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Old 22nd Feb 2018, 10:04
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UK to develop and build a new a/c on their own?
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Unlikely, would they be willing to involve another nation whose industrial base is so intertwined with the US?
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Unlikely, would they be willing to involve another nation whose industrial base is so intertwined with the US?
Hmmm. Seems like an odd comment. Isn't the US "another nation?"
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We can't afford a new trainer never mind a combat aircraft......
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We can't afford a new trainer never mind a combat aircraft......
And even the ones that you didn’t buy, you didn’t not buy enough of!
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Hawk T2
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How many new trainers do you want????
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Originally Posted by KenV
Hmmm. Seems like an odd comment. Isn't the US "another nation?"
Pata 5 refers try reading it...
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Originally Posted by pr00ne
Hawk T2
Prefect T1
Texan T1
Phenom T1
Juno HT1
Jupiter HT1

How many new trainers do you want????

sorry I meant "design and build from scratch"
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Are there any stored Nimrod airframes left then?
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