On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 17:30:19 GMT, (The Revolution
Will Not Be Televised) wrote:

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 13:53:55 +0000, Greg Hennessy
wrote:

A reengined victor would be superior to the vulcan in all aspects of what
you propose IMHO.

Carrying 50% more bombload, higher and faster.

Yeah, but let's face it, all the old V-force are shagged, and in any
case wouldn't have the same pork-barrel job-creation dynamic as a new
aircraft.

Quite. The unnecessary selection and production of 3 aircraft was an act of
political stupidity. Nonsense about it being 'insurance' should have been
sorted at the trial stage.


Think modern cheapskate version of the B-52 or something
similar

Yes, airbus will suggest using the wings and engines of the A-400M on a new
slender fuselage and call it the A-95M Ursa, The maritime variant, A-142M
would be an ideal nimrod replacement.

Think of all the french aerospace workers we can featherbed.

- I doubt they'd go for embedded engines again.

Yes, with a modern high bypass turbofan, it would lead to some interesting
levels of wing root thickness.


greg




Gavin Bailey

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