Ironchefflay,
Interesting first(?) post!
I think the government would be even more daft to base its decision on an
opinion of the aircrafts' performance.
I understand that extensive modeling was conducted to demonstrate the a/c's suitability wrt the requirement, as well as a demonstration of each platform's capability.
I also believe that the technical aspect is but as small part of the process in deciding who the preferred bidder will be.
Any particular reason that you think they would be daft to chose the 225? Flight International opined that it was an excellent SAR platform recently. Care to share with us your reasoning for your statement - unless of course you have a vested interest!
