Smoke signals from a camp site near a river in Maryland suggest the P-8 program is encountering some problems. Two engines shy of a real airplane....wings designed for hi-altitude cruise flight....MAD impossible at 30,000 feet.....Sonar Buoy drop patterns problematic from 30,000 feet.....being able to listen is nice being able to locate is the needed capability....then how does one drop a Torpedo from that height and it work upon arrival?
Folks in the know are suggesting the P-3 production line should be re-opened but that would require explaining how all the P-8 money was for naught....and that ain't something the Admiral's Flying Club wishes to discuss anywhere within earshot of anyone that matters.
Added into the mix is the fact the nice folks at Boeing Commerical speak either Air Force or Airliine but not Squidspeak.
All of which begs the question of whether the P-8 is worth buying at all!
How old is this program and just how much of taxpayer dosh has been spent to discover these small bumps in the roadway?
