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Comments by "Orbital_Inclination" (@Orbital_Inclination) on "Tecnam P2006T: The small ‘cheap’ plane helping the RAF" video.
We still have 41 Sqn for exactly that purpose, but this is a far more economical test bed for the vast majority of systems, before they need their shake-down on their intended airframe
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Any kit that gets fitted to an RAF aircraft goes through extensive testing, both computer simulation and real world. This is a cost-effective way of achieving the latter before type-specific flight trials
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This is an economical testbed aircraft, it doesn't need to be able to fight
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It's used as a flying testbed, nothing else, so doesn't need to be too fancy
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Given this is a testbed aircraft, that's a good assumption. That being said, Rivet Joint operates on the Russian border with the same number of defensive aids.
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We already have jet transports and helicopters for that
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@exsubmariner or in this case, being economical allows us to use our finite budget more effectively in other areas
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You won't, people can move between fleets, and given this is a test and evaluation platform it will probably only be operated by flight-test qualified personnel anyway
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Useful ones are still in demand though
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You can't perform on-board flight testing with a drone
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Get a grip
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They can afford fuel, but why waste more than we need to?
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