Originally Posted by
Onceapilot
Hopefully, the "really strong work" with France will not involve a one-way techno-transfer, followed by an underhand...Non!
OAP
OAP, remember the Fairy Delta 2.
Weren't the 50s amazing? A company that made the Stringbag creating a world speed record breaker? A company that made the Frightened producing the 188. A company making an aircraft slower than a train making the Buccaneer. Or English Electric. And I forgot Saunders Roe.
Of course there were also companies that remained true to type, Hawker, Supermarine, Avro and Shorts.