This post in particular, and most of the others in general, just shows a complete lack of understanding of political and commercial pressures on the UK manufacturers / forces of the day.
The aircraft themselves were not turkeys and were either pioneering or heavily used by the services.
Tell me Oxcart, how would you aerodynamicaly improve the Gannet while still encompassing coupled turboprops, large weapons bay and radar instalation?
I’m struggling to think of any aircraft to put in 101 as I like em all, but through working around them, Grob Tutors would definatly go in!
It is my PERSONAL opinion (as stated in the O P)- And i admit that not ALL of them were Turkeys, but a sufficient number of them were for there to be no more airliners built entirely in Britain- and as for political pressurers, surely the job of a manufacturer is to gain enough orders before an aircraft is built to warrant production-this means talking to as many prospective customers as possible (and not just the mother country)- and as for the Gannet, the Skyraider is much better looking and did a similar job!
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