Thread: T-45 fatal in Tellico Plains, Tennessee
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Old 10-16-2017, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by F4E Mx View Post
All I am saying is that if the Navy had bought, or developed, a twin-engine trainer with a reliable oxygen system there would be quite a few more airplanes on the line today and quite a few more Navy pilots alive. The whole wretched program has 'Political Influence' written all over it, because you really can't achieve this level of stupid.
OBOGS is a system, its in the Hornet, Super, Raptor, etc. It's failures are not unique to the airplane. A twin engine trainer for the Navy Jet pipeline buys you nothing more more cost. So you're saying the A-4 was a terrible airplane.....
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