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It's difficult to say how close the C-17 program comes to ending, because Boeing are announcing its end every other week in-between orders.
The RAF just ordered its eighth aircraft, so who knows.
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Originally posted by APS View PostIt's difficult to say how close the C-17 program comes to ending, because Boeing are announcing its end every other week in-between orders.
The RAF just ordered its eighth aircraft, so who knows.
This type of action is not without precedent - another aviation program is years behind (actually, it seems to be rare that a new aircraft is delivered to schedule these days) the F-35. Australia found that it was being squeezed too tightly in terms of a capability gap with retiring its F111's early and fatigue life issues with its classic hornet fleet. The RAAF were either to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on centre barrel replacements on the F/A-18A's or do as they did and spend $6 billion on ordering 24 Super Hornets as an interim capability. If the F-35 were adhering to its original delivery schedule, these aircraft would not have been required.
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Originally posted by scottstyris View PostI am travelling this air-craft and i was wondering if anyone had any pictures of the plane [INSIDE] and any reviews e.g. about service or toilets. Also if there would be any reccomandations as to where to sit!
Thanks! x Not really a question but i'd like 2 know thanks.
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Originally posted by SYDCBRWOD View PostWhich airline would you be flying?
Mods - seems to be a popular way to promote some dodgy scheme - sign up for as many fora as you can, post a fairly banal question on a forum (and will probably be tripped up as any aviation enthusiast would know the C-17 is a cargo airplane with so far 1 delivered in Qatar colours - still an airforce asset though), then just happen to slip the crap you are peddalling in as a link on the signature block...
There have been a few now...
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