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An equally sad, but much less mentioned story is the Avro Jetliner. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_C102_Jetliner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_
by MarkusWandel 1y ago
An equally sad, but much less mentioned story is the Avro Jetliner. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_C102_Jetliner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_C102_Jetliner
The sole surviving XB70, another super cool plane that was obsolete by the time it was ready, is a valued museum piece. These planes should have been.
- rkagerer 1y agoThey also built a flying saucer: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_VZ-9_Avrocar https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_VZ-9_Avrocar I recall hearing how the US Air Force was investigating reports of UFO's, and was surprised to find a 'real' one closer to home. Highly unstable more than a few feet off the ground, it never proved viable. Unfortunately nobody at the time realized they might have been onto something if they'd pivoted to inventing the hovercraft.
- MarkusWandel 1y agoBut that was an experimental toy, whereas the Jetliner was fully debugged and production ready and had an eager market.