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Old 31-12-2020, 10:57 AM
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One for the aircraft buffs

A good read about a sad end to what could have been
a fantastic aircraft.
A similar thing happened to the British aircraft industry with the
BAC TSR-2 in the early 1960's.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/2...unts-a-country
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Old 31-12-2020, 12:45 PM
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Cost over runs caused the cancellation of this Aeroplane.
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Old 31-12-2020, 12:59 PM
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Cost over runs caused the cancellation of this Aeroplane.
Isn't that normally the case?
AKA the American rival to Concord, SST and
dozens of projects around the world.
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PS that is really the Gist of the Article.
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Old 31-12-2020, 03:12 PM
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Happy New Ron,

The technology was made redundant by this other Avro design :-
https://youtu.be/JeHY_c13gVA

The later generation, top-secret stealth versions, which travel much higher and much faster, still get spotted by lone travellers on remote roads late at night.
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Old 31-12-2020, 06:15 PM
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Flying Saucer,or cracked dinner plate.
I guess physics won out in the end.
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