True, Fran... but it's the BBC. The guys filing the stories aren't the same one clicking 'publish'.
Anyway, we're getting off topic here... fantastic news for the RPSI. Looking forward to seeing work commencing!
Spot the Gnat...
...A few of them were used throughout the first Hot Shots film
For me, it's hard to beat the looks of a Mirage F1: http://www.military-today.com/aircraft/dassault_mirage_f1.jpg
Or a Saab Draken: http://www.aircraftinformation.info/Images/Draken_05.jpg - what the Swedes were developing whilst the Americans were still churning out Thunderjets and Sabres.
Wouldn't be a problem because it would be classed as a vintage vehicle... €48 for the year!
The engines in the CIÉ E class locos were almost identical to those used in the Tigers.