[HELP] Aérospatiale and the Jet Age?

[Andalla]

Okay, okay. Before I encounter any violent reactions, allow me to clarify that I do know of all the recent events involving Fleur de Lys and understand its effects. I am just clarifying, as I have sometimes heard something different. By all means I am not defending nor attacking Fleur, his aerospace company Aérospatiale, or promoting any replacement for it.

First, I want to clarify what exactly happens to his planes. As they're claimed RL equipment, I understand that the removal of Aérospatiale means the dropping of all claims; simple as that. But I also heard of a replacing NPC to take the role of the region's cultural center for French cultures, and would this include an aircraft manufacturer of its own? Right now I've gone ahead with claiming the A320 family (formerly the Aérospatiale Autun) as the Skandinavisk SK-6, and I want to make sure no fuss will happen if an NPC replacement for Aérospatiale suddenly comes up.

Second, regarding the world's entry to the jet age. In my background story for the SK-3, I created the Aérospatiale Comète as the first jet airliner to enter commercial service, based off the de Havilland Comet (this was done with permission). In accordance with the removal of everything Lysian, the Comète, therefore, does not exist. That makes @Sunset Sea Islands' jetliner (still TBD) the first to do so, and mine as the second. I don't have any problem with this, but will it be acceptable to everyone for SSI to take the first place? As he's very advanced yet has little involvement in aviation, and that other nations are much more involved in the industry, I'd see there'd be a bit of a conflict there; perhaps some other manufacturer wants first place. However, this comes at a bit of a price: People in those days could only build piston aircraft, the Comet was no exception - it was almost just like a piston aircraft with jets. Therefore a lot of structural problems arose and turned the Comet into a failure after 3 deadly incidents involving the aircraft disintegrating mid-air. By the time repairs were done and the Comet was updated to the newly-discovered safety standards, other planes such as the DC-8 and 707 had taken its place. That, I believe, is what will happen to whoever wishes to take first place, unless by a stroke of luck they just wanted their plane with circle-shaped windows instead of square ones. But that is highly unlikely. So I'm just placing it all here, leaving it for discussion because I don't want any problems to arise either.

Edited August 27, 2018 by Andalla (see edit history)

[Sunset Sea Islands]

@Andalla would you help me write the story of that first liner? I have no idea about planes whatsoever.

[Andalla]

On 9/2/2018 at 2:51 AM, Sunset Sea Islands said:

@Andalla would you help me write the story of that first liner? I have no idea about planes whatsoever.

Sure thing! I'll just need some details and I can include it in my SK-3 article.

I've checked out @Prymont's latest news article and he seems to have mentioned the Concorde, so we can go with keeping the Comète under a "Lysienne" aerospace company, say Aérospatiale Lysienne or something like that. At least your jet fades away into history as second place rather than die a violent economic death as first place 😉

Edited September 6, 2018 by Andalla (see edit history)