Simviation Forum - Blair force one? Any offers?

Jun 11^th, 2003 at 10:31am

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So good old Tony wants a nice aeroplane all to himself, of course coming from the MOD's budget...

(Apparently BA 777s all to himself aren't good enough)

Any thoughts?

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Reply #1 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 11:04am

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problem is like they have stated they need a plane for times of crisis, BA-777's arnt avaliable at a moments,notice. i have read they are looking to convert a tanker aircraft at a large cost to. which i believe most suitable would be the L1011 as its the only tanker that i can think of thats possible. i doubt the MOD will pay for a new 777 although it would be cool.

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Reply #2 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 11:35am

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I think the MOD is more worried that it'll never see one of its new tankers, be it a 767 or A330. Till then he'll have to do with VC-10 (lurvely aeroplane) i suppose, what with all the Tristars taking all the holiday makers to the Falklands...

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Reply #3 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 11:51am

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Not wishing to be over-political here or start an argument. I think this is typical of the man & his oversized ego. No other British PM, including Winnie during WWII, has had a personal aircraft RAF Transport Command should be able to do the job without having a special "Presidential" aircraft. Angry

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Reply #4 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 12:03pm

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Surely, a good, clean, truthful, honest politician (if ever there was one) could find a way to f'naigle a 25 yr old, soon-to-be-out-of-service, Concord, for his personal use, ....rather than just be a "bush league" world leader ?

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Reply #5 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 12:16pm

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a good, clean, truthful, honest politician

This does not compute. Windows will now shut down. Roll Eyes

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Reply #6 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 12:55pm

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Surely, a good, clean, truthful, honest politician

Isn't that what you would call an oxymoron ??? Grin

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Reply #7 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 1:43pm

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Not wishing to be over-political here or start an argument. I think this is typical of the man & his oversized ego. No other British PM, including Winnie during WWII, has had a personal aircraft RAF Transport Command should be able to do the job without having a special "Presidential" aircraft. Angry

You're not going to get an argument from me Hagar. I don't remember the Iron Lady at her worst being as presidential as this.

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Reply #8 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 1:59pm

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Quite frankly I wouldn't let the grinning one have a clockwork Spad!
This is just megalomania at its v.worst!

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #9 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 3:59pm

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Could always bolster the transport fleet, another Dakota perhaps...

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Reply #10 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 5:49pm

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Its good enough to convert a tanker at huge cost for one person but its not good enough to fund an aircraft project that would revolutionize the industry (the tsr2 which was cancelled by LABOUR).

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Reply #11 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 6:22pm

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Well Crumbso, much as I deplore this latest example of unnecessary extravagance by our present government, the cost hardly compares. Roll Eyes

I'm just a taxpayer & don't get involved in party politics. Just to keep the record straight, the TSR.2 project was due for cancellation under the previous Tory govenment.
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In the infamous defence White Paper produced by Duncan Sandys in 1957, he suggested that the future of the RAF lay entirely with deploying rockets and missiles, and he cancelled a whole range of military aircraft projects.

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Reply #12 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 6:25pm

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Well thank heavens it flew, and a couple survived, unlike others...

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