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D.H.2 to the D.H.146. I don't care what BAe called it, it was a Hatfield design. That's quite a long time too.

I thought that one was really an Avro??? RJ or something??? :wink:

I've got a book here on DH. It goes 'Moth, Moth, Moth, more Moths, Mosquito (ah, THERE's an aeroplane, now you're talking! :) ), Comet (and we all know what happened to them), some funny little wooden jets, a few aluminium tubes of various sizes stuffed with seats, and then it just stops....... :?

I've got another on Supermarine. Some bizarre contraptions that look like the result of a collision between a Moth and a houseboat (and most of them seemed to finish their lives back as houseboats or caravans), one superlative fighter, than that one fizzles out with a couple of unspectacular jet fighters.

Any more nominations? Otherwise the winner, by default, is Hawker!
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There was slight pause while I looked for a smilie that showed my views on them re-naming the '146 the Avroliner.

There isn't one.
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Yes there is - :vom:

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Well, For my two cents worth.
All the Hawker aircraft rock!!! ( Especially the Typhoon!!)
Dispite my namesake, Sydney Camm was a genius.

Sir Sydney once said, "The main requirements of an aircraft designer were a knowledge of aerodynamics, some elementary maths, and an eye for beauty."

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Sir Sydney once said, "The main requirements of an aircraft designer were a knowledge of aerodynamics, some elementary maths, and an eye for beauty."

And I don't think that there have been many more elegent aircraft than the early-1930s Hawker biplanes. Hart, Hind, Demon, Audax, Fury, Nimrod and the like (at least, until they put radial engines on them, ugh!)

Then of course there was the Hunter, one of the best looking jet fighters ever made.
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OK Andy,

How about a little company up in the Pacific Northwest of these USA

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Microsoft??? :lol:

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DamienB wrote:
Yes there is - :vom:


Nowhere near grumpy enough!
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Col. Rohr wrote:

OK Andy,

How about a little company up in the Pacific Northwest of these USA

Cheers RER


Microsoft??? :lol:



No.....

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