Early in 1993. Kevin Murphy, the contracts manager for Britcrat't Civil Aviation, sent a firm proposal to Colonel Zvinek. Simultaneously, members of the Sales Engineering Department were attempting to persuade the NAF to accept performance and weight information that showed Jetprop in a better light. The original figures requested by the NAF Co allow direct comparison with the Fokker aircraft did not favour the Jetprop. The conditions for the 'paper Comparison1 were Fokker's and. not surprisingly, those conditions favoured Fokker's aircraft.Some days later an urgent fax came from Roger Woods of Britcraft, who had met Colonel Ilorten at a cocktail party in the capital. Uc said that Fokker's exceptional offset looked like losing Britcraft the deal. Panic abated, however, when Air Commodore Netherton talked to Colonel Ilorten and confirmed that the offset was 'not big business'. Further, Messrs Jones and Bedwell of RMA, who were in the Country at that time negotiating a large offset deal with die Ministry of Economic Affairs, found that "offset would not really be involved on such a small order.Major Graff and Air Commodore Netherton visited BOA on 11 April 1991, to discuss the contract. Major draff said there was a feeling that the Jetprop was inferior to the Fokker on several technical grounds. Also the price of £1,393,000, being asked for an aircraft with a large cargo door and the required equipment, compared unfavourably with the Fokker offer. In addition, when adding the price of spares to the aircraft cost, the total was more than the amount budgeted. Negotiations centred on reducing the number of roles the aircraft had to perform, so reducing the amount of optional equipment supplied. By eliminating paradropping, supply dropping and aero-medical capabilities, the price reduced to a more acceptable £1,323,000. A new formal offer went to the Country before the end of April. This included details of an increased 'all up weight' for the aircraft, which would allow it to carry an extra 1,000 kg of fuel, thereby increasing performance over longer flights.
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