>> The old airframes that were to be re-used are from a time when they are
>> basically all unique. So refitting them has been a problem.... how do you manufacture new
>> wings for a batch of planes when they are all slightly differently? Answer - by
>> making bespoke components.
Yes, they needed specifically built wings, built by airbus.
- need a spare part then it has to be made. And therefore all the personnel needed to maintain them (nine planes) need to be kept on and paid... all expense.
same as any other a/c really.
>> - We have other means of spotting the subs.
As good as the nimrod? which are?
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>> These were old planes being refitted and there have been delays. Had these entered service
>> 10 years ago then they would be expensive for what they are. The real expense
>> being long term support.
Yes the costs were about £200m a year, although saying that the biggest cost for a lot of project were the running costs, rather than the costs to bring in service.
The better Boeing P8 is far cheaper.
Unlikely the important stuff,the mission control centre is the same or weaker than nimrod, the nacelles create a large drag for the a/c in one of it's primary roles asuw, for that it has to be at low level, this will hinder it hugely.
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