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Old 7th Jul 2010, 10:54
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John Farley

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Oh and 1 donkey over the ocean @ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ a pop, DUMB.
May have been true a long time ago but not these days.

You may be interested to know that when the USN put out the requirement for a new trainer to replace the Buckeye they specified it must have two engines. BAe felt this was wrong so put in a non-compliant bid with a modified Hawk. As part of this process we set about educating folk about the modern realities of multi engined military aircraft. As you know the T-45 eventually won in a fly-off against the Alphajet (a twin)

Incidentally the first Tornado lost was due to a double engine failure as was the first Eurofighter and the first Alphajet.
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