Elements of the Scimitar's shape and technical development can be seen in later British aircraft. The Buccaneer and Jaguar are the clearest examples named in this passage. A development process that stretched across the wartime and early jet eras gave Supermarine time to test many ideas within the same design family. The aircraft's brief front-line career and accident record can otherwise obscure that influence.
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How the Scimitar anticipated later British jets
Features visible in the Scimitar anticipate the Buccaneer, Jaguar, and other later British aircraft after its long development program.