Problems with development , particularly in finding a suitable powerplant , caused the project to be abandoned before any substantial work on the prototype had been done .
The concept proved to be ahead of its time , foreshadowing the very light jets of thirty years later .
Problems with development , particularly in finding a suitable powerplant , caused the project to be abandoned before any substantial work on the prototype had been done , but the concept proved to be ahead of its time , foreshadowing the very light jets of thirty years later .