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[-] metaStatic@kbin.earth 31 points 6 months ago

Australia could act like a sovereign nation and do the right thing in the face of American interests but would you put money on it?

Didn't work out so well for us last time.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago

Hate to be a party pooper but the only approved vendor doesn't mean Israel couldn't cobble something together.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 18 points 6 months ago

Any inconvenience helps

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Yeah, what would happen is another vendor being approved elsewhere, meaning it was pointless and they lost business.

[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 12 points 6 months ago

Ending any relationship with Israel is not pointless.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

While presumably not as disposable cursory research shows the the horizontal tail assembly is provided exclusively by Canada and UK.

[-] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago
[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

It would be good to know what point you're trying to make.

[-] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago

the US will stop whatever Australia does in this regard and will punish us for it

[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 0 points 6 months ago

Do you think we should end any and all relationships with Israel?

[-] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 8 points 6 months ago

Dear Australia,

Please make us look like humans.

[-] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago

Why does a landing gear component need to be replaced based on flight time? Shouldn't it be based on number of take-offs and landings?

[-] riodoro1@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Because military contracts. Thats why.

[-] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago

Maybe it’s just easiest to build replacement into the maintenance schedule based on flight hours even though landing is the actual wear and tear

[-] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

Using an average flight length, you can determine after how many flight hours the component needs to be replaced by doing max_flights * avg_flight_length where max_flights is the maximum number of landing + takeoffs the component can handle. 1 landing and 1 takeoff = 1 flight.

[-] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago

At the end of the day, there's a limit on flight hours before a plane must be landed.

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