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Old 22nd Feb 2024, 10:28
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melmothtw
 
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Originally Posted by NutLoose
It makes you wonder of its capabilities and also saddens one that the U.K. can no longer crank out new aircraft like this in a relatively short time frame… we are rapidly being left behind and beholden to the USA at the deficit of home grown designs.

Yes I know we have one design on the go… but 70 years ago that would have been one of many that we sold around the world, heck we cannot even build a new trainer these days.
Don't despair too much, the Turks couldn't have done this without significant input from the UK.
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