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Old 13th Sep 2022, 11:08
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[The Envoy IV CC1capability is not due to be declared as "operational" until 2024
The jet is used by a large number of operators who buy it, have a few trained aircrew, then use it. What is taking till 2024 to have an 'operational capability'. They are not developing software systems and suchlike. It can't take that long for the cabin crew to learn how to use the coffee machine.

there are only two of them to carry out all of 32 Sqn's current fixed wing tasking
Which would suggest that two is not enough. it might prevent the embarassment of yet another capability gap, but highlights that while it might have a great range and benefit from the three engine configuration it is neither big enough nor numerous enough for a series of flights that the RAF were previously capable of performing and instead is a vanity project.

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