Originally Posted by
411A
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.
Sorry 411A, but I have to disagree with you on this one. The Tristar is costing the RAF (British taxpayer) loads of money as they are on the ground most of the time. How do I know? Because we do a lot of MOD flights because the RAF can't operate these flights themselves due to tech aircraft.