Matt Barrow opined

"Ash Wyllie" wrote in message
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Big John opined

See announcement where they bought the European chopper for Bush vs
the Siskorsky (sp).

Given the way the helo companies in the US behave, I am not surprised.

What next, buy a 380 for AF One???

Given Boings's current behavior, yes.

Given that logic, the government wouldn't use any Microsoft products. :~)

The CIA is a big user of Linux. It even seems to obey the GPL.

Might it have to do with Boeing/Bell/Sikorsky/MD not making any choppers
that met the size/weight requirements? The large executive aircraft don't
seem to sell in large enough numbers to be and isn't the Eurocopter heavily
subsidized?

By the way, here's some interesting comments on the new A380 and why it
might fail:
http://varifrank.com/archives/2005/0...cks_no_buc.php





-ash
Cthulhu in 2005!
Why wait for nature?