Phil Hobbs wrote:
Dave wrote:
On 22/08/2010 02:08, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

It was a fast plane, but a poor design.

Fast it was, but poor design NO.

They spent wads of money to
build and maintain them, then junked the entire fleet. It was noisy and
very fuel inefficient.

As is any super fast jet. I should know, I spent many years working in
that environment.

That forced the fares so high that they weren't
able to compete with better planes from multiple countries.

Lots of passengers enjoyed the fact they could spend the day shopping
in another continent and be home for tea.

Dave
Oh, come on. Anything designed in England in the 1960s has to leak oil.


Conversely US jets engines have always been smokers compared to Rolls
Royce.
Cheers

Phil Hobbs
(Former Triumph owner)