"Blairforce One"

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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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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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"Keith Willshaw" ) writes:
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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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"Keith Willshaw" ) writes:
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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!

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

"Darrell A. Larose" wrote in message
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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.

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

"Simon Robbins" ) writes:
"Darrell A. Larose" wrote in message
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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.

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

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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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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Rob

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

The EADS A330-200 sounds reasonable since the current tanker version
is competing for the UK's FSTA program. EADS could also provide an
A310 VIP conversion through EFW if an order were placed...

Rob