The world of aviation is dotted with examples of the 'forget it, it will never work' response to innovation:-
"Now what have you done Igor? What a heap of scrap that is. It may fly but you will never make it a useful military tool"
"Give the Navy aircraft! You must be joking. You'll never be able to fly off a ship with a decent payload".
"Correct Prime Minister, you don't need aircraft carriers anymore, the Air Marshal chappie told me he can bomb the hell out of anywhere from Port Stanley to Timbuctoo so they will be able to provide the Fleet with all the air cover they need".
"Well Mr Whittle, it certainly makes a lot of noise but I'm afraid we can't afford to fund silly ideas that have no future".
"A silicon what? Don't be silly, pass me that Abacus".
"You say it's called a 'wheel', well, it's a bit too round for my liking. Maybe we can turn it into a table".
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