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Originally Posted by para transit fellow
I gather it is difficult for the SAR techs to parachute out of a bizjet.....
The giant cost per airframe also includes a 20 year maintenance contract right?
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The Challenger is being used by the Aussies as a pure search aircraft outfitted with FLIR, etc. Seems like a good idea.
Rocket the Challenger out to pinpoint them, then dispatch the turboprops/choppers/surface vessels to perform the rescue.
The maintenance is an added 2.3B if I am reading correctly.