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tedster wrote:

Is the Hawk 128 good enough for training pilots for fly-by-wire
aircraft (is that even an issue)?

Yes. And avionics-wise it's not a 1970's aircraft any
more.

BAE is not entirely blameless. If the company intends to stay in the
jet trainer business - and it should, given the widespread
international acceptance of the Hawk - it must develop a more advanced
version, with thin wings and afterburners for supersonic performance,
making it an even better stepping stone to high-performance frontline
aircraft.

But the problem with that is that then it sort of _is_ a
high-performance frontline aircraft -- and has a similar
price tag both when you purchase it and when you fly it.
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