Ahhhh ORAC I finally got you for once.
How many of those aircraft are BOEING aircraft.
The answer to that question is 1 (Kc-135 and B707)
Now, how many of those aircraft have been developed in the last 40 years (in otherwords something that might benefit boeing's other products through cross polinization)
The answer is ZERO
Well, I will give you a maybe on the C-17 but that was really a mcdonnel Douglas project and R&D was done well before beoing got their hands on it
Panda K Bear,
That same work that You are whining about Japan subsidizing Airbus is already planning on Using on their gussied up A330.
So again, you gonna float launch aid to beoeing in the same format to help launch an airplane? All the aid offered to being is available to Airbus, INCLUDING NASA's research. Where do you think those nifty little A320 wingtips came from?
Cheers
Wino