The same could be said about the Nimrod....
In spades.
The P3 is (was) far superior, yet the UK presseed on with a
totally outdated design.
The actual reason that the UK MoD cannot afford a TriStar replacement...TriStar does the job at a fraction of the cost of a new(er) design*.
Fact.
*Except.
IF some jack@ss commander decides to try an autoland from too low a selected height (never read the AFM, apparently
) and prangs the beast beyond repair.
