Curious, Perhaps the Australians fitted the Ski Ramp to the front on the off chance they may get a bit of snow, or do they use it for running take offs with the AW139's?
Speaking to an audience of military and industry leaders at a Williams Foundation air power dinner, Air Marshal Brown said getting something done in Defence was like dealing with a bucket of corks. He said each cork had to be held down, but if one popped up it was back to square one.
Well that's where the problem is, he should have written into the contract that he didn't want any water in his bucket, job done.. all corks at rest and level.