Frank Vaughan wrote:
In message 3fce5b61@bg2., "Matt Wiser"
wrote:


Not likely. Boeing deal may still go thru,
once the probe's finished. Now,
if Lockheed was still building L-1011s, and
could do new builds as tankers,
then LM would be in a strong position to beat
the NIH syndrome and Boeing.
I'm suprised they haven't tried a KC-17 version
of the C-17: Tom Clancy in
one of his nonfiction books noted that McAir
had done a study of a KC-17,
but hadn't pitched it to the AF yet.


Interesting thought.

Question: Does LM have enough manufacturing
capacity to build a
KC-17 in sufficient numbers without negatively
impacting their
ability to supply the C-17 to the USAF?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Frank Vaughan "Spectre Gunner"
Vietnam Veteran -- AC-130E Spectre Gunships
16th Special Operations Squadron (USAF)
"We were winning when I left."
Visit my Gunship page at: www.gunships.org
Believe it or not, but Boeing's McDonnell Douglas division builds the C-17.
McAir before becoming part of Boeing had a concept of a KC-17 on paper, but
didn't feel ready to pitch it to the AF.

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