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Old 23rd Mar 2008, 14:49
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Newspeak

The operators at the coal face will make it work, and make it work very well, be they military or civilian.

The point is that the S92 and AW139 were announced with trumpets blaring and various announcements of being able to fly faster (true), further (false) and with greater endurance (also false). Replacing the S-61 with 139s also reduces the number of survivors that can be carried in one lift (the argument that increased TAS negates that is also false given the sort of distances travelled in south coast rescues). Therefore, the MCA are talking in 'Newspeak' as the improvements claimed are actually reductions in overall capability.

Or have I missed something?

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