Handley Page Herald – A “lost Marathon”
Derived from the Miles Aircraft Marathon project, acquired with the Company in 1947, Handley Page Herald was the UK feeder reply to Douglas
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BAC One-Eleven, the British short-liner
Initially conceived by Hunting Aircraft, the BAC1-11 became one of the most popular short-range commercial jet airliners. BAe Systems Heritage The BAC One-Eleven
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Bristol Type 175 “Britannia” – The British Revival
Had the Britannia appeared in 1950, when it was faster than every American aircraft, it would have put the British at the forefront
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Ilyushin IL-12 – The run for the Soviet’s workhorse
Russia license built the Douglas DC-3, since 1936 as Lisunov Li-2; however, during WW II the Soviet’s race for independence from the Western
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Tupolev ANT-14, the Wings of Propaganda.
In 1929 Tupolev was tasked with the construction of a long-range airliners, equipped with 32 seats for the Moscow – Vladivostok route. So, basically, Tupolev put the ANT-9 “on steroids” and came with a five radial-engines, 40.4 meters wingspan and 36 seat configuration giant.
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