I found these models of 2 British Mach 3 capable spy planes

The Avro 730 apparently called the Vigilant

Avro 730: https://preview.redd.it/jkthp5rss3d61.jpg?width=571&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1228b3cf1f73329515fb9e9bc57b20566ea46035

The Avro 730 was a proposed British supersonic reconnaissance and bomber aircraft designed in the 1950s with a crew of 3 and was powered by eight 9700ib Armstrong Siddeley P.176 Turbojets with afterburner totalling 77,600ibs in total which gave a cruising speed of Mach 2.5 and a max speed of Mach 3 with a range of 5754 miles and an altitude limit of 66,400 feet.

This aircraft is a weird one as it had only side windows and instead of a forward canopy there was a tv screen and two retractable periscopes (that is not a joke) as this aircraft may have the crew laying down on the job quite literally turns out the Avro 730 had side by side seats

sadly the plane was cancelled in 1959.

The UK’s 2nd equal to the SR.71 is the English Electric P.10

https://preview.redd.it/walx3h2rt3d61.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24018106de2daa2c8a68547148ae568c36234df7

The English Electric P.10 was an alternative to the Avro 730 which was a Mach 3 Reconnaissance aircraft powered by 2 unknown turbojets in the wing-root and with what like 5 ramjets sadly it was considered too advanced and cancelled

These models look very good for Mach 3 reconnaissance planes to rival the US SR-71A Blackbird although it was probably a good idea to cancel them as they wouldn’t be have been ecomonic

So what do you think of these UK attempt to make an aircraft equal to the SR-71 Blackbirds but there were others but I couldn’t find enough information for them.

If you think you’re seeing an F-4 with the wing of the F-14 Tomcat well

F-4 VGW: https://preview.redd.it/t4z40bjfdqb61.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=08d22b6ca49b4d1831279830232f64d8cbcdbbd7

Well You are and aren’t as this is the F-4 (SV) Phantom 2 an F-4 Phantom 2 airframe with variable geometry wing and there were 2 models planned a model based on the F-4J Phantom 2 for the US Navy and a model based on the UK F-4M Phantom FGR.2 or F-4M Phantom 2 from the Royal Air Force.

Sadly it was never built due to lack of interest from both the US Navy and RAF and the performance from F-14 Tomcat rendered it unneeded

So W879SP2’s model is very good and credit to the model maker for the very good models but as for this one the detail on the wing is very good as is the F-4J airframe which this one is

Concorde C.1

So if you think this is a product of a fantasy what if

https://preview.redd.it/mgdsbicoxfi61.jpg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=25d1cc9b14ac0902473dccab9699d905b4c7a9ea

Well not quite, it actually was proposed to the Royal Air Force with 3 options

The 1st was a Transport, the 2nd was a Supersonic Strike and 3rd was a Tactical Reconnaissance

The Concorde C.1 had it been build would probably have had 92-120 passengers and powered by four Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 mk.610 turbojets with afterburner which had as 31,000ibs of dry thrust and 38,050ibs of thrust with afterburner.

Although it was never done as the subsonic jets can more people and further than the supersonic transport.

So unfortunately I can’t remember who created this model but looking at it I think its a very good model of an aircraft that might have made a very good VIP Transport.

The Royal Air Force Transport Command livery really looks very nice on the model as does the undercarriage that really looks good

The wing is very well done as its shape matches the Concorde wing quite nicely and honestly I’m surprised the military never went for but oh well

The A-12 Avenger 2 a cancelled carrier based stealth bomber

A-12: https://preview.redd.it/ruonz4kgeob61.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=10f28bbf1f571a37c61dbaec1a9f92f5897029cf

The A-12 Avenger 2 was designed to replace older A-6 Intruders and used the same General Electric F414 powerplant used in the F-18s which was also suppose to be used in the A-6F Intruder 2 but due to multiple problems the aircraft was cancelled in 1991 and the subsequent legal fallout wasn’t resolved until 2014.

The A-12 Avenger 2 was to have four internal weapon bays with the outer having two AIM-120 AMRAAAM or AGM-88 HARMs while the outer bay was to have an unknown number of hardpoints (Yeah I’ve not been able to find out exactly how many hardpoints this aircraft was suppose to have) for Unguided Mark 82 LDGP munitions or laser guided GBU-10 Paveway 2 and probably later Satellite-guided GBU-38 JDAMs.

The model is quite well designed credit to W978SP2 for the awesome model as its looks very much like the concept art for this unbuilt aircraft which would have been interesting as no-one had tried to make an Aircraft Carrier based Stealth Fighter and frankly cancelling it was a damn shame

I find the Canopy design is quite interesting as I’d expected a single canopy design and the inlet are a unique design as the only over designs that use this inlet design are the V-Bomber jets

I wonder that with Ace Combat’s Strangereal’s advanced technology setting which has a 20-30 leap over us that the A-12 Avenger 2 entered operational use but would she still be active in 2020 strangereal honestly I doubt it but then again the obsolete F-117A Nighthawk was still active in 2019 with the Eruseans.

If the A-12 Avenger was ever used as a playable attacker in Ace Combat then it maybe would’ve had an internal cannon and missile in one of her internal bays and unknown number Air to Air Missile or the most likely choices for an attacker the Long-Range Air to Ground Missile & Unguided Bomb and Guided Penetration Bomb

After the British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 was cancelled leaving a gap do ya think the British sat around and moped while this gap was left unfilled well no as they looked for ways to fill it and this is one of those that attempted to fill it

P.28: https://preview.redd.it/lv36lohpwub61.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=19ec969906dd7e0520b13fad278bf6be901b7536

The English Electric P.28 or Super Canberra as I call it which studied mating a Canberra Bomber Interdictor Mark.8 airframe with the nose from the Canberra Photo Reconnaissance Mark.9 and shortened wing with tip tanks while the two 7400ib thrust Rolls-Royce RA.7 Avon Mk.109 Turbojets with likely either the 11,000ib thrust Rolls-Royce RB.168-1A Spey Mk.101 from the Buccaneer or 12,000ib thrust Rolls-Royce RB.168-15R Spey Mk.202 Turbofans from the Phantom.

The radar system was to be the TSR-2s Ferranti Radar system being used in the nose which would allow the P.28 to carry Anti-Ship and Air to Air weapons.

Sadly it was never proceeded with as the V-Force was used instead but had it been built then I suspect there likely would’ve been a Bomber and Bomber-Interdictor model along with a Reconnaissance and trainer model but I doubt it would be in use by 2020

P.28 Super Canberra Bomber Mark.1

P.28 Super Canberra Bomber-Interdictor Mark.2

P.28 Super Canberra Reconnaissance Mark.3

P.28 Super Canberra Trainer Mark.4

So the Model looks very good for a rebuilt Canberra and frankly this aircraft should have been built as it would have been amazing to see.

The design I think shows how creative the Brits can be when they were back into a corner and trying to solve a problem

the W879SP2’s model is very good as are all of them and credit to them for the models which are very good to look at