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Old 16th Oct 2019, 19:17
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chopper2004
 
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Originally Posted by BEagle
At least the Tucano had ejector seats, unlike the Prefect... I gather that the RAF is the only air force which hasn't specified such life saving devices, which were available as an option. Should there ever be a Prefect fatal, I hope whoever made the daft decision will be required to face the relatives of the deceased to explain the decision... .

Anyway, rather than Prefect / Texan, the PC21 should have been acquired.
You are kidding ? T-6 well our ones sans ejector seats. Hmm anyhow with QinetiQ operating the Pilatus PC-21, logic thought that RAF would...(my photo from RIAT 2018)

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