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Air Corps Gulstream

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  • 24-04-2008 9:51pm
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    Sizzler
    Registered Users Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭


    So, Bertie had a rant about this the other day, easy to slag him off but he prob does have a point.

    1. 17 years in service.
    2. 11,000 Hours
    3. No jacks (Seriously?)
    4. A few break downs
    5. Hit by lightning TWICE.

    Is 11,000 hours a lot for what is essentially a non-commercial aircraft thats 17 years old?

    Might as well put it in the buy & sell...or adverts.ie, sure who would buy it :D


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    highlydebased
    Registered Users Posts: 7,469 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    The gulfstream HAS a jacks.......

    Does it being hit by lightning make it a bad plane?


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    ImDave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭ImDave


    I think this would solve the problem :D

    airforceone.jpg


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    *Kol*
    Registered Users Posts: 2,549 ✭✭✭*Kol*


    11000 hours is extremely low utilisation for a 17 year old aircraft. A few "breakdowns" in 17 years is not bad either.


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    Sizzler
    Registered Users Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭Sizzler


    Neon-Circles wrote: »
    The gulfstream HAS a jacks.......

    Does it being hit by lightning make it a bad plane?

    No, just unlucky ;)


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    cp251
    Closed Accounts Posts: 476 ✭✭cp251


    I've lost what little respect I ever had for the man. Not only does he turn out to be as corrupt as the rest of them. He has the temerity to whinge about the aircraft used to transport him and his little coterie around. Never occurring to him that the Air Corps is woefully underequipped for it's role save in one area. It's VIP fleet. Three aircraft for his personal benefit, not to mention helicopters which he doesn't like to fly in cos they're scary. Poor baba!

    They say power corrupts, well that's true. We'll see how likes slumming it with the rest of us now he's lost his access to the jets.


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    Steyr
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    *Kol* wrote: »
    11000 hours is extremely low utilisation for a 17 year old aircraft. A few "breakdowns" in 17 years is not bad either.

    That only equates to about or less than 2 hours flying a day.


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    *Kol*
    Registered Users Posts: 2,549 ✭✭✭*Kol*


    Steyr wrote: »
    That only equates to about or less than 2 hours flying a day.

    Typical utilisation for a VIP aircraft.


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