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Forum: Military Aviation

16th Jun 2016, 14:07

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Germany to pull out of the A400 program

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Posted By tdracer

Forgive my ignorance, but I don't understand the...

Forgive my ignorance, but I don't understand the reference to Haddon-Cave.
All I came up with from Google was reference to a Nimrod crash...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Jun 2016, 16:25

Replies: 121

Germany to pull out of the A400 program

Views: 67,079

Posted By tdracer

I first became a DER in 1988, and KenV is spot...

I first became a DER in 1988, and KenV is spot on. The certification efforts required have mushroomed, and they've made life so unpleasant for DER types (I'm now an "Authorized Representative" or...

Forum: Military Aviation

24th May 2016, 23:56

Replies: 121

Germany to pull out of the A400 program

Views: 67,079

Posted By tdracer

Oops

Airbus Confirms Cracks Found In 48 Engines Of A400 Aircraft (http://www.defenseworld.net/news/16151/Airbus_Confirms_Cracks_Found_In_48_Engines_Of_A400_Aircraft#.V0TlpEY5WnV)

Apparently all...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th May 2016, 00:22

Replies: 121

Germany to pull out of the A400 program

Views: 67,079

Posted By tdracer

DC-9 and MD-80 could readily back with reversers...

DC-9 and MD-80 could readily back with reversers - some operators did use that as SOP back in the 1980s (I was on an MD-80 more than once that used the reversers to back out of the gate). In...

Forum: Military Aviation

11th May 2016, 05:19

Replies: 121

Germany to pull out of the A400 program

Views: 67,079

Posted By tdracer

It costs massive money to keep an aircraft...

It costs massive money to keep an aircraft production line open, and C-17 sales dried up in spite of Boeing's best efforts to drum up sales. The last 10 C-17s built were effectively 'white tails'...

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