Nimrod MR4 to be cancelled.
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Yes I know BUT none of its' new stuff has been proven yet oh, and there is the teensy matter of the fact that NO prototype has yet taken to the air!! It never will!!
When the next cash call is required it's going to be scrapped!!
Yes I know BUT none of its' new stuff has been proven yet oh, and there is the teensy matter of the fact that NO prototype has yet taken to the air!! It never will!!
When the next cash call is required it's going to be scrapped!!
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Sideshow, I'm sure there will be a number of hiccups on the way.
Many of the decisions made along the way were with the full visibility of DPA and Qinetiq as far as I know, so the blame can be spread a little more than some might suggest.
I hope these issues will be sorted, but they will be apparent shortly after first flight (which I think will happen), so we will see then!
For the others, this aircraft (as advertised) will give this country a significant capability, that no JTIDS equipped tanker would ever do.
Many of the decisions made along the way were with the full visibility of DPA and Qinetiq as far as I know, so the blame can be spread a little more than some might suggest.
I hope these issues will be sorted, but they will be apparent shortly after first flight (which I think will happen), so we will see then!
For the others, this aircraft (as advertised) will give this country a significant capability, that no JTIDS equipped tanker would ever do.
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Don't write the beast off yet - and don't forget that even with all the delays, BAES have still designed, built and flown (hopefully!) a brand new aircraft inside 8 years (contract award in 1996 I seem to remember). Indeed, the major delay last year was due to them pushing too much work in parallel so when one thing failed everything had to be ripped out and started again.
How long did AOC Fast Jet/Ego's little new rollerskate take to design/build and fly?? hell of a lot longer than 8 years! And it's still a fighter without a gun!!! (or a full envelope clearance!)
The ASW threat isn't gone, just the Russian bit of it!! Pakistan, Iran, Libya, China and so an and on all have a credible submarine capability. Only way for a tanker to deal with that is a ram raid on the docks and you are welcome to that one!!
Get rid of the truckies (Movers are a bunch of self important tw4ts and treat pax like sh*t) and the Tankers (except a few!) and then we could all land at some nice places for fuel en-route instead of busting a bladder with AAR!
How long did AOC Fast Jet/Ego's little new rollerskate take to design/build and fly?? hell of a lot longer than 8 years! And it's still a fighter without a gun!!! (or a full envelope clearance!)
The ASW threat isn't gone, just the Russian bit of it!! Pakistan, Iran, Libya, China and so an and on all have a credible submarine capability. Only way for a tanker to deal with that is a ram raid on the docks and you are welcome to that one!!
Get rid of the truckies (Movers are a bunch of self important tw4ts and treat pax like sh*t) and the Tankers (except a few!) and then we could all land at some nice places for fuel en-route instead of busting a bladder with AAR!
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Pindi,
By chance I happened to read the RAF News item on MRA4 this morning while waiting at the barbers.
It does sound like a very expensive computer game so far, but without all the functionality and features that you come to expect from an XBox or PS2.
I will be more than a little surprised if the first flight does happen next summer, in fact I will be amazed ....
Now back to the real world
By chance I happened to read the RAF News item on MRA4 this morning while waiting at the barbers.
It does sound like a very expensive computer game so far, but without all the functionality and features that you come to expect from an XBox or PS2.
I will be more than a little surprised if the first flight does happen next summer, in fact I will be amazed ....
Now back to the real world
