Supermarine Type 322 variable incidence wing question

[chris ballance]

Did the whole wing and center fuselage of the Supermarine Type 322 tilt up like the Vought F-8 Crusader, or did the wings just pivit on a shaft to achieve the variable incidence wing? Sorry, if I'm missing something obvious in photos of the prototype.

 

[EwenS]

Did the whole wing and center fuselage of the Supermarine Type 332 tilt up like the Vought F-8 Crusader, or did the wings just pivit on a shaft to achieve the variable incidence wing? Sorry, if I'm missing something obvious in photos of the prototype.

There is a full description of its operation in the attachments on this secret projects page. Designed to pivot around the front spar.

Supermarine 322

I have liked the look of the Supermarine 322 "Dumbo" since seeing it in Tony Buttler's book and elsewhere. I am also tickled by the fact that the clean, fixed-gear design meant that it faster than the retractable-gear Fairey Barracuda with the same engine. I have often wondered, though, at...

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[chris ballance]

There is a full description of its operation in the attachments on this secret projects page. Designed to pivot around the front spar.

Supermarine 322

I have liked the look of the Supermarine 322 "Dumbo" since seeing it in Tony Buttler's book and elsewhere. I am also tickled by the fact that the clean, fixed-gear design meant that it faster than the retractable-gear Fairey Barracuda with the same engine. I have often wondered, though, at...

www.secretprojects.co.uk

Thank you the attachments on the secret projects page were great! I also fixed the typo in the type number of the aircraft from 332 to 322 in my original post. Still confused if the 2nd prototype became the Type 380, but that's a minor point.

 

[SaparotRob]

There is a full description of its operation in the attachments on this secret projects page. Designed to pivot around the front spar.

Supermarine 322

I have liked the look of the Supermarine 322 "Dumbo" since seeing it in Tony Buttler's book and elsewhere. I am also tickled by the fact that the clean, fixed-gear design meant that it faster than the retractable-gear Fairey Barracuda with the same engine. I have often wondered, though, at...

www.secretprojects.co.uk