Originally Posted by
Capt Kremmen
Err, I think that the reference was to 'world famous British aircraft' and made no distinction between military and commercial.
One of my points concerned the ability - or otherwise of, the GB aviation industry before the Blessed Heath motored us into EU serfdom !
I did say "Still flying" Things like Cubs, Champs, 172's, 182's things that have stood the test of time, that people still want.
UK military aviation _may_ have been ok back then, the civil stuff was rubbish.
So, before we went into the EU, we were dismal.
Once we are out of the EU, we'll all but vanish.