I think that most UK designed aircraft are beautiful to look at, BAC 1-11 Comet, Viscount VC 10 spring to mind. The Trident was a bit of a munter mind you! But it seems that every time they bring a new model out it is beset with problems and somehow some other company comes along with something else that outclasses it. If it aint a desing flaw it's red tape and if it aint that it's trade unions or company financial woes. It's a shame because I think in the case of the 1-11 it was superior to the DC9. The VC 10 could have been tweeked to make it outclass the 707, but by that time they had missed the boat so to speak.