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[CrusadingNinja]

The title says it all.

 

 

For me it would probably be Lockheed (obvious reasons, technologically advanced aircraft for their times, simply the best) but since I feel a lot of people would pick that, I'm going to go ahead and pick Saab, because they made wonderfully efficient turboprops that I believe that could've competed with ATRs and Bombardier Dash-8s. Their turboprops were relatively long range (1,300-1,500 miles) unlike the earlier ATRs and Dash-7s and early Dash-8s, which had about half the range of the Saabs with very similar fuel consumption. Also I cannot emphasize how nice the Saabs looked. They were (in my opinion) very smooth and sleek aside from the ugly undercarriages that this and the ATRs have. But never mind that they still look very nice. Those are my reasons for wanting to bringing back Saab. Which manufacture would you like to bring back? Let me know below.

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[Chubby Bear]

McDonnel Douglas = Just because I loved the DC7,DC8 and MD11 and thought is was an awesome aircraft and it had to little of a life. They seemed like the only true competitor to Boeing. of course we all know what happened in the end.

[TheFlyingPhoto]

I would have to join the Saab wagon as well. They're a fanastic aircraft and always will be! They also had a pretty good safety record!

[Bradimir]

Lockheed. They need to get their asses back into the commercial game, because Holy god the L-1011 was fantastic.

[Med.]

Junkers. Imagine if they lived until today!

 

[TheAceOffRoad]

BAE RJ's are nice

[Ongots Khaan]

...Martin, I guess?

[Air Flanco]

McDonnell Douglas. The md-11 is fantastic. 

[LATAM]

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[4WD]

Concorde

Even tho it didn't last that long and the plagues of problems associated with it, it revolutionized the way in which we travelled, and I even managed to travel on it 3 times and I have never forgotten the thrill of being able to travel between LHR-JFK in less than half the time of a 747 or whatever it was

 

Concorde was made by a kind of former division of Airbus.

[TNT88]

Saab is great. I love their plane. They would probably enter the A320's market if they are around these days.

[dieseltu]

Saab is a good one, Also Lockheed. Convair had some kickass turboprops. Id would of like to see what was next .

[TNT88]

I've always wonder if McDonnell Douglas is still around. Would they go through with the Twin-engines DC-10 project. 

[Andy-J]

McD-D. The Super 80 was a great a/c.

[DeltaA350]

Lockheed, Lockheed, Lockheed