In a past forum about the refit of the Puma 1 to Puma 2 specification, I waxed lyrical about the 'idiocy' of not including an extra fuselage plug in that programme. However, despite the lack of the extra fuselage plug, the resulting Puma spec has produced a very impressive helicopter. I still reckon that if a fuselage plug was inserted at a time when Puma 2 needs to be 'replaced' (2025), plus a darn good refurbishing of course, it would be a cheap alternative to keep the wonderful Puma flying well past my 'sell by date'.
