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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2019, 22:52
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

And the beat down goes on - inspectors ? ...

And the beat down goes on - inspectors ? inspectors ? we dont need no stinkin inspectors !!


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Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2019, 23:43
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

Hmmmmm!! from the BA yahoo stock site blog...

Hmmmmm!!
from the BA yahoo stock site blog yesterday 19th
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2019, 05:44
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

depends on what version of boeing...

depends on what version of boeing documents/newsletters/ wiki/ etc you read- compared to friends of mine who worked tooling issues in renton.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_707
The 132 in...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2019, 01:31
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

Cool Errrr ------...

Errrr ------ https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/b707.htm



Now about claimed differences 707-kc135 ... Boeing leased some parts of 707 tooling FROM the airforce.for several...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2019, 01:13
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

relax -kenv likes to pettifog various issues like...

relax -kenv likes to pettifog various issues like this
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2019, 20:00
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

I was referring to the the comment re lower lobe...

I was referring to the the comment re lower lobe being outside the pressurized upper deck .

While that was true re the B-29's, re fore and aft pressure sections- I'm not aware that the 707 and KC...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2019, 17:42
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

Are you sure about that-?? The ' upper floor'...

Are you sure about that-?? The ' upper floor' stresses would be significant whereas in a tube, hoop stresses are much easier to handle and uniform ...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2019, 20:11
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

Uhh check your dates. Douglas ' merged' with...

Uhh check your dates. Douglas ' merged' with McDonnel in 1967-68 mainly due to fubar cost accounting on DC-9. KC contract was let about 10 years later. with first flight in 1981



Hint- try the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2019, 17:36
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

Harry stonecipher could care less- he managed one...

Harry stonecipher could care less- he managed one of the biggest con games in history- by using boeing money to buy MDC...and since that time- boeing for the first time in their history missed...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2019, 15:13
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

IMHO - Boeing used the gillette razor blade...

IMHO - Boeing used the gillette razor blade marketing method. Give the basic unit at ' cost' or ' less' and make make your money on the replacement ( blades ), in this case the multi year...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2019, 15:14
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

" That's one reason the KC-46 (unlike any other...

" That's one reason the KC-46 (unlike any other tanker, including A330MRTT) is EMP hardened. "

KC135 and variants have been emp hardened for years and years
some hints and other related data at
...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2019, 02:08
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

An awful lot of data on 767 and models can be...

An awful lot of data on 767 and models can be found at

Boeing 767-200ER, Photos and Specifications (http://www.skytamer.com/Boeing_767-200ER.html)
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2019, 18:51
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

Cool [QUOTE=KenV;10362344]Which brings up some...

[QUOTE=KenV;10362344]Which brings up some interesting factoids about funding and the "color of money".

"When the KC-767 lease idea was put forward, the point was to avoid sinking lots of money...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2018, 03:42
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

Nice theory - but in the case of the tanker it...

Nice theory - but in the case of the tanker it was NOT that way. Way back in 2000-2001 as the initial tanker fiasco was aborning, it was corporate that pulled the strings and responsible for the...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2018, 15:11
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

My point is and was - regardless of ' division '-...

My point is and was - regardless of ' division '- the profits ALL flow to the bottom line for THE BOEING COMPANY and the resulting dividends in $$ are not labeled. Money and profits and losses are...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2018, 01:09
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

ITS Called Program accounting - sort of a deluxe...

ITS Called Program accounting - sort of a deluxe version of the Gillette razor blade method- Sell the razor at cost ( or less ) and make the real $$ on blades and future support. ( spare parts,...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2017, 00:44
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

Golly gee- the weast bellcurve types simply wired...

Golly gee- the weast bellcurve types simply wired the first few to meet FAA standards including the extra military stuff. THEN after ghey rolled out a few, somebody reread the contract specs about...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2017, 19:37
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

IMHO- having been on the initial 767 production...

IMHO- having been on the initial 767 production in the early 80's- andalso worked on b1 and b2 programs - somewhat aware of the first 767 tankers fiasco and how it happened -and still knowing many...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2017, 01:52
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

Military EMP shielding issues are much more...

Military EMP shielding issues are much more stringent than FAA requirements. Its MORE than FAA separation and FAA lightning protection requirements. As in a ' nearby ' ( say within 50 miles ) nuke...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2017, 21:59
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,048
Posted By CONSO

Well the military has always had- required...

Well the military has always had- required greater shielding and power- instrument- safety separation for reasons of EMP hardening generally above FAA standards. Most old timers in Boeing knew...
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