Nimrod AGAIN
Sorry; the Nimrod issue (serious as it was) has no reflection on the issues leading to the ATC foul up. The ATC had two NEW fleets of simple aircraft that did not; or would never be required to A:- Go to War,or B:- be modded for a purposed not originally required. This is failure of a basic TECH nature; it is not rocket science or so difficult that a degree course is required.The RAF already had the expertise for operating 'simple machines' within the RAFGSA, so there is no excuse for not understanding what sort of 'system' would work.in fact they only had to follow the example of the old MGSP to give them a clue.
No the bean counters won the day, but by golly lost the war and the whole campaign.
Easiest option is to sell both fleets (they would be snapped up as opposed to snap off) and re-equip under a normal servicing program.
As they already have the winches its a no brainer, and the SLG element has plenty of options.
And why we are on the subject keep the engines simple (no gearbox) and the weight down.A BASIC trainer is all that is required not a high performance one.
Actually a Pobjoy gearbox is very good,but a 'new' A65 would do fine and so simple.
Last edited by POBJOY; 18th Oct 2015 at 22:33.