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Offline Silver

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« on: October 25, 2004, 03:42:41 pm »
I've just read (on IMO) that the Learjet is to be sold (and this was the plan from the start) '<img'>
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« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2004, 05:14:39 pm »
Ireland on Sunday reported last week that the Learjet is to be sold due to the drop-off in ministerial use. Who knows if this is true though.
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« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2004, 11:13:21 pm »
that sounds like a great idea
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« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2004, 11:15:08 pm »
And maybe we could get something better like another CASA or maybe 2
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« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2004, 12:20:11 am »
It also stated in the artical that the LJ was to be used to re-patriot the Irish Ambassador to Turkey however they could not get a coffin to fit in while testing out in the DON, so if they could not get a coffin in, how was the LJ also to be used as an air ambulance???
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« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2004, 02:42:33 am »
Good point !

'walk on' casualities only at that rate.
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« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2004, 04:56:56 am »
Quote (Silver @ 26 Oct. 2004,02:42)
Good point !

'walk on' casualities only at that rate.

The air ambulance idea was only a smokescreen. I understand nobody had been trained in the use of the air ambulance kit in any case.
Bertie couldnt get his BBJ so he has to settle for something else shiny. I doubt its being used for multi engine training either...
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« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2004, 01:04:34 pm »
Air ambulance? with the state of our hospitals thats one friggen expensive looking air ambulance, never did see any red cross stickers on it...... ':p'



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« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2004, 02:52:08 pm »
Quote (Fouga @ 25 Oct. 2004,23:15)
And maybe we could get something better like another CASA or maybe 2

The Learjet will probably be sold for around 7 million mark.The price for a new maritime patrol Casa is well in excess of that.
I read somewhere that the cost for a maritime patrol Casa 235 is 21 million euro. If you look at the recent procurement of 2 Casa235-300s for the USCG, the cost was 87.4million dollars.
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« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2004, 07:29:23 pm »
Does Finland use Lear Jets for Maritime patrol. I think I read it somewhere.
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« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2004, 09:56:13 pm »
Hi Guys,

On the point of trying to get the coffin into the Learjet, yes, it may be able to be configured as an air ambulance but part of the kit would presumably include a custom designed aero-medical stretcher which would fit in the door.

I don't think the door of the learjet was designed with a coffin in mind.  The CASA would have been more suitable for the job but that probably wasn't available.


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« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2004, 11:50:03 am »
Your right. but a CASA could be bought with the selling of the lear and some added money off the Govt. (as if) it would not be a big burden to them or would it?
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« Reply #12 on: October 27, 2004, 12:18:50 pm »
Here's a crazy idea.  Why don't we convert it into a form of AWAC and keep it in service
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« Reply #13 on: October 27, 2004, 02:05:36 pm »
Does anyone know how much it cost?
Surely it would have been better to lease it if it was always going to be short term.
If we cant justify the use of a Learjet, where the hell did the talk of a BBJ come from?
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« Reply #14 on: October 27, 2004, 08:34:35 pm »
Good point Buran !

However, I wouldn't be surprised if a BBJ is on Bertie's aganda again in the near future. He is known to have a fear of flying and won't be too happy at having to use "the old Gulfstream" again full time !

........and this year's exchequer surplus would be handy to pay for such an extravagance !!



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