March 12th 08, 09:58 PM
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Boeing Formally Protests US Air Force Tanker Contract Award
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KC-767
"xyzzy" wrote in message
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On Mar 12, 4:43 pm, john smith wrote:
I suspect that if the government went back to the competitive flyoff for
determining the winner (as was done with the F-16/F-17; F-22/F23;
F-32/F-35) we would see a clear cut winner.
Let Boeing and EADS build two or three copies of each at their own
expense, let the Air Force crews test them out for 6-/12-months then let
the chips fall where they may.
Airbus would win since their design actually exists and is flying
today while Boeing's is just a proposal.
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