People, do you think we could stop dragging up ancient history? John at least you are both willing and able to stand up and be counted where the rest of us are unable!
As I mentioned in a previous post, there was a good documentary on either BBC2 or Ch4 that dug deeper into the findings of the BOI. They examined the motivations of key people in the MOD and OAC's and the influence they exerted on the BOI where their personal reputations were placed at stake on getting FADEC into service. They then examined the technical failures of the kit and the problems the USAF have had with it. Then they looked at the influence the various manufacturers played on the MOD/BOI to come down with a negligence finding against the pilots to get them off the hook. They were worried that a finding against them would hit their foreign sales in a tmie when the "peace dividend" was hitting their profit margins.
I hope this helps. The crews and families deserve better, cinicism here doesn't help
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Remember: all landings are controlled crashes!