If we buy AIRBUS (EADS is AIRBUS ) and ship the bulk of our military aerospace manufacturing offshore, we deserve to be the lackeys of France and China.
- speed of aircraft is neglected
- faked mission profiles are used for fuel calculations (for aircraft wear different mission profiles are used)
- use as an airlifter is not properly considered (1 % of all missions)
-Air Force neglects the fleet effectiveness value for fuel costs
Calculation of the Military Construction (MILCON) costs is also doubtful because the fleet effectiveness value is also not considered.
NG should protest against such a consciously distorted program at GAO and withhold an offer.
What’s wrong with paying a premium to have the aircraft made in the US (I know EADS is setting a production line somewhere in the south) by a US company?
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