Boeing may use Antonov An-72 as platform for US Army FCA bid

[Lyneham Lad]

Hmmm, wonder how this will go down in Seattle etc if the AN-72 gets the nod - there may well be a degree of resistance based on the NIH syndrome.
http://www.flightinternational.com/Articles/2006/01/20/Navigation/177/204199/Boeing+may+use+Antonov+An-72+as+platform+for+FCA+bid.html

[GreenWings]

Hmmm, wonder how this will go down in Seattle etc if the AN-72 gets the nod - there may well be a degree of resistance based on the NIH syndrome.
http://www.flightinternational.com/Articles/2006/01/20/Navigation/177/204199/Boeing+may+use+Antonov+An-72+as+platform+for+FCA+bid.html

Interesting. I guess it will be cheaper than resurrecting the Boeing YC-14 on which the An-72 is based...

GW

[ORAC]

probably more chance that Antonov still have a full set of the Boeing plans...... :cool:

[MarkD]

since there's an EADS entry the NIH factor won't be as bad for Boeing/Antonov :D

I'd think it will take a lot to beat C-27J though.

[surely not]

Why wouldn't they use the AN 74 which is a developed version of the AN 72?

[Human Factor]

...probably more chance that Antonov still have a full set of the Boeing plans.

Click HERE (http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=009416&WxsIERv=Obrvat%20LP-14N&Wm=0&WdsYXMg=HFN%20-%20Nve%20Sbepr&QtODMg=Ghpfba%20-%20Qnivf-Zbaguna%20NSO%20%28QZN%20%2F%20XQZN%29&ERDLTkt=HFN%20-%20Nevmban&ktODMp=Nhthfg%201985&BP=1&WNEb25u=NveAvxba&xsIERvdWdsY=72-1873&MgTUQtODMgKE=01873%2C%20FGBY%20cebgbglcr%20ng%20gur%20Cvzn%2 0Nve%20naq%20Fcnpr%20Zhfrhz.&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=1498&NEb25uZWxs=0000-00-00%2000%3A00%3A00&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=&static=yes&width=584&height=402&sok=JURER%20%20%28nvepensg_trarevp%20%3D%20%27Obrvat%20P-14%27%29%20NAQ%20%28lrne%20YVXR%20%271985%25%27%29%20%20BEQR E%20OL%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=1&prev_id=&next_id=NEXTID&tbl=year19&size=L) and you'll see that someone evidently nicked the plans for the Boeing C-14 back in the '70s. Funny how things go full circle....