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Old 6th Jul 2008, 20:39
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Hate to be the wet blanket, but probably not, with the jet engine technology of the day. The US made it with air launch and rocket power, but the UK lacked a carrier aircraft or a place to do it, and was making no plans to build a manned rocket-powered version of the M.52.

That said - and in spite of many illustrious historians - I remain very impressed by the fact that key features of the M.52 - bullet-shaped body, all-moving tail and thin wing - were echoed by the XS-1 and were not adopted by Bell until after NACA knew about the M.52.
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