Information re Supermarine Type 546?
 

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!

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...

Supermatine 545
 

Try page 36 of "Project Cancelled" by Dereck Wood published by Janes ISBN 0710604416 Regards Aaln

From a very 'thin' neg taken, as a schoolboy, at Cranfield c.1958.

PeterA

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...1958-01--1.jpg

Wow what a snap:ok: - piece of history there...

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.

Ah, so that's where the Frogs got the Ouragan!:)

Ah, so that's where the Frogs got the Ouragan
 

With a surplus F-86 canopy!

Alot 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!

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.

A Serial Number!
 

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.