Originally Posted by pitotheat
The decision was made in part by arrogant and misguided Air Officers who wanted to continue the tradition of a jet MPA rather than a TP
Is that the tradition of spending flying hours on patrol rather than transiting to and from it?
Originally Posted by pitotheat
It also meant the high tech internals would be sourced from US/Canadian companies whilst the low tech panel beating done by the Britsh
Please forgive the bone question from someone without FRAeS after his name; how does an aeroplane bought from North America have British "high tech internals" whereas one bought in Britain has "internals" from America? Is it some Newtonian law that I'm ignorant of?
I also wonder if you'd like to explain to the people at Hawarden and Filton how they are "low tech". Clearly any car mechanic can build an airframe. I'm sure they might be skilled enough to dab wires with a soldering iron.