Originally Posted by gulliBell
French built helicopter engines
Actually a
British /
French /
German engine (with
Spanish involvement in the growth version thrown-in for good measure). Not that that's much consolation to the ADF (or the Australian taxpayer).
The original promise of "
low cost of ownership" was probably a victim of the reduction in home nation orders from 902 installed engines (F: 430, G: 424, S: 48) to 296 (F: 134, G: 114, S: 48).
I/C