Aircraft on CVA01 drawing at the end of 1963 Janes Vickers 581

[uk 75]

You may be familiar with the drawing at the end of the 1963/4 Janes Fighting Ships of the CVA 01 but you may not have seen the plane that the ship is shown carrying

http://ukx-dev.wikia.com/wiki/Vickers_Type_581

This was one of a number of projects mooted in the early 60s as a fighter/attacker for the 70s

I know of a lucky person who has the original desk model!

 

[starviking]

If I am thinking of the right picture, I think the aircraft might just be a generic representation - the wings appear to fold all the way back to parallel with the aircraft centreline.