Ex British car doing well in China and America.

[grahamw48]

Correct.

Working with pressurisation was still a comparatively new thing then.

It was a great shame that more extensive testing wasn't carried out before they were put into service, but of course it's always easy to be wise in hindsight.

The British aircraft industry could have forged ahead, but instead, the 707 of Boeing was able to take the orders......and the rest is history.

Fortunately for them, our Sir Frank Whittle had created a jet engine for the Americans to use.

[jonnijon]

Yes Graham,and the first thing the Labour government did after the war was to present Russia with two latest design rolls royce jet engines as a gift.

[grahamw48]

Yes Graham,and the first thing the Labour government did after the war was to present Russia with two latest design rolls royce jet engines as a gift.

Yes, I remember reading about that. Unbelievable.

At least they were sensible enough to doctor the Concorde plans when they discovered the Ruskies were getting access to them.

- Hence the 'Concordski' nosedive.