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Seeker
10-12-20, 04:13 PM
The program is continuing...

https://theaviationist.com/2020/12/09/new-images-of-the-tempest-sixth-generation-aircraft-revealed-during-uk-industry-engagement-event/

Cynic in me (again today) remember the TSR2? Maybe ineptitude and political pressures won't stop this one.

The TSR-2 debacle:

https://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/cancelled-britains-high-mach-heartbreak-4036788/

Craig380
10-12-20, 04:28 PM
The TSR saga really does sum-up how British industry finally tore itself apart in the 60s and 70s. It was the same story in the car and motorcycle sectors.

Visionary designers and engineers hamstrung by shortsighted managers who were out of touch with market demands and the realities of what was happening on the shopfloor, all topped with Government meddling.

Kenzie
10-12-20, 06:18 PM
What happened to using the F35 or is this to run alongside it?