{"id":5888278,"date":"2026-07-17T09:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fairey-delta-2-world-speed-record-1132-mph-peter-twiss\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:38:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:38:47","slug":"fairey-delta-2-record-mondiale-di-velocita-1132-mph-182-km-h-peter-twiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/fairey-delta-2-world-speed-record-1132-mph-peter-twiss\/","title":{"rendered":"Il jet britannico che volava pi\u00f9 veloce del sole"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Il 10 marzo 1956, un&#039;elegante delta britannica sfrecci\u00f2 lungo una rotta prestabilita sopra la costa meridionale inglese e comp\u00ec un&#039;impresa mai realizzata prima da nessun altro aereo: super\u00f2 i 1.000 miglia orarie in volo orizzontale. Quando i cronometristi terminarono i loro calcoli, il Fairey Delta 2 non si limit\u00f2 a battere il record mondiale di velocit\u00e0 aerea, lo frantum\u00f2.<\/p><p>Il nuovo record era di 1.132 miglia orarie. Il precedente, detenuto da un F-100 Super Sabre americano, era di 822. Nessuno era mai riuscito a migliorare il record di un margine neanche lontanamente simile. E il pilota che ci riusc\u00ec, Peter Twiss, due anni prima aveva effettuato un atterraggio di emergenza con lo stesso aereo dopo che il motore si era spento in volo.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.03em\">INFORMAZIONI RAPIDE<\/p><table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Aeromobili<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Fairey Delta 2 (FD.2) \u2014 Delta sperimentale britannico<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Primo volo<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">6 ottobre 1954 (Peter Twiss)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Documentazione<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">1.132 mph (1.822 km\/h), 10 marzo 1956<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Margine<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Circa 300 miglia orarie pi\u00f9 veloce del record precedente: un salto di 37%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Primo<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Primo aereo a superare le 1.000 miglia orarie in volo orizzontale.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Costruito<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Solo 2 aerei<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Eredit\u00e0<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Il suo muso cadente prefigurava il Concorde<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Un aereo da ricerca, non un&#039;arma.<\/h2><p>L&#039;FD.2 non era mai stato concepito come un caccia. Era un aereo puramente sperimentale, costruito per esplorare il volo al limite della barriera del suono e oltre, con un&#039;ala a delta a freccia accentuata e un lungo muso affusolato. Ne furono costruiti solo due esemplari. Eppure, in termini di velocit\u00e0 pura, surclassava qualsiasi aereo a reazione operativo sulla Terra.<\/p><p>La sua caratteristica pi\u00f9 famosa era pi\u00f9 pratica che estetica. Data la ripida inclinazione del muso necessaria a un aereo a delta per l&#039;atterraggio, il pilota non poteva vedere nulla davanti a s\u00e9, quindi Fairey incernier\u00f2 l&#039;intero muso in modo che si abbassasse per il decollo e l&#039;atterraggio. Quindici anni dopo, gli ingegneri che costruirono il Concorde ripresero esattamente quella stessa idea.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1653847031  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a7\/Fairey_Delta_FD2_%2832893306181%29.jpg\/1280px-Fairey_Delta_FD2_%2832893306181%29.jpg\" alt=\"Una Fairey Delta 2 conservata\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Un esemplare sopravvissuto del Fairey Delta 2 (WG777). Si noti il lungo muso che si abbassava per l&#039;atterraggio, un&#039;idea poi ripresa sul Concorde. Foto: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/StUVyS_O8Fc\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-8px\">La storia del piccolo delta britannico che ha battuto ogni record.<\/p><h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">L&#039;uomo che ha bloccato un razzo<\/h2><p>Peter Twiss non era nuovo ai guai. Pilota della Fleet Air Arm durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale \u2013 aveva abbattuto aerei nemici sui convogli diretti a Malta e partecipato a missioni notturne di incursione sui Mosquito \u2013 entr\u00f2 a far parte della Fairey come collaudatore nel 1946 e avrebbe poi pilotato oltre 140 modelli diversi. Il 17 novembre 1954, il motore dell&#039;FD.2 si guast\u00f2, danneggiando anche l&#039;impianto idraulico. Twiss riusc\u00ec a far planare il jet senza motore fino all&#039;atterraggio a Boscombe Down, salvando l&#039;aereo e guadagnandosi un encomio reale.<\/p><p>Quella stessa cellula riparata lo ha portato a entrare nel libro dei record. Il team sospettava da tempo, in silenzio, di cosa fosse capace.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201c&quot;Durante lo sviluppo del Fairey Delta 2, ci siamo resi conto che volavamo praticamente ogni giorno a velocit\u00e0 superiori all&#039;attuale record mondiale di velocit\u00e0 aerea.&quot;\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Peter Twiss<\/strong> \u2014 Pilota collaudatore della Fairey<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Il tentativo di record prevedeva due passaggi su un percorso prestabilito in direzioni opposte, ad alta quota, con la successiva media dei risultati. Twiss li esegu\u00ec in modo impeccabile. Il margine di vantaggio fu talmente ampio da stupire persino gli addetti al controllo dei record.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201c&quot;Mai prima d&#039;ora il record era stato superato con un margine simile.&quot;\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Guinness dei primati<\/strong> \u2014 Sul disco del 1956<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=481719906  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/7d\/Fairey_Delta_%281747411285%29.jpg\/1280px-Fairey_Delta_%281747411285%29.jpg\" alt=\"La planimetria delta del Fairey Delta 2\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">La sottile ala a delta dell&#039;FD.2 le permetteva di raggiungere facilmente la velocit\u00e0 del suono. Foto: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Il record sprecato dalla Gran Bretagna<\/h2><p>Ecco il risvolto malinconico. La Gran Bretagna possedeva l&#039;aereo pi\u00f9 veloce del mondo, ma non ne fece quasi nulla. L&#039;FD.2 era destinato esclusivamente alla ricerca; da esso non venne mai sviluppato un caccia, e il Libro Bianco della Difesa del 1957 tagli\u00f2 drasticamente i progetti di aerei da combattimento con equipaggio a bordo. Un FD.2, il WG774, fu in seguito ricostruito come BAC 221 con un&#039;ala a delta a profilo ogee per contribuire alla progettazione del Concorde: un secondo atto, in fondo appropriato, ma in modo discreto.<\/p><p>Twiss visse fino a 90 anni, apparve in film pilotando un pesce spada in <em>Affondate la Bismarck!<\/em>, e vide il suo record diventare il simbolo di ci\u00f2 che la Gran Bretagna del dopoguerra poteva costruire quando osava. Per un giorno del 1956, un jet sperimentale in due esemplari, prodotto da un&#039;azienda pi\u00f9 nota per i biplani, fu, semplicemente, la cosa pi\u00f9 veloce con le ali.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OAx8IyW38to\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-8px\">La Fairey Delta 2 e il suo record di velocit\u00e0 di 1.132 miglia orarie.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tcjYlfkWE74\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-8px\">Filmati d&#039;epoca relativi al record del 1956.<\/p><p style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:#555\">Fonti: Flight Magazine (1956); Guinness World Records; Fleet Air Arm Museum; necrologi di Peter Twiss pubblicati su The Guardian e Telegraph.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Post correlati<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/sncaso-so9000-trident-french-rocket-jet-interceptor\/\">Il jet da record che la Francia ha tenuto segreto<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/the-tsr-2-the-best-british-aircraft-that-never-served\/\">Il TSR-2: il miglior aereo britannico che non ha mai prestato servizio<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 10 March 1956, a slender British delta streaked down a measured course over the English south coast and did something no aircraft had ever done: it flew faster than 1,000 miles per hour in level flight. 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