When they cancelled the TSR.2...take 2...

[Devilfish]

With 20/20 hindsight, it would have been better to have them next to the fuselage, in a similar manner to the Scimitar or Buccaneer, on both the Meteor and the Canberra (test pilot Bill Bedford advocated this for the Meteor but he was ignored),

As did Bill Waterton, Gloster's chief test pilot.  But then again, he recommended a lot of things, but apparently he was "just a pilot" and didn't know as much about aircraft as the designers (none of who were pilots, or would fly in their own designs)

[PR19_Kit]

(test pilot Bill Bedford advocated this for the Meteor but he was ignored),

Then it would have been a CF-100. 

Damn good idea for a Whiff though, and even better with a Canberra! 

The main gear would have to retract outwards to be sensible, not impossible though.

[Weaver]

With 20/20 hindsight, it would have been better to have them next to the fuselage, in a similar manner to the Scimitar or Buccaneer, on both the Meteor and the Canberra (test pilot Bill Bedford advocated this for the Meteor but he was ignored),

As did Bill Waterton, Gloster's chief test pilot.  But then again, he recommended a lot of things, but apparently he was "just a pilot" and didn't know as much about aircraft as the designers (none of who were pilots, or would fly in their own designs)

Sorry, my bad - I meant Bill Waterton, not Bill Bedford.

[Weaver]

(test pilot Bill Bedford advocated this for the Meteor but he was ignored),

Then it would have been a CF-100. 

Damn good idea for a Whiff though, and even better with a Canberra! 

The main gear would have to retract outwards to be sensible, not impossible though.

Plenty of room in the outer wings: Martin managed to squeeze 4 x 20mm cannons in there after all.

[PR19_Kit]

(test pilot Bill Bedford advocated this for the Meteor but he was ignored),

Then it would have been a CF-100. 

Damn good idea for a Whiff though, and even better with a Canberra! 

The main gear would have to retract outwards to be sensible, not impossible though.

Plenty of room in the outer wings: Martin managed to squeeze 4 x 20mm cannons in there after all.

I've got a B-57 kit by my side right now...............

[PR19_Kit]

My first thought about that Meteor comment was it would look like a small rounded off CF-100, and I really like that idea. It has been added to my "idea's and inspiration" file for future use when I come across a Meteor or two.

See my post #16. 

[PR19_Kit]

It was your post I quoted!

Ah, so it was. I just read Weaver's preamble, sorry.

Are you going to try the 'CF-100-ised Meteor' then?

I may be tempted to do the same with a Canberra, it end up looking like a smaller, Western, Tu-16 perhaps.