Bannock "P8 our only option" Really? how so?
Got any (really) genuine alternatives?
Bannock
As we all know the Donks are a huge % of the cost, putting Rolls Royce on a P8 vice CFM56 puts a major chunk of the expenditure back in to the UK purse.
And integration costs, and certification costs, and they might not be as good or efficient. And the CFM-56 is what is alrwady on the wing of an E-3 isn't it? So there may be logisitics savings by having common-ish engines.