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Old 4th Nov 2022, 12:15
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Rob_L
 
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I doubt that any of the Leonardo products would survive for long in field conditions.
The avionics are too fragile and too integrated. This is basic aircraft not mission related.
A couple of rounds in the wrong place would leave the aircraft virtually irrecoverable.
Even without wiring damage a couple of black box changes needs to be followed up with potentially hours of software loading.
Some of the software is aircraft serial number specific, have you got it?
Meanwhile it sits on the ground until someone sends over a drone and thats that.
These aircraft need good hangar facilities to keep them serviceable.
The major causes of AW139 and 169 unserviceability are avionic related. I see no reason to believe the 149 will be any different.
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