"Spiv" wrote:
"John Mullen" wrote in message
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Spiv wrote:

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The USA did give tasters to many buyers.

True. OTOH at least one of the lost Comets was on some kind of round the
world publicity stunt. Same difference.

Boeing tasters were financial. The VC10 was a superior plane to the 707
and
it did not sell well either.

Vickers designed an aircraft to the questionable requirements of a single
customer.