The British flying wing

Indeed it was Charlie 30th May 1949.

TS 363 first flight 13 Nov 47.

But I had to look it up, you never cease to amaze me.:cool:

I lived and breathed planes as a lad, Paul!!;)

Was there any advantage in this design over others during WWII had it flown five years earlier, other than its engines, of course?

Based on the test results of the XB-35 and -49, probably not.
High-tech (usually German aircraft) fanboys seem to forget it’s not the “neatest” looking aircraft that wins wars (or the best looking airliners for that matter)…it’s aircraft that can do the job.
You can’t judge aircraft on looks alone…but don’t tell the guys on the Modern Military forum. 🙂

If the plane had entered service during World War II would have helped to anticipate the end of the conflict?

Was there any advantage in this design over others during WWII had it flown five years earlier, other than its engines, of course?

Indeed it was Charlie 30th May 1949.

TS 363 first flight 13 Nov 47.

But I had to look it up, you never cease to amaze me.:cool:

Glider pic 7

One crashed, one lingered on at Farnborough and the remaining one, ‘the small two seat glider version of the AW.52 flying-wing, the AW.52G (RG324), which stood at the entrance to the Armstrong-Whitworth factory [at Baginton], was burnt on April 19th 1962’ [W&R, 2nd Edition, 1963].

Fascinating development aircraft. But it first flew near the end of the war as a glider with fixed undercarriage. It’s first flight with Derwent engines was well after the end of the war. I think the first live MB ejection was from the AW52 which crashed in the late 40s.