On a historical note. From 1996 -2000, I ran the campaign, in country, to flog the Typhoon to the Australian Defence Force. Prior to that, I spent seven years at Warton working with the excellent design teams, in a marketing sense, on potential developments. Things like Raptor and conformal tanks - among other things (such as the ill-fated attempt to equip the aircraft with deck-landing capability). All of these were put to the Aussies with some vigour. They, friends as they were, largely poo-poohed me. I failed in my quest, which was inevitable; but I had a bloody good few years doing it.
Meanwhile, I paint.
Eat your heart out Mel Hupfeld, Pietsch and others!! Good mates.
Now, in my dotage, I'm delighted to see that the aircraft is reaching its true potential. As I always maintained it would do so. So did Ned
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