"Lyle" wrote in message
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On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 18:55:26 -0500, "Paul F Austin"
wrote:


"The Raven" wrote
We all know that the X-35 won the JSF contest which is now in the
strategic
development phase as the F-35. At the time the competition winner was
announced (LM) I wondered why Boeing would scrap their whole concept
rather
than push forward with it.

Money of course. Both aircraft were very far from final production
designs.
LM didn't get a $24B (that's Billion) FSD contract for nothing and Boeing
would be betting the company in staggering fashion...just to try and
duplicate Northrop's F-20 strategy.

Boeing should just start working on the B-52 replacement, instead of
trying to improve an aircraft that nobody will buy.

Well based on what's be said so far, without a firm order for a heap of
them, plus lots of USG R&D funding, it wouldn't be possible...........


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