tuc, I suggest you stop. You have a distinct advantage.
tourist, atg, can we please have your thoughts on how the current problems on Rivet Joint could have been avoided and how MoD should now proceed? You criticize excessive process. You criticize tuc, who has said he agrees with you and has presented his own thoughts. What alternatives do you suggest? Alternatives don't mean the other is wrong. It seems to me more good has come out of this thread by discussing what does and doesn't work than has come out of RJ so far. MoD has admitted it knew of the problems years ago yet 7 months after delivery of the first aircraft it is going cap in hand to Hammond. What should Hammond do?