Warton Superfighters: Mystery Mini F-106 clone?

[TinWing]

https://www.loughborough-raes.org.uk/ewExternalFiles/160419 Warton Superfighters.pdf

 

[TinWing]

https://www.loughborough-raes.org.uk/ewExternalFiles/160419 Warton Superfighters.pdf

The mini F-106 is on page 5, lower left hand corner of the second image. Apparently it’s a Warton “P46” concept from a 1964 committee that promoted the general P45 concept. And I’m well aware that the resemblance to a F-106 is superficial. The delta wing is much farther forward, which reminds me of various unstable Northrop concepts from 15 or 20 years later.

 

[sferrin]

The mini F-106 is on page 5, lower left hand corner of the second image. Apparently it’s a Warton “P46” concept from a 1964 committee that promoted the general P45 concept. And I’m well aware that the resemblance to a F-106 is superficial. The delta wing is much farther forward, which reminds me of various unstable Northrop concepts from 15 or 20 decades later.

Do you have a time machine?

 

[jstar]

The mini F-106 is on page 5, lower left hand corner of the second image. Apparently it’s a Warton “P46” concept from a 1964 committee that promoted the general P45 concept. And I’m well aware that the resemblance to a F-106 is superficial. The delta wing is much farther forward, which reminds me of various unstable Northrop concepts from 15 or 20 decades later.

Decades?

 

[red admiral]

Twin engine, twin seat, no internal bay

Possibly more inspired by Mirage III / IV given the timeframe

Warton's approach is to draw a lot of different things, but we're not talking about loads of design effort or analysis.

 

[A Tentative Fleet Plan]

Some of the other P.46 studies were relatively conventional VG aircraft. Basically a proto-Tornado ADV.