Re: This is 'Son of HOTOL'
Tommy Flowers.
Died penniless in an old peoples home.
Turin got all the credit.... but he too was shafted by the state.
Yes... these guys have succeeded against all the odds.... but still I look at the investment figures and wonder if they are developing the next generation of rocket propulsion on a shoe string.
Great that they can do this, but I do question whether this project has received the full support that it deserves.
You mention Tommy Flowers..... but let's not forget Frank Whittle.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
