blackaeronaut Wrote:Bob Schroeck Wrote:Imagine if a group of Russian fen managed to wave this relic................ Ben would buy it, wave it, and gift it to Jet as a drop ship. Because he knows Jet absolutely adores that stuff because it doesn't break when she flips a toggle.
Funny thing is that the Russians would probably go along with it on a couple of conditions. 1) That they get to keep the engines and 2) It comes back home now and then to do a few shows for the kiddies.
Accepted graciously... even if they have no idea what exactly to do with the Monster for a while beyond take it on the annual holiday to Arcadia where it makes island-hopping exploration and surface cruising much nicer. As the population increases through 2024 it starts finding uses for itself.... mostly as a trainer and occasional demonstrator at a Convention. The fact that it has big wing area to land things on is a plus.... it's quickly modified to carry Havocs for self-defense, or search and rescue as needed.
I would expect a production variant to follow?
Jet would respond a few months later with a modified Bell 222. And a full technical description of how the fusion turboshaft technology actually works.
While I don't mean to be too cynical, part of me wonders if all these gifts and sales between BNF's don't serve a secondary purpose of advertising and Rep-Boosting, by having an obvious BNF use your new and shiny equipment. A friendly form of product endorsement.
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