The question is why someone who extols the supposed greatness of the British aircraft industry has chosen cessna ! plate as their prune name?
As for the perceived greatness of the UK aviation industry I would suggest that in the '60's we were brilliant at producing aircraft that weren't bought by anyone (other than British airlines or the RAF) in great numbers!!!!!
VC10 and Super VC10, BAC 1-11, HS Trident, BAC Lightning, BAC Strikemaster, Beagle 242, Beagle 206, Handley Page Herald, Avro anything!!
The Hunter and Canberra were from the 50's, and the P1127 was still being developed.
We lost our industry because we didn't produce what the market wanted at a price the market was prepared to pay.