended wing body design
• Miles M.39B Libellula – tandem wing research
• Miles M.52 – supersonic research
• Parnall Parasol for wing pressure and aileron test as well as operation from submarines.
• Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig – VTOL low speed control test rig

• Saro Shrimp experimental flying boat
• Short Cockle – testing metal construction techniques for aircraft hulls
• Short Mayo Composite – tested piggyback aircraft concept
• Short S.6 Sturgeon – testing aluminium construction techniques for aircraft
• Short SB.1 – tailess glider for isoclininc wing research
• Short SB5 – prove/develop wing for English Electric Lightning
• Short SB.4 Sherpa
• Short SC.1 – vtol research
• Short Mussel – testing metal construction techniques for aircraft floats
• Silent Aircraft eXperimental Design (SAX-40) Cambridge-MIT study in aircraft noise reduction through the Silent Aircraft Initiative.
• Supermarine 508 – vee tail
• Cierva W.9 – helicopter with anti-torque jet efflux
• Vickers Type 618 Nene-Viking – jet engine testbed
• Vickers Type 470 and Type 486 Wellington – Whittle jet engine testbeds
• Vickers Type 602 Wellington Mark X – Rolls Royce Dart turboprop testbed
• Westland-Hill Pterodactyl
• Youngman-Baynes High Lift