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Old 13th Mar 2007, 02:14
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Not that this helps today's dismal choice .... but think back to the choices confronting the RAAF in 1979 - 81 to replace the Miracle:

McDonnell-Douglas; Dassault; SAAB; Lockheed; PANAVIA; General Dynamics; Grumman; Northrop.

Or go back 15-20 years prior to that, the choices were vast; add to the above list English Electric; Republic; North American; Chance-Vought; Convair; North American; Hawker; etc etc

Consolidation in the industry might have been unavoidable, but one could argue it's gone too far.
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