In Turbulent Skies British Aviation Successes and Setbacks, 1945-1975

IN 1945 confidence in British aviation was sky-high. Yet decades later, the industry had not lived up to its potential. What happened? The years that followed the war saw the Brabazon Committee issue flawed proposals for civil aviation planning. Enforced cancellations restricted the advancement of military aircraft, compounded later on by Defence Minister Duncan Sandys abandoning aircraft to fixate solely on missiles. Commercially, Britain's small and neglected domestic market hindered the development of civilian airliners. In the production of notorious aircraft, the inauspicious Comet came from de Havilland's attempts to gain an edge over its American competitors. The iconic Harrier jump jet and an indigenous crop of helicopters were squandered, while unrealistic performance requirements brought about the cancellation of TSR2. Peter Reese explores how repeated financial crises, a lack of rigour and fatal self-satisfaction led British aviation to miss vital opportunities across this turbulent period in Britain's skies.

ISBN:	9780750993029
Publisher:	The History Press
Imprint:	The History Press
Published date:	22 Jan 2020
DEWEY:	338.476291333409410904
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	295
Weight:	484g
Height:	230mm
Width:	147mm
Spine width:	24mm

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