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Old 13th Nov 2020, 11:52
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Originally Posted by NutLoose
As for the Puma, you also missed out a completely new digital cockpit, new autopilot system, totally rewired throughout and an increased fuel capacity. I can’t fathom out why they never just binned them and replaced with new, either Puma or Blackhawk.
After all, all that was really left was a 40 year old shell.
And with the arrival of the HC2 the RAF finally got the aircraft it needed in 1971. I joined the Puma force in 1979 and there was much discussion at the upper echelons about the replacement for the HC1 even then. The first time I sat in a Blackhawk, not long afterwards, I realised how far behind our aircraft were. What a shame we never bought the RTM322 powered version.
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