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“They seemed to be the front runner for the contract,” he said of Hawker. “They had the most infrastructure spread over the most states and the most political support.”

That statement smacks of pure politics. Nothing about aircraft capabilities, just how many Congresscritters would be in their corner.

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Congress is the big issue here.

The Super T is available right now and can be bought while there is still a budget and a need to build them.

If they wait until Beech can supply an AT-6 they will never see a single airplane.