Check 6 Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Fantastic, Boeing wins one for the home team.
Napoleon_Tanerite Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 wtf? I'm watching it live and they haven't announced it yet
Check 6 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Posted February 24, 2011 wtf? I'm watching it live and they haven't announced it yet It was just announced on CNN.
Check 6 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) Live Pentagon press conference confirming Boeing. Edited February 24, 2011 by Check 6
StoleIt Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) Link: https://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=14292 Boeing KC-46A Edited February 24, 2011 by stoleit2x
Check 6 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Posted February 24, 2011 Link? I don't see it on any new source. https://www.komonews.com/live
kapilot Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Color me skeptical... Boeing is the winner for now.
lj35driver Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Amen! We're buying American as it should be!
Prosuper Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 If its holds up to the GAO we just saved a bunch on milcon costs, the 767 can use the same facilities as the 135. The A330 with a 197ft wingspan would have required all new construction for mx operations and new concrete to make room for them on present parking ramps.
snoopyeast Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) I'll be happier once I actually see one of these jets on the ramp. Until then, not holding my breath. But score for Boeing! Edited February 24, 2011 by snoopyeast
StoleIt Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 If its holds up to the GAO we just saved a bunch on milcon costs, the 767 can use the same facilities as the 135. The A330 with a 197ft wingspan would have required all new construction for mx operations and new concrete to make room for them on present parking ramps. Exactly. I've been saying that for years. Anyone know what the procurement rate is going to be? It's going to take a loooooooong time if it is only 15 a year.
Prosuper Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Exactly. I've been saying that for years. Anyone know what the procurement rate is going to be? It's going to take a loooooooong time if it is only 15 a year. Well lets just say the last Crew Chief/Pilot/Boomer of the last flying KC-135R has not been born yet.
Guest Crew Report Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Well lets just say the last Crew Chief/Pilot/Boomer of the last flying KC-135R has not been born yet. Yeah, maybe in the Guard or Reserves. If its holds up to the GAO we just saved a bunch on milcon costs, the 767 can use the same facilities as the 135. The A330 with a 197ft wingspan would have required all new construction for mx operations and new concrete to make room for them on present parking ramps. I want a sighting window and none of the camera shit. I also want ALAS in contact and IDS like the KC-10.
SurelySerious Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 EURO FAIL Haha, my german is rusty (i.e. nonexistent), but I take it the article says EADS won (EADS gewinnt... gewonnen) because the A330 is more modern and bigger (weil die A330 im Vergleich zum Konkurrenten Boeing 767 moderner und größer ist). NICE!
Hacker Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 #1 Thank God it's not being called the KC-767 #2 Hopefully Boeing learned their lesson on outsourcing with the 787 and they'll keep this more in-house (in country, at least) as the 767 was originally #3 Here's to 50 more years of USAF tanker toads getting type ratings in airplanes the airlines no longer fly.
KingGuy Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Fantastic, Boeing wins one for the home team. There's a familiar headline.
Prosuper Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I wonder what happens to all the retired flag officers that are on the EADS NA payroll?
SurelySerious Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I want a sighting window and none of the camera shit. I also want ALAS in contact and IDS like the KC-10. Boeing's website says it is a KC-10 style boom with ALAS and IDS. Looks like it is possibly a camera system, though, from what I can tell. The avionics look decent on the pilot side.
JarheadBoom Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Let's all hope that Boeing and Big Blue got all their shit in one sack this time. I really don't want the next headline about this to be "EADS taking AF, Boeing to court over tanker victory"......
nunya Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I really don't want the next headline about this to be "EADS taking AF, Boeing to court over tanker victory"...... I'll be shocked if that DOESN'T happen.
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