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Wattisham is a poorer place without them.
Tristars: If intended as only a short term stop gap, pending acquisition of decent arframes ... Methinks they'd make sense.
However, I bet they will be sink holes for cash.
Although the bean counters must be weighing the cost against the charter bill whilst allowing for savings in crew training as we already have crew qualified .
Just have to accept that this is the way it will be for some time to come. UK PLC is bankrupt.
Howzabout we dig out the jigs for the Belfast and put it back into production with uber sexy new turbofan engines and carlos fandango cockpit.
To be produced in the combi guise. Quickly convertible trooping, freighter, tanker and sea surveillance roles.
I know a factory that could reverse engineer one if the jigs are gone.
I'll find that phone number. Anyone got a Shanghai directory?