Aircraft that never quite made it.

Discussion in 'The War In The Air' started by Gerard, Aug 11, 2008.

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  1. James S

    James S Very Senior Member

    TSR2 , Avro Arrow two great aircraft which never made it for one reason or another.
     
    James S, Oct 28, 2008
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  2. Smudger Jnr

    Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin

    James,

    The TSR2 was indeed a great plane and although it had its share of teething problems, as most new planes do, they were all sorted out.

    It was just down to politics in the case of the TSR2.

    I started work as an apprentice toolmaker at the then BAC, Preston, shortly after the Labour Government scrapped the order and the production lines were ripped out.
    I was indeed very lucky to get an apprentiship with so much unemployment being caused by the cancellation.

    Regards
    Tom
     
    Smudger Jnr, Oct 28, 2008
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  3. James S

    James S Very Senior Member

    Tom , thank you for your post on TSR2 , a great waste and as you say donwn to politics and "savings".Best Regards
    Js
     
    James S, Oct 28, 2008
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  4. Charley Fortnum

    Charley Fortnum Dreaming of Red Eagles

    Charley Fortnum, Jul 3, 2020
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  5. researchingreg

    researchingreg Well-Known Member

    Junkers JU-390 for bombimg New York Junker_JU-390_V2_resize_md.jpg
     
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  6. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

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  7. Ewen Scott

    Ewen Scott Well-Known Member

    From Britain
    Vickers Windsor 3 prototypes only Vickers Windsor - Wikipedia
    Blackburn Firecrest - designed to better the Blackburn Firebrand, another less than stellar performer overtaken by events, Blackburn Firecrest - Wikipedia Blackburn Firebrand - Wikipedia
    Bristol Buckingham - Bristol Buckingham - Wikipedia bits of which finally saw operational service postwar in the Bristol Brigand
    Fairey Spearfish - successor to the Barracuda Fairey Spearfish - Wikipedia
    Short Sturgeon - Short Sturgeon - Wikipedia elegant twin engined TBR aircraft turned into one of the ugliest ever to grace the skies in TT.2 form.

    Sturgeon Mk.1
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    Sturgeon TT.2

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    Ewen Scott, Jul 3, 2020
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  8. canuck

    canuck Closed Account


    A sad chapter


    "A huge contingent of the engineers who made up Nasa's Space Task Group were from Avro, and they laid the foundation for Nasa’s Spaceflight Center,” says Amy Shira Teitel. “Canadians are way too modest to say I did it, but a lot of the people who made the critical decisions in the Apollo-era were Canadian."
     
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  9. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    "YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED!!"


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    Dave55, Jul 3, 2020
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