WI only one V-Bomber Model

in 1948 the UK decide on the need for its own strategic nuclear strike force.
The request went to most of the United Kingdom's major aircraft manufacturers:

Handley Page "Victor", Avro "Vulcan", Vickers-Armstrong "Valiant" and Short Brothers "SA4 Sperrin"

Strangely of those 4 proposals, 3 went into production !

but wat if the RAF take only ONE best proposal for production of 160 plane ?
(mabye Avro "Vulcan" )

wat happen to ajor aircraft manufacturers how lose ?
on Wat gona RAF use saved Money ?

on Blue Streak ICBM or Blue Steel ALBM ?
 
Total V bomber production was 329 across the 3 types, if that was 1 type that would be quite a production run for a large aircraft. The problem of course is that the Valiant was used in anger at Seuz in 1956 when the other 2 weren't ready, and Britain did need a V bomber in service soonest.

I personally would have liked to see a decision made between the Vulcan and Valiant, and the 139 and 86 planes merged into 1 prolonged run of 225. The B2 versions of these two bombers ran to 123 aircraft, and a fleet of this size would have to exert it's own pressures on governments looking at the British nuke deterrent. Perhaps 100 planes upgraded to B3 and armed with a low-level, turbojet-powered Blue Steel Mk2 serving well into the 70s.
 
if that was 1 type that would be quite a production run for a large aircraft.
Boeing build 744 B-52 Bombers

The problem of course is that the Valiant was used in anger at Seuz in 1956 when the other 2 weren't ready
So is better to stay on two Models: the "Valiant" as first operational Bomber and later model like "Vulcan"

with RAF change from high-level to low level flying, the "Valiant" is victim of premature fatiguing in the wing spars
so the fleet was grounded in 1964
left to other Model like "Vulcain"

here we have instresting POD
wat if RAF demands in 1964 the BAC TSR-2 as follow up for Valiant ?
later in 1970s most of the Vulcan converted for air-to-air refuelling for TSR-2 Fleed
with some model converted to Testbeds or space rocket launcher (like Vulcan-Diamand project)
 
The Victor was the one that stayed in service longest, as a tanker, and it had the largest payload.

i understand the Drama at RAF, four wonderful aircraft to choose as Strategic bomber.

POD the RAF take only TWO best proposal for production

Valiant and Victor ?
or
Valiant and Vulcan ?

and later in 1964 the BAC TSR-2 or supersonic Victor as follow up for Valiant ?
 
De Havilland also produced a design based on a modified Comet, the wings were virtually the same but a new narrower fuselage.

So we have the situation where an airliner is the basis for a bomber design and the three bomber designs chosen formed the basis of airliners using the wings and tail sections but with a new fuselage.
 
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