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Lego backlash

By AFP
July 24, 2020

STOCKHOLM: Danish toymaker Lego said on Thursday it had cancelled the launch of a model of a multi-purpose aircraft after critics pointed out it conflicted with the company’s creed not to make toys out of "real military vehicles".

The aircraft in question is the American Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, an aircraft distinguished by its ability to turn its propellers vertically, making it in effect both a helicopter and an airplane.