The present situation in TTL in the United States is what existed before the Cold War, McCarthyism, and Newt Gingrich created the idea that there were no honest disagreements, ever. Nelson Rockefeller was considered a liberal Republican and in TTL the Dixiecrats remain within the Democratic Party for now. At the same time, the Soviet Union is gone and the German Empire isn't seen as being an existential threat. As we progress through the last year of the 1960's and into 70's things will get very interesting.To our American readers, I would like to ask if the situation in the USA in TL is seeming more bipartisan as the uniting ideolgical enemy is missing?
Because it seems to me that the split is happening right now or was that also an issue in OTL only papered over by the common enemy?
I ask as it seems more pronounced then OTL to me, but as an European that has not lived then it is hard to tell.
This could probably turn into a spin off of it's own.So Boeing is still a player on the international stage, at least for now and as long as petty party politics & old fashioned graft don't scupper their plans. As for the big plane market being dominated by Boeing & Focke-Wolfe-Dornier, what are the next tier doing? Are Lockheed & Douglas rising to the challenge? Does British Aerospace exist or are Short Brothers, Avro, Bristol, Vickers-Supermarine still independent? And did Ilyushin and Antonov survive the war & the return of the Romanovs? How long before Russian pride demands a long-haul wide body commercial aircraft of their own?
It's a damned shame that we still won't see Avro Arrow in service.This could probably turn into a spin off of it's own.
In this story it's been in service for a while with both Canada and Germany.It's a damned shame that we still won't see Avro Arrow in service.
Marc A
many, many years ago, during my epic Army career, (both months of it), there was a guy going through his trade training who had lost the lower part of one of his legs in a road accident, (I think it was below the knee), anyway. Anyway, his favourite trick was to sit the NAAFI bar with his leg turned the wrong way and just act like it was normal. Caught quite a few of us out.I now have a vision of Ziska, crashing her bike, a well meaning stranger running up to help, and said stranger seeing Ziska's leg a couple of feet away from her and then fainting. Ambulance then has to be called for stranger. It would give the two of them a great story for years to come.
Stoughton vs Nixon in 1972.
My take is that IOTL JFK runs and wins the Congressional District that the ITTL Speaker Stoughton is in.What no Carl Albert from Bugtussle as the Speaker of the House?
Years ago, back in high school, one of my classmates had a glass eye (Spanish made, couldn't tell it was fake). He used to take it out from time to time "To keep an eye on [insert thing here]" if he had to leave class/hall for some reason or just to clean it if it felt gritty. His favourite prank was to pretend to sneeze and 'pop' his eye out at the same time.many, many years ago, during my epic Army career, (both months of it), there was a guy going through his trade training who had lost the lower part of one of his legs in a road accident, (I think it was below the knee), anyway. Anyway, his favourite trick was to sit the NAAFI bar with his leg turned the wrong way and just act like it was normal. Caught quite a few of us out.
Hmm, must've missed it. My day just got better.In this story it's been in service for a while with both Canada and Germany.
The Fighter/Bomber flown by Ben Hirsch is an Arado Ar-414 Pfeil, which happened to have been the result of a partnership with Avro Canada.Hmm, must've missed it. My day just got better.
Marc A