[QUOTE=212man;11529021]I think the question was why didn’t they fly from Brize Norton to Wattisham (after reassembly), rather than move by road?
If road movement was essential, I’d have thought Stansted would be a more convenient arrival point.[/QUOTE
The first because Brize is the wrong place to reassemble and flight test a new cab. There is no support there and the operational tempo of the station is built around heavy fixed wing.
The second because it generates an unnecessary airframe cycle for the C17 in going empty from STN to BZN. Additionally, Stansted will not want a non-essential military movement, any more than LHR would, so they would charge like a wounded rhinoceros if pressurized.
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