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Banned
I'm sure this is a well worn AH Cliche: what would've happened if Saunders-Roe's rocket powered SR-177 beat out the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter for the NATO fighter contract? Maybe Lockheed is not willing to pay bribes, or SR is willing to offer larger ones. IOTL, even after winning this extremely lucrative contract, Lockheed nearly went bankrupt due to the cost overruns on their Tristar airliner and was only saved by a Government bailout. But there is certain to be a limit to Congress' generosity, and if they are that deep in the red, they are probably going bust.
On the other hand, Saunders Roe would now have a foothold, and a successful jumping off point to further expansion into military and maybe even civil aviation.
On the other hand, Saunders Roe would now have a foothold, and a successful jumping off point to further expansion into military and maybe even civil aviation.