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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
Jfc what kind of ludicrous contract did the Cons sign that says "yeah we can deliver 7 years late and they won't fly in the rain but if you don't allow us to demonstrate our non-flying overpriced garbage plane, we can sue you"?
That's foresight.
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you didn't read the article did you?
Its not due to any contract term, but due to the ruling of a federal trade tribunal that would open the door to the lawsuit.
My lack of trust with the government is that they're going to be buying a end of life platform, and calling it temporary, but these things have a way of stretching into permanent and job completed. There's also the mistake of thinking that the transition to the Superhornet should be easy because you know its a hornet. But its a completely different aircraft.
Its fine if they're going to buy the Hornet and use them as base planes without costly canadianization and immediately announce the opening of the competition to buy the next generation of Canadian fighters.
But right now my sense is that this is replacing your dying Honda civic, with a slightly newer Honda civic, and then when it comes time for dad to buy you a new car so you can drive to college, he goes, naw that Honda civic that I bought you for $500.00 bucks is fine, now here's a nylon and a socket set, good luck for the next 20 years.
Hey I hear there are some biplanes for sale that are crop dusters, we could probably mount sidewinders on those puppies.