The VC 10

[Jig Peter]

Getting back ...

And only now (or at least since the mid-70s) is UK, via its originally unenthusiastic toe-hold in Airbus, anywhere at all in the big-jet market. Worra load of muppets Brtiannia has had to put up with all these years (and I include Maggie T. for her remark about the A320 "I hope it doesn't turn into another Concorde" - it's paid a good lot of royalties in its career, but Gweat Bwittain PLC still doesn't want to know about things designed and built by engineers).
Rant over - for now ...