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On that topic (compared the Avro Arrow with the SAAB Draken, developed at the same time):

http://bestfighter4canada.blogspot.com/2019/02/a-tale-of-two...

> Still, the biggest difference between the Arrow and the Draken were basic design philosophies. The Arrow was intended to "best in the world"... While the Draken was simply intended to be the "best for Sweden".

> Sometimes "good enough" is more than enough, and "the best" is too damn much.



That also ties to the overall Swedish culture of lagom [0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagom




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