To add a little bit of balance to some posts we should not forget the following:
We gave the US the engines for their first jet aircraft.
They asked to build the Canberra under licence.
The Viscount (and its Dart) introduced their people to smooth turbine power.
The Marines started operating Harriers in 1971 and thanks to a recent major supply of spares from the UK look to keep then in service until 2025.
The USN will be training their pilots for the indefinite future using the Goshawk.
The USN was pleased to follow our 1950s notions of the angled deck, the mirror landing sight and the steam catapult - still standard USN stuff 60 years later.
We provided a unique supersonic passenger service to the US for nearly a quarter of a century.
But John, the past is past. What of now? What of the future?
We, sadly, have a (recent) history of lack of vision, lack of investment, lack of... well confidence and cajones, frankly.