Nick,
I believe that facts are facts, etc so I would like to just list a few in support of the EH101...
1. The EH101 base vehicle took 10 years from first flight to delivery of the first production aircraft to a customer (TMP).
2. The EH101 is a NEW aircraft rather like to NH90. I think you have to accept that the S-92 owe's a lot of its predevelopment to the Blackhawk. As far as I am aware the only system to be used on another aircraft in the EH101 programme was the ACSR (tested on the TT300 during the 80s).
3. The Merlin aircraft took 9 years to enter service and if you ever have the chance to use the Merlin as a ASW platform you with realise why....it does what it say's on the packet!!!
4. EHI have sold in excess of 100 airframes to six countries...
5. The EH101 is in service and doing what was designed for!!
There, I will climb down now and wait for the anti-Wasteland guys to beat me with whatever but those are the facts..
I am sure that the S-92 will be a great success, it should be as it comes from good breading stock!!
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