"Spiv" wrote in message
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The Super VC10 was larger and any problems ironed out.

And yet only 22 were ever sold

You have this great ability not get any point. The point is that the
British made better planes but never sold well.


Airlines are commercial organisations who buy the
aircraft most fitted for the purpose. They didnt buy
the VC-10 because it cost more to run than the 707
or DC-8. The only airlines who purchased the VC-10
wer ethose for whom its single advantage of a short
take off run were of critical importance.

The BAC 1-11 was a neat little jet, but, unfortunately, it was a
_little_, short-legged jet. Just the thing for tooling between the
U.K. and Brussels, but not as economical as the DC-9 or the 737 over
the type of Stage Lengths that the rest of teh world required.

The BAC 1-11 was a massive seller.

Total One-Eleven production amounted to 235 aircraft which
was certainly respectable but doesnt compare that well
with the sales of the DC-9 (976) or Boeing 727 (1832)
let alone the 737 (4300)

Proves the point. The 1-11 was a better plane than its eqivs yet sold
well
but inferior US planes sold better.


In the marketplace inferior products rarely outsell
superior ones.

Keith