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New VIP transports for the UK

Started by Radish, June 22, 2006, 10:30:50 AM

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Radish

June 22, 2006, 10:30:50 AM
Who'll operate them?
What colours??

Suggestions? Aircav has provided one option for the smaller jet without knowing it.

Contributions wanted, but they're unlikely to be rigged or have spats. :angry:  
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Captain Canada

#1
June 22, 2006, 10:36:26 AM
Canadair Challenger or RJ types, to keep commanality w/ the ASTOR......

Definately the Merlin for chopper......

DHC Beaver, Otter and Twin Otter to get those rich buggers to their summer estates and cottages !
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June 22, 2006, 10:50:39 AM
A-380 VIP....That little George W has to look up out of his cute little 747 :P  

Aircav

#3
June 22, 2006, 12:19:50 PM
Don't forget you'll need a seat for Cheries hairdresser  :o  ;)  
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#4
June 22, 2006, 02:08:08 PM
Well Rad there is the bloke who wants to build an HP 42

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Radish

#5
June 22, 2006, 02:29:32 PM
Just beautiful.
Gorgeous. :P  
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GeorgeC

#6
June 22, 2006, 03:09:36 PM
Boring, boring answers I am afraid...

A while ago the 'shiny' jet options were a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) or an A319 VIP like the Italian Air Force use.  There might be a buy off the 'spot' market where you can get quite a lot of jet cheap - one of the easiest military options was another TriStar for next to nothing.  

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GeorgeC    

GeorgeC

#7
June 22, 2006, 03:20:38 PM
Oh, and the aircraft will be operated on the civil register by the Department of Transport or a contractor.

Archibald

#8
June 27, 2006, 10:11:05 AM
QuoteA-380 VIP....That little George W has to look up out of his cute little 747 :P
Just love the idea of an A380 VIP... just imagine the number of things you can put in such volume! Would it be possible to have a swimming pool in this plane?  
King Arthur: Can we come up and have a look?
French Soldier: Of course not. You're English types.
King Arthur: What are you then?
French Soldier: I'm French. Why do you think I have this outrageous accent, you silly king?

Well regardless I would rather take my chance out there on the ocean, that to stay here and die on this poo-hole island spending the rest of my life talking to a gosh darn VOLLEYBALL.

Family Guy

#9
June 28, 2006, 04:15:45 AM
As far as i can imaging Lufthansa Technik has made an artifical beach wit hwater into a a-330 of a vip...so why don't a pool..

Archibald

#10
June 29, 2006, 01:41:37 AM
I think... why not a flying greenhouse? a kind of jungle in the fuselage...
King Arthur: Can we come up and have a look?
French Soldier: Of course not. You're English types.
King Arthur: What are you then?
French Soldier: I'm French. Why do you think I have this outrageous accent, you silly king?

Well regardless I would rather take my chance out there on the ocean, that to stay here and die on this poo-hole island spending the rest of my life talking to a gosh darn VOLLEYBALL.

nev

#11
June 29, 2006, 10:23:32 AM
QuoteJust love the idea of an A380 VIP... just imagine the number of things you can put in such volume! Would it be possible to have a swimming pool in this plane?
Ask Supertom - his old man was involved in the "personalistion" of the private 747 of the Sultan of Dubai.....
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Archibald

#12
June 29, 2006, 11:25:44 PM
Voila! That's exactly what I was thinking about... just imagine a rich and crazy sultan. He buy an empty A380, and tell airbus "well I want the best flying palace in the world"...I just can't imagine the result!  
King Arthur: Can we come up and have a look?
French Soldier: Of course not. You're English types.
King Arthur: What are you then?
French Soldier: I'm French. Why do you think I have this outrageous accent, you silly king?

Well regardless I would rather take my chance out there on the ocean, that to stay here and die on this poo-hole island spending the rest of my life talking to a gosh darn VOLLEYBALL.

BillSlim

#13
June 30, 2006, 01:07:50 PM
In a sensible world it would be a pair of A330s to give some degree of comonality with the FSTA, operated by 32(TR) Squadron, but since when have Whitehall lived in a sensible world.

An A380 would be pretty cool though. :P  
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#14
July 01, 2006, 02:51:19 AM
The way things are going elsewhere in the UK govt (see the MoD thread), I predict you'll be getting zero-houred VC-10s with two CFM-56 engines instead of the Conway pairs. Installing the new engines (instead of the RB.211 which has been tested and is known to work) whould be enough of a hassle to guarantee a hefty cost and delivery date overrun.  <_<  
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