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multiple manufacturers who had worked with the Canberra design in various ways. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to assume that they would simply have gone to the US for assistance unless you can provide a source.[/quote]
Woah, retrospective national pride moment…
The point was and is that if you want to have an idea of what a big wing Canberra would be like then you can look to the RB-57D/F. There really aren’t that many ways you can make a wing wider and add more engine power to an aircraft. Even if the hypothetical ‘all UK’ big wing Canberra was ever designed it would have looked a lot like the American versions. Since this UK proposal came after the Americans were already flying and even replacing their big wing Canberras then the UK would have been inspired from that source, even if they wouldn’t admit it.
Woah, retrospective national pride moment…
The point was and is that if you want to have an idea of what a big wing Canberra would be like then you can look to the RB-57D/F. There really aren’t that many ways you can make a wing wider and add more engine power to an aircraft. Even if the hypothetical ‘all UK’ big wing Canberra was ever designed it would have looked a lot like the American versions. Since this UK proposal came after the Americans were already flying and even replacing their big wing Canberras then the UK would have been inspired from that source, even if they wouldn’t admit it.