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15th Sep 2022, 19:11

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Originally Posted by pr00ne

But the aircraft are provided by MoD and were an outright purchase for the RAF from BAE Systems.

I think I am right in saying that makes them unique in the entire RAF/RN/AAC Flying Training world.

And the instructors are UK military.

I believe that they are also unique in the fact that the number of airframes (24?) exceeds the number of engines to go with the same (22?) - how on earth did that happen, and what was the logic (!) behind that decision?

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