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Old 18th Dec 2007, 01:46
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busdriver02
 
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Another thing to consider is spares production. The Blackhawk is a currently produced aircraft, with a large pool of parts availability. When you guys deploy to a joint environment, if you're flying the same aircraft that the Aussies and we Yanks are flying, you can always "borrow" parts from us to keep your machines flying. This is already the norm for the Aussie 47's flying in the 'Stan. The real question is what do you want your new birds to do? I ask since the 60 excels at being the super Huey. When you're moving less than 12 troops over less than 100nm, it is second to none. Once you start throwing all sorts of special operations equipment on it that you run into weight and power problems.
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