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by 20seven
05 Feb 2005, 21:18
Forum: Military aviation
Topic: Americans use of situation to sell helicopters to SLAF.
Replies: 12
Views: 3041

Why should they be deleted? Politics and the Defense and Aerospace industry go hand and hand. There has been no foul language or porn, etc. so why should there be any censorship, just because I am supplying an opinion that differs from yours? This is what a forum is for, some healthy discussions.
by 20seven
05 Feb 2005, 21:14
Forum: Military aviation
Topic: Sikorsky loses, Lockheed wins contract President helicopter
Replies: 12
Views: 3400

The heads of state in England and Italy don't fly in US aircraft so why should our prez have to fly in a european copter just to appease Europe over the Iraqi war?

Give me a break, Ive read two posts from you so far and they are hilarious, Europe doesnt need apeasement from the Usa because most ...
by 20seven
05 Feb 2005, 18:44
Forum: Military aviation
Topic: Americans use of situation to sell helicopters to SLAF.
Replies: 12
Views: 3041

One or two owned by the military for adversary roles or research or a Mig owned by some rich stunt flyer doesn't constitute sales.

As far as the WMD thing just about everyone in the democratic party, and many in the UN & Europe (save those that were owed money by Saddam for arms sales FR, Germany ...
by 20seven
05 Feb 2005, 18:36
Forum: Military aviation
Topic: Sikorsky loses, Lockheed wins contract President helicopter
Replies: 12
Views: 3400

Oh please, European governements bought tons of US made aircrafts/copters. (KC-10, KC-135, C-130, JSF, F-16, AH-64 etc...)

Italy and UK participated in the war in Irak. Italy just bought KC-767 instead of KC-330. BTW, EH-101 operating well now.

That's normal US have to made some efforts too!

A&C ...
by 20seven
05 Feb 2005, 17:47
Forum: Military aviation
Topic: Americans use of situation to sell helicopters to SLAF.
Replies: 12
Views: 3041

Re: Slander of facts?


Much obliged for your kind and polite reply, 20seven.
You just arrived here, and contributed nothing but this?
Can we expect better?
The Americans want to sell Bell 412s and Mil Mi-17s to the SLAF. (Sri Lanka Air Force)
It says they want to SELL...
I was wondering where they got these russian ...
by 20seven
05 Feb 2005, 01:13
Forum: Military aviation
Topic: Sikorsky loses, Lockheed wins contract President helicopter
Replies: 12
Views: 3400

The next logical step is now to replace those silly tiny 747 persidential transport planes with proper A380s. :-)

No thanks on the government subsidized equipment. We have enough shame in the fact that our Navy dept. chose a problematic helicopter designed in Europe and built by a US company that ...
by 20seven
05 Feb 2005, 00:42
Forum: Military aviation
Topic: Americans use of situation to sell helicopters to SLAF.
Replies: 12
Views: 3041

The US doesn't even make MIL Mi-17s, bright one. Those are Russian made. Please get your facts straight and provide factual links before you criticize the U.S. otherwise it becomes just slander from a moron.