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Post by someone on Nov 25, 2013 19:28:06 GMT 1
Has Boeing startet producing any of the 767-tanker prototypes?
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Post by addasih on Nov 25, 2013 20:06:02 GMT 1
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Post by XWB on Aug 27, 2014 8:39:59 GMT 1
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Post by peter on Aug 27, 2014 19:33:18 GMT 1
KC-46 Pegasus Aug 22 2014 by alevik123 If those are still the first two, it's gonna be a looooong time before first flight  |
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Post by XWB on Aug 27, 2014 19:41:23 GMT 1
First flight is delayed due to wiring issues.
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Post by peter on Aug 27, 2014 19:51:44 GMT 1
First flight is delayed due to wiring issues. Thanks. But, where did I hear that before...... |
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Post by XWB on Sept 1, 2014 22:27:19 GMT 1
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Post by peter on Sept 2, 2014 15:43:13 GMT 1
Per WSJ: Took some time to get those designers up to speed and many bundles had to be re-done. If they had sticked to the KC-45 it would have been operational by now  |
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Post by XWB on Sept 13, 2014 0:41:19 GMT 1
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Post by s543 on Sept 13, 2014 10:11:19 GMT 1
No the US want to have mostly US produced military technology. That they would take the A330 - forget it.  The taxpayer support of both airframers is well documented..... - and that is it. The 767 is inferior to A330 - there is no doubt about it, but ?!?! Both will do the job better and cheaper than oooooold KC135 even with CFM56 engines. But it will give Boeing few years of production of well proven technology with all the tooling already long time ago paid off - and that is called TAXpayer support - isn't it ?  |
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