On "th....ing b....ds"
When BUA launched BAC 1-11, May,1961, Flight carried ads by Sud, a photo of a small boy, mouth agape, eyes staring in horror at an aircraft model; the caption was: "Oohh! ils ont copies Caravelle!" (= "carbon copy").
Laws of dynamics dictate: compatible input = compatible output. So: if you want a bizjet with low airstairs, you get rear-power/T-tail. Not the same as copying Learjet. See 2 wives: one, screech, scratch; t'other warmly responsive, low maintenance. Same exterior dictated by fashion.
Last edited by tornadoken; 7th Mar 2009 at 07:34.