Re: The Atomic Packard returns

Posted by HH56 On 2013/3/10 12:47:21

Very interesting histories and particularly the bit that the US paid RR a royalty for the Packard built Merlins. As I understand it, even if they were not under threat or actually being bombed, RR couldn't meet anywhere close to the demand even for their own use. The US and Packard step up and makes it a winning situation for both US and British planes. Then we pay them for the privilege of doing so along with the vast quantity of other war material loaned and then forgiven. Well, at least there is a precedent for the vast quantity of recent money being spent on other countries.