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Old 17th Nov 2009, 15:51
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Not_a_boffin
 
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Only too well aware of the finance constraints, but having looked at this very issue a couple of years ago, the Wokka is in many ways an easier bird to get aboard.

You can indeed deck park them on Ocean, but when there are a lot more birds (eg somewhere between six and nine for a full Coy grp lift) then you'll run out of space real quick.

And CHF live on a lot more platforms than Ocean. Typically you'll have one or two detached living on LPD (not possible with a non-folding bird).

The real killer is the EMI/EMC issue. If there are any dramas then they'll be expensive to fix and definitely not work-roundable.........

You should also know that the uprated engines are of chocolate fireguard use without the GB rating being fixed.

You're right on the lift issue, but running headlong at a (IMO dubios) solution because it gets a few more Wokkas doesn't fit the bill and might end up somewhere worse. In any case, I thought this issue was aircrew availability, not airframes.
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