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Lyneham Lad

23rd Jan 2006 10:41

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

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/A...r+FCA+bid.html

GreenWings

23rd Jan 2006 14:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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/A...r+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	23rd Jan 2006 14:54

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

MarkD

23rd Jan 2006 18:02

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

24th Jan 2006 08:46

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

Human Factor

24th Jan 2006 12:41

Quote:

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

Click HERE 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....

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