In Turbulent Skies

British Aviation Successes and Setbacks - 1945-1975

Peter Reese

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English

The History Press Ltd
01 March 2020

Aviation manufacturing industry; Aircraft: general interest

In 1945 confidence in British aviation was high, but it wasn't long before problems arose. The Brabazon Committee's ideas for civil aviation proved flawed while enforced cancellations restricted the advancement of military aircraft. De Havilland's audacious attempts to gain commercial advantage over its American competitors resulted in the flawed Comet, while Defence Minister Duncan Sandys turned his back prematurely against aircraft in favour of missiles. British aviation's small domestic market restricted the development of British civilian airliners and so failed to secure vital international sales. The country's indigenous helicopters and iconic Harrier jump jet were not fully exploited, while unrealistic performance requirements brought about the cancellation of TSR2. By the 1960s the gulf between the ideal and the possible was becoming only too apparent. Peter Reese thoughtfully explores how repeated financial crises combined with a lack of rigour and fatal self-satisfaction led British aviation to miss vital opportunities across this turbulent period in Britain's skies.

AUTHOR: Peter Reese spent his career in HM Forces, and since then has been a full-time writer with 12 books published, including a Scottish best-seller, Transforming the Skies and The Flying Cowboy: The Story of Samuel Cody, Britain's First Airman for The History Press. He lives in Aldershot.

100 b/w illustrations

By: Peter Reese
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780750993029
ISBN 10: 0750993022
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 March 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

After a career in HM Forces, PETER REESE is now a full-time author of military history. His books on aviation include the acclaimed biography The Flying Cowboy: The Story of Samuel Cody, Britain’s First Airman (The History Press)