Hey Old Yeller,
Just in the interests of accuracy; the 2 statements that you derided were not "spun" by BAE Systems. They were actually made (about 8 years ago) by an RAF chappie in response to a request for some "eye-catching" facts about the systems' capabilities. There were several more, similar ones, and all were based on VERY simply sums involving Pi, circle radii, typical heights and so on, and they were "targetted" at the great British public - not "expert" audiences. It's a shame that so few people have ever taken the time to look for the positives with this aeroplane - I guess time will tell.