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Old 5th Jan 2017, 08:15
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I gather that the prototype was evaluated by UK military pilots when it came to Farnborough last summer:
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...ing-de-427311/

But surely that would cause 't Bungling Baron Waste O' Space to go purple with rage? A capability that might even come in on time and budget, rather than being nailed together in some dark Satanic mill oop Nawrth - with a couple of extra zeroes being added to the cost here and there....
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