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Old 9th Apr 2010, 14:34
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BEagle
 
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Good news indeed!

There'll soon be more Grizzlies* flying in Europe than Italian KC-767Is...



*Conversation with genial EADS North America chap at ARSAG:

EADS: "I'm getting some A400M kids' toys made up based on a rhino. This thing looks like a rhino - it's mean and it's tough!"
Self: "Make that a grizzly. The crew have nicknamed it 'The Grizzly'"
EADS: "You sure about that?"
Self: "Positive - in fact it's their call-sign"
EADS: "Well that's (a big) number of dollars I've gone and wasted"
Self: "Just make the rhino the first one and add a grizzly next year"
EADS: "Hell, yes - my product range just expanded!"
Self: "Just don't forget my 10% of sales!"
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