>> command and control platform. The fact it had engines in the wing root gave it
>> very long endurance, it could also operate at very low level whilst using little fuel.
It limits the choice of power plants, its adds hugely to the cost of maintenance. The engines are only there because its a Comet and there was nowhere else to put them. No-one else ever put engines there. For good reasons. Its a 60 year old design.
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