Double the amount of pilots?
I am not knocking the CH47 and not arguing against the procurement of more but, before you write off the Mk4:
2 pilots=2 Mk4s=similar passenger capacity to 1 CH47. The beauty of 2 Mk4s as mentioned earlier is that they can be tasked into different places. When I talk about flexibility, I am also thinking of the ability to fold both blades and the tail, which is an essential requirement for a force that is primarily there to support Commando Force.
Anyway, at least this thread has some mature and informed debate.
Last edited by Widger; 22nd Jul 2009 at 20:12.