a.g.atkins wrote:
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> In those days,of course,there were many more independent aeroplane
> manufacturers all doing their own thing. At least de Havilland had the wit
> to get on with the world's first commercial jet.
Quite true. And if it hadn't been for those pesky fatigue failures at
the windows, I think we'd mostly be crossing the oceans in Dehavillands
today rather than Boeings and Airbuses.
I'd still like to have a DeHavilland Dragon Rapide for a personal plane
(though I'd rather power it with supercharged Loms).
Jim
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