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Originally Posted by
Bengo
Well, these may be valid but I find them slightly incredulous.
1. A few years ago my organisation imported three Sikorsky S-92s into Brunei, in an AN124. We used the Royal Brunei Air Force hangar facilities to reassemble them - main rotor blades, two tail rotor blades each plus re-pressurise the undercarriage. Then a day or two of track and balance and we flew them down the coast to our operating base, 20 min away. How much more than this is involved with these 64s?
2. Stansted is a major air cargo hub (3rd largest in UK with plans to expand). One C-17 is hardly impacting the airline traffic.
3. One airframe cycle? Seriously?
Stansted regulary handles the seasonal movement of the various VIP helicopter fleets from the Emirates