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When I was a young apprentice at Supermarine's Experimental Hangar based at Hursley near Winchester, parked outside was an aircraft designated, as far as I remember, the 546. This aircraft had a air intake at the front much like that of the American Super Sabre (oval shaped), swept wings made from chemically etched thick skins for laminar flow. I often wonder what happened to it: does anyone have any more information about this aircraft? This was not the Swift 546!
RETDPI
16th Jan 2010, 11:10
Sounds like the Supermarine 545 , which was at Cranfield in the 60's. It's on Google.
RETDPI - yes thanks for that; certainly looks like it was the 545 not 546. I Goolged 545 but could only find a very poor photo - I wonder if there a better one somewhere? But, many thanks for the pointer...
bigal1941
17th Jan 2010, 09:22
Try page 36 of "Project Cancelled" by Dereck Wood published by Janes ISBN 0710604416 Regards Aaln
Mark22
17th Jan 2010, 15:53
From a very 'thin' neg taken, as a schoolboy, at Cranfield c.1958.
PeterA
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/Mark12/Superamrine545Cranfieldc1958-01--1.jpg
Wow what a snap:ok: - piece of history there...
Tyres O'Flaherty
17th Jan 2010, 23:32
Gods !
That looks very like something Gerry Anderson would've created & used In UFO
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http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w164/bloatis/lm1.jpg
I often wondered why the design was never pursued or tested but by this time Vickers were just starting to finalise the 544 (Scimitar) specification from the earlier 508 & 525.
Gainesy
18th Jan 2010, 14:42
Ah, so that's where the Frogs got the Ouragan!:)
twochai
18th Jan 2010, 15:11
With a surplus F-86 canopy!
merv32249213
19th Jan 2010, 06:22
Alot of info on the Supermarine 545 in the book British Secret Projects by Tony Buttler including photo's.
Merv
A lot of info on the Supermarine 545 in the book British Secret Projects by Tony Buttler including photo's.
Merv Merv, I see that there a couple of books by Tony Buttler with the same title, any chance you could be more specific? Thanks!
merv32249213
19th Jan 2010, 09:22
JXK
The book is British secret projects Jet fighters since 1950 page 50-51
ISBN 1 85780 095 8
Hope this helps
Merv
Merv - thanks: Copy on order from Amazon.
DeepestSouth
19th Jan 2010, 18:10
A snippet which might prove useful. "Veteran & Vintage Aircraft of the World" by Leslie Hunt, published about 1964 or so, records Supermarine 545 (XA 181) as being scheduled for viewing at the Cranfield Open Day on 26 June 1965. No photos, though, and no mention of the 545 anywhere in the 1974 edition of his book.