It looked like the automatic flight termination system was set off by the booster's boost-back burn and by the upper-stage's SECO. It basically disappeared the moment they announced the proper trajectory. So maybe the AFTS was too automatic.
Jump to postWhile they didn't speak about its specs, Austin went on about sensors and communication, which suggests it'll also be an ISR platform.
Jump to postIt’s classic “skip on the front end (training), pay on the back end (accidents with combat aircraft).” Not sure training pilots the way we always have is the right way to train them going forward. Probably a better way to do this that doesn’t require carrier qual as part of Advanced Flight but smar...
Jump to postThe USAF needs hundreds more aircraft, so it's interesting that there is nothing saying the USAF won't buy more than one type for ATT. They actually say they'll consider "any and all offerors." KAL/LMT is practically ready to make them now. Boeing starts full-rate production in the next ye...
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Jump to postThe F-22 does supercruise (supersonic without afterburner), and the F-16N can do it with a clean configuration. That said, numerous articles have quoted specs for the T-X/T-7A has an afterburning engine, which seem excessive, considering mil power almost matches takeoff weight. F-16N supercruise: ht...
Jump to postInteresting article in Air Force Magazine: http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2019/July%202019/How-Boeing-Won-the-T-X.aspx Some highlights: - 3D design software let them use a 'virtual wind tunnel' to reduce time in the real wind tunnel - Boeing had full trust in the model to “represen...
Jump to postQ-58 is a neat idea, and I'm glad it's working so quickly, but is the *no runway* aspect that important? I'd imagine that with that high-mounted intake, they could launch from unimproved, reasonably straight roads, and do away with the complexity/weight of the chute and RATO. It'd be hard to ingest ...
Jump to postAt the Avalon Air Show, Boeing is pitching the BTX for RAAF's next jet trainer. https://www.janes.com/article/86844/avalon-2019-boeing-positions-t-x-to-meet-raaf-trainer-requirements Bottom paragraph Outside of Australia, Breckenridge said Boeing is in discussions with "several" other inte...
Jump to postNo idea how price conscious they were but building and flying the prototype obviously cost Boeing money. Yep, and they just took a charge for it . . . From the Wall Street Journal Boeing took a charge of almost $700 million in the latest quarter to cover extra investment after its recent contract w...
Jump to postProbably not. We all knew, all along, that it was going to be a price shoot-out. A race to the bottom. That's why Northrop Grumman pulled out so early. They knew. Losers had no grounds for protest, except possibly in a tie.
Jump to postI'm also wondering 1. Still itching to see what the name and nomenclature will be 2. What were the bids from Leonardo DRS & KAI/Lockheed 3. Boeing already has two examples flying, decades experience building planes, simulators and radios, so how can Boeing screw this up? Just reading various art...
Jump to postIn any event, on topic.. OP's bias shows a bit in the title lol. I do like this design though - this didnt really strike me as LM's "thing" anyways. Having said that, Boeing ABSOLUTELY MUST get this thing out on schedule - you can be absolutely positive that they're going to be under the ...
Jump to postTons of stories popping up on Google News about this, but none really answer the juicy questions, like: ⋅ Will Lockheed Martin and/or Leonardo protest? ⋅ What the actual bids were? ⋅ Did it just come down to price; how much did risk & capability play into the award?...
Jump to posthttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-27/boeing-beats-lockheed-for-9-2-billion-air-force-trainer-program "Boeing Co. beat Lockheed Martin Corp. in a U.S. Air Force contest valued at as much as $9.2 billion to build training jets to hone the flying skills of future aviators, the bigges...
Jump to postApparently, Boeing makes their own simulators. Makes sense, right?
https://www.boeing.com/commercial/servi ... -services/
Doesn't Boeing make its own simulators? They don't name any partners on their webpage when talking about their "real as it gets" training.
http://www.boeing.com/features/2017/11/ ... 11-17.page
Article from December 2017 says the USAF pushed the decision to July.
https://insidedefense.com/insider/boein ... -amendment
DSCA notiification was in Sept last year http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/government-japan-kc-46a-aerial-refueling-aircraft Cool--$1.9 billion for 4 of them, plus parts & service. That's way more than the OPs story, Even with the customary discounts. Does Japan need eight tankers, or do the...
Jump to postWhen will the winner be announced? It would appear the award has slipped from the end of this year to Spring 2018. https://www.defensenews.com/air/2017/10/16/t-x-trainer-award-not-likely-until-at-least-spring-2018/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DFN%20DNR%2010.17.17&u...
Jump to postSince the justification for this includes that no president has ever used it, maybe they could do away with the whole nuclear/EMF hardening, as well, since no other president had to deal with atomic weapons against their aircraft. Hell, why not just paint the -8s they already bought and call it a day?
Jump to postBoeing is doing a clean sheet design yet is projected to be able to underbid the field? What am I missing here? Is this another deal where they bid low and end up eating huge cost overruns later, hoping to make up for it via additional sales and/or via spares and services? Seems they've already bui...
Jump to posttrex8 wrote:AIDC need to find a US partner and bid for the TX
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a ... 2003664491
I'm fascinated by the cost of each candidate jet. ⋅ Boeing said they were going to "break the cost curve" using 3D printing and advanced adhesives ⋅ The T-50 and T100 each cost $30+ million (says Wikipedia, so whatever) and Leonardo reportedly balked at lopping off 1/3 ...
Jump to postIt seems the Northrop TX is the lowest cost design and the LM and T-50 offerings the most capable. The Boeing design seems a kind of inbetween. All based on first looks of course.. :scratchchin: Is there a price list for these T-X candidates? Got a link? I think I saw somewhere, (maybe in these thr...
Jump to postI like the Boeing design, too. The USAF tends not to buy foreign planes--possibly for political reasons so I don't see them going for the T-50 or T-100. Boeing's also very experienced with making flight simulators for their other aircraft, commercial and military, so will ace the ground-training par...
Jump to postI imagine they'll use SFO as they've done in the past. I watched them take off last year, there, before their show.
No idea which is the best spot to view the show besides show center.
This could lead to having to state your gender & bias when reserving your seat. You could just see it in the seating chart, where seats will get color-coded, and it's another check-box. An Orthodox guy could be made to buy the seat next to himself if another male doesn't come along to buy it.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/redflyer" class="quote" target="_blank">redflyer</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>Interesting. Makes me wonder why if anyone...
Jump to postAs clean as Air Force One is, you'd think they'd catch a leak in their septic system before it develops into a class III leak. Also, with all the blue sanitizer in the water, why would the puddle be brown and not blue? Lastly, in most situations when the FAA investigates the claims of crap falling f...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/CMB56" class="quote" target="_blank">CMB56</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i> Since the airframes will be delivered from Ev...
Jump to postIt's funny. Boeing probably did mislead EADS and probably the public, by keeping the winglets in the concept art. It's a little sad, because the winglets look good on the 767. (and the A330 has them, too) By leaving the winglets in the concept art, Boeing didn't have to generate new art, or computer...
Jump to postJust some quick questions: <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/328JET" class="quote" target="_blank">328JET</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>The difference is 3...
Jump to postI wonder if the Navy are planning to lend the extra P-8s to the Army for their ISR needs in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Jump to postFWIW, Boeing released a statement that the US<acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> evaluation found the 767 wasn't as bad as other stories have led us to believe. "Despite the changes made in favor of the <acronym title="Carpatian Air Transport (Hungary)">KC</acronym>-30 in the area of mission ca...
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Jump to postThis isn't a problem with regulation on aircraft being not strict enough. This is a problem with there being NO REGULATION on aircraft emissions. The federal EPA under the Bush Administration has been working to reverse all sorts of protection for the environment. That's how Bush came up with the "C...
Jump to postI'm surprised they even let that pregnant woman fly.
Jump to postI think you mean "Congratulations" and not "Coagulation" unless you're trying to be funny, and I didn't get the joke.
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Jump to postraw news video of the landing
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=27357@kpix.dayport.com
Lame video, though. Watching the carton roll slowly into the aircraft was about as fun as watching paint dry. Would've appreciated a hi-res still image more.
Jump to postWait until the story gets to broadcast. I'm sure they're responsible enough to air both sides of the story. This whistle-blower dude will make claims that the plane isn't safe for one or more reasons and then they'll talk about all the testing being done just for certification, and anything this guy...
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Jump to postI wonder if his "ax to grind" isn't that several of those guys who used to spend so much time riveting aluminum panels to the aluminum frame in Washington are now out of a job because it won't take as many to bolt the few plastic sections together. If you Build your whole career around aluminum then...
Jump to postConsidering it's in November, they could probably fly one of the 6 test planes over for the week.
Jump to postTime for Pratt & Whitney to step up with something.
Jump to postI think they're going to have to drop it, since even though it's "extra wide" it's still not as wide as the 777. I'm waiting for them to drop XWB like a codename and give the media less stuff to get wrong about it. (I've read in places "XBW" and "WBX") However, they've got time to fix it, since it w...
Jump to postCool article. It makes it look like killing the Sonic Cruiser was no big deal. Almost a marketing ploy--like they planned it all along. Stuff you wouldn't have heard because of all the NDAs signed. Also, when it mentioned the silver suitcase, I thought it was the one with the aluminum & CFRP panels ...
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