Originally Posted by
chopper2004
i was talking to the crew....this week and most a/c on show at Le Bourget you could walk and sit in depending if you were guest of the OEMS. Don’t forget the OEMS control who visits or not their chalet and aircraft. Boeing was not allowing any folk on anything bar the 737 and Ch-47F (permission and guide from the AiA , DoD public affairs and it moved on the Wednesday from DoD / AIA static to Boeing static) . The KC-46 was off limits probably more from Boeing as it was parked at Boeing chalet.
Cheers
Not sure why they wouldn't allow close up inspection of the outside, but you can blame the USAF for not being allowed on-board. Just to get on board to doing required pre-flight and certification testing, I had to take a course and then sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). Not sure what I might have seen while on-board that would be potentially damaging if I disclosed it to the wrong person, but it was a USAF requirement.