Classic British Flight Sim

DamienB:
Thanks for your explanation & obvious research, although I think I must have left (Jan '64) before the value engineering aspect came to being.

Indeed - Feb 64 saw the introduction of VE.

What a coincidence - I have said magazine's TSR2 article open in front of me. It says that the TSR2 ...

DamienB:
Errors - from where do you get your true facts?

In one brief read through the article I spotted these:

Apparently the TSR2 was powered by the Olympus 302 (!); Freddie Page was appointed project leader by the government rather than BAC themselves; TSR designation is noted as being made ...

I have to say I was rather disappointed with the article - lots of errors, and perpetuates the 'wonderjet cancelled for unknown reasons' myth despite so much evidence to the contrary. I understand McLelland's book agrees with mine re cancellation reasons - i.e. simply became too expensive and looked ...

A few recommendations from me:

BAe P.1216 Supersonic ASTOVL Aircraft by Michael Pryce (available direct from author at http://www.harrier.org.uk/P1216.htm ) is a fine study of a weird and wonderful supersonic Harrier-beater that was never built.

Vulcan's Hammer: V-Force Aircraft and Weapons ...