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"robert arndt" wrote in message m... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2980910.stm Rpb There's actually a larger requirement than just a flying gin palace for the boy Blair. The RAF's VC-10's are now seriously long in the tooth as are the Tristar tankers and both got a lot of flying hours lately supporting ops in Afghanistan and Iraq. There's a real need to replace both in the refuelling and transport role. Its my understanding that 2 bids have been made The first from EADS, RR, Cobham and Thales involves the use of Airbus 330-200 airframes while the other from BAE Sysytems,Boeing and Serco involves the use of Boeing 767-300ER airframes. Keith |
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"Keith Willshaw" ) writes:
"robert arndt" wrote in message m... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2980910.stm Rpb There's actually a larger requirement than just a flying gin palace for the boy Blair. The RAF's VC-10's are now seriously long in the tooth as are the Tristar tankers and both got a lot of flying hours lately supporting ops in Afghanistan and Iraq. There's a real need to replace both in the refuelling and transport role. Its my understanding that 2 bids have been made The first from EADS, RR, Cobham and Thales involves the use of Airbus 330-200 airframes while the other from BAE Sysytems,Boeing and Serco involves the use of Boeing 767-300ER airframes. The RAF could buy the CanForce CC-150 Polaris, #05 (A310-304F). This was fitted out for long departed Canadian Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney, as a VIP Air Force 1 type of a/c. It even has Gold faucets in the bathroom. |
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"Darrell A. Larose" wrote in message ... "Keith Willshaw" ) writes: "robert arndt" wrote in message m... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2980910.stm Rpb There's actually a larger requirement than just a flying gin palace for the boy Blair. The RAF's VC-10's are now seriously long in the tooth as are the Tristar tankers and both got a lot of flying hours lately supporting ops in Afghanistan and Iraq. There's a real need to replace both in the refuelling and transport role. Its my understanding that 2 bids have been made The first from EADS, RR, Cobham and Thales involves the use of Airbus 330-200 airframes while the other from BAE Sysytems,Boeing and Serco involves the use of Boeing 767-300ER airframes. The RAF could buy the CanForce CC-150 Polaris, #05 (A310-304F). This was fitted out for long departed Canadian Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney, as a VIP Air Force 1 type of a/c. It even has Gold faucets in the bathroom. Buying a one off is a bad idea as it raises the cost of ownership since you have to hold a separate spares inventory , train personnel to fly and operate it etc etc. Using standard RAF transport with reconfigurable seating would seem a better option. Keith Keith |
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In article , Darrell A. Larose
writes "Keith Willshaw" ) writes: "robert arndt" wrote in message m... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2980910.stm Rpb There's actually a larger requirement than just a flying gin palace for the boy Blair. The RAF's VC-10's are now seriously long in the tooth as are the Tristar tankers and both got a lot of flying hours lately supporting ops in Afghanistan and Iraq. There's a real need to replace both in the refuelling and transport role. Its my understanding that 2 bids have been made The first from EADS, RR, Cobham and Thales involves the use of Airbus 330-200 airframes while the other from BAE Sysytems,Boeing and Serco involves the use of Boeing 767-300ER airframes. The RAF could buy the CanForce CC-150 Polaris, #05 (A310-304F). This was fitted out for long departed Canadian Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney, as a VIP Air Force 1 type of a/c. It even has Gold faucets in the bathroom. The last thing we want is to encourage the slimy git to act even more like a president. -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! |
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The RAF could buy the CanForce CC-150 Polaris, #05 (A310-304F). This was fitted out for long departed Canadian Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney, as a VIP Air Force 1 type of a/c. It even has Gold faucets in the bathroom. Hi It is actually s/n 15001 that was fitted out as a limited VIP aircraft. I've been on it and there's nothing spectacular about it even though the current Prime Minister Jean Chretien described it before he was elected as a Flying Taj Mahal. Cheers...Chris |
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"Darrell A. Larose" wrote in message ... The RAF could buy the CanForce CC-150 Polaris, #05 (A310-304F). This was fitted out for long departed Canadian Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney, as a VIP Air Force 1 type of a/c. It even has Gold faucets in the bathroom. Gold faucets would never do. Blair's "supposed" to be a socialist for god's sake. He should be made to sit on a spike and eat an inflight meal of raw turnip. (And be thankful.) Si |
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"Simon Robbins" ) writes:
"Darrell A. Larose" wrote in message ... The RAF could buy the CanForce CC-150 Polaris, #05 (A310-304F). This was fitted out for long departed Canadian Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney, as a VIP Air Force 1 type of a/c. It even has Gold faucets in the bathroom. Gold faucets would never do. Blair's "supposed" to be a socialist for god's sake. He should be made to sit on a spike and eat an inflight meal of raw turnip. (And be thankful.) Our current Prime Minister (Jean Chretien) thought this a/c was excessive, so he flies short hauls in a CC-144 Challenger (Canadair CL-601/04) or one of the other 4 CC-150 Polaris's that aren't refitted as a flying Taj Mahal. Our Gov't has been trying to sell #05, but it looks like Air Canada will refit it back to a combi configuration |
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Hi Why do some people keep on saying that it was 05. It was 01 (s/n 15001). As I mentioned in a previous post, I was on this aircraft. The first time I climbed aboard it I said, "holy **** what hell is Chretien talking about". What a real disappointment. The aircraft had a rather spartan VIP suite compared to some rock stars aircraft. CC-150 Polaris s/n 15001 was once describe as no more luxurious than a good motor home. When compared to the ass end of a C-119G in frosty February at 13,000 feet, yeah it was a Flying Taj Mahal. Cheers...Chris |
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"Darrell A. Larose" wrote in message ... "Keith Willshaw" ) writes: "robert arndt" wrote in message m... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2980910.stm Rpb There's actually a larger requirement than just a flying gin palace for the boy Blair. The RAF's VC-10's are now seriously long in the tooth as are the Tristar tankers and both got a lot of flying hours lately supporting ops in Afghanistan and Iraq. There's a real need to replace both in the refuelling and transport role. Its my understanding that 2 bids have been made The first from EADS, RR, Cobham and Thales involves the use of Airbus 330-200 airframes while the other from BAE Sysytems,Boeing and Serco involves the use of Boeing 767-300ER airframes. The RAF could buy the CanForce CC-150 Polaris, #05 (A310-304F). This was fitted out for long departed Canadian Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney, as a VIP Air Force 1 type of a/c. It even has Gold faucets in the bathroom. I saw two Ju52s flying at Duxford! Richard. |
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