Very good news Trent!
Barit
The stuff that the military do and the stuff the civil avaition does are connected intrinsically but are incomparable in terms of day to day routines. Is that not obvious Barit?
The problem arises when the UK Ministry of Defence people find themselves at the whim of Adam Smith. They suddenly realise that they have a bunch very greedy people to please, many with the morals of a rattle snake.
Indeed the public they once "served" are now seen as pawns in a game.
Of course Airbus, RR and almost all the big aircraft manufacturers have some income from military projects. These people are given only parts of the picture for reasons of security.
What they do not realise is that civil aviation has no "state secrets". In this sense firms like QuintiQ are immature and still unconnected with civil responsibility. viz. LITIGATION
Moreover we have evidence that the academics they employ readily provide them with ammunition to make probalistic projections about mechanical devices they really know SFA about.
Not military hardware, a civil airliner with over 450 people on board flying over populated communities.
OPEN TO FORUM
Some of you maybe asking IF the manufacturers know everything about the aircraft they sell.
This link is interesting:
AvioConsult - Aircraft Expert and Consultant - Home Page
This will take a couple of hours to fully digest but is well worth reading.