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2014-10-03 Afghanistan

Aircraft woes strand Bundeswehr in Afghanistan

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Posted by Pappy 2014-10-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 stay below 10000 feet and the oxygen masks are not needed.
too bad EADS/Airbust is the result of an airplane by committee.....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-10-03 00:13|| 2014-10-03 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Lest we fergit, ...

* RUSSIA TODAY > GERMANY UNABLE TO FULFILL "SOME" NATO OBLIGATIONS - MOD.

German DM Ursula Van der Leyon.

Also, GERMANY = survey indicated that ordinary Germans would like Foreign Policy + National Security "independence" from the US-NATO, EU.

GERMANY = JAPAN [etal.] vee China = in Russia's + many Euros' mind, Germany-specific Foreign Policy + National Security "independence" is akin to saying Germany covertly desires to militarily rearm as well as to ultimately develop or acquire NucWeapons.

All things equal, besides a "Neo-Ottoman" Nuclear Turkey or even "Neo-Persian" Nuclear Iran, Russia + EU may also have a NEO-PRUSSIAN [Bismarckian]?, REARMED? + NUCLEAR? GERMANY TO WORRY ABOUT???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-10-03 01:07|| 2014-10-03 01:07|| Front Page Top

#3 How have the mighty fallen.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-10-03 05:46|| 2014-10-03 05:46|| Front Page Top

#4 No Ju-52's left?

Posted by Glenmore 2014-10-03 08:11|| 2014-10-03 08:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Let's see now. The Germans are stuck in Afghanistan because their French airplane broke.
IT'S JUST A FREAKIN' AIRLINER! And a small one at that.
Rent another one.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-10-03 19:26|| 2014-10-03 19:26|| Front Page Top

#6 ed, Airbus is also a German company. The 310 has parts built in Spain, Hamburg and Toulouse, and final assembly is in Toulouse, then flown to Hamburg for paint and customer walk through / acceptance.
But just so you don't think they deadhead one way, the return trips carry parts for the 350, 330 and 380.

logistical nightmare. One Saturday morning we witnessed 5 of the 6 Belugas take off from Toulouse carrying or fetching parts.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-10-03 20:52|| 2014-10-03 20:52|| Front Page Top

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