I think it's unlikely with the Meteor. The wings are too straight and thick, the engines wouldn't be powerful enough and it used engines with centrifugal compressors which don't like fast intake airflow.
The Bell X1 is remarkably similar to the Miles M52 in design. Britain could have beaten the Americans (officially) had it not been for the post war Labour government. Yet another case of 'what could have been'.
Last edited by Dan Winterland; 24th Apr 2006 at 07:31.