Secrets Made Public
The initial eight prototypes were quickly located. This was a major story. The aircraft were used in historical events in Canada. Only 6 completed crafts were produced, and they were all destroyed. It would be fantastic to be able to see the ground-breaking aircraft. According to Erin Gregory from the Canada Aviation & Space Museum, “the delta wing was a very novel concept at that point, so it required a lot of testing to see whether it would operate effectively, particularly at supersonic speeds.”