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Obama Admin informs Beechcraft of aircraft loss in favor of Brazilian firm with ties to Iran
Washington Examiner ^
| Nov 21, 2011
| Jeff Head
Posted on 11/21/2011 1:38:46 PM PST by Jeff Head
The Obama Administration has notified Hawker Beechcraft Corp. that its Beechcraft AT-6 has been excluded from competition to build a light attack aircraft, a contract worth nearly $1 billion, the company said.
The company had hoped to its AT-6, an armed version of its T-6 trainer, would be chosen for the Light Air Support Counter Insurgency aircraft for the Afghanistan National Army Corps. The chosen aircraft also would be used as a light attack armed reconnaissance aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.
The piston planes are designed for counterinsurgency, close air support, armed overwatch and homeland security, The Wichita Eagle reported (http://bit.ly/ud7FDM).
Hawker Beechcraft officials said in a news release that they were "confounded and troubled" by the Air Force's decision. The company said it is asking the Air Force for an explanation and will explore all options.
The decision appears to favor the Super Tucano built by Brazil's Embraer for the initial contract to supply 35 with the potential for 55 aircraft worth up to $950?million, which does not include foreign sales, the Eagle reported.
Brazil's Embraer aircraft company build's milit ary aircraft for Iran.
The Beechcraft T-6 production line employs a total of 1400 people in 20 states.
Hawker Beechcraft's AT-6
Brazil Embraer's Super Tucano
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KEYWORDS: afghanmilitary; beechcraft; enablingenemies; enemywithin; iran; islam; jobkiller; nobama; obamafraud; treason
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More of Obama killing US jobs and gutting our defense contractors.
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posted on
11/21/2011 1:38:52 PM PST
by
Jeff Head
To: Jeff Head
just one more thing that confirms whose side he’s on..
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posted on
11/21/2011 1:41:45 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
To: Jeff Head
Obama, the undocument tyrant from the 57 States,
is doing this also to make the US military vulnerable
to Iranian computer software that can decimate the
US with the push of Obama’s, or other Mullah’s, switch.
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posted on
11/21/2011 1:42:01 PM PST
by
Diogenesis
("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
To: Jeff Head
I would bet dollars to doughnut holes that George Soros is heavily-invested in Embraer.
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posted on
11/21/2011 1:42:51 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("The very idea of a community organizer is to stir up a mob for some political purpose." Ann Coulter)
To: Jeff Head
Obama will not rest until everyone has a job, doncha know.
He wouldn't lie would he?
5
posted on
11/21/2011 1:44:04 PM PST
by
skeeter
To: Jeff Head
But remember: He’s not a Muslim!!
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posted on
11/21/2011 1:44:19 PM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You can't invade the US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.~Admiral Yamamoto)
To: Jeff Head
BTW the Tucano looks damn near looks like the same aircraft as the AT-6.
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posted on
11/21/2011 1:46:26 PM PST
by
skeeter
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Petrobas fuel for Embraer jets.. he owns a piece of a few airlines including Hainan Air that coincidentally also fly embraers..and JetBlue,
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posted on
11/21/2011 1:48:17 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
To: skeeter
Which looks a lot like a P-51 Mustang.
9
posted on
11/21/2011 1:49:09 PM PST
by
Venturer
To: Jeff Head
Why, oh why, don’t we have a law stating that our military and government contracts MUST be awarded to American manufacturers?
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posted on
11/21/2011 1:50:37 PM PST
by
arderkrag
(Georgia is God's Country. LOOKING FOR ROLEPLAYERS. Check Profile.)
To: Jeff Head
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posted on
11/21/2011 1:52:56 PM PST
by
wac3rd
(Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers....)
To: Jeff Head
It is very obvious, he does not have an alliance to America and wants to (as Soros says) knock her off her pedestal. Where is Congress?
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posted on
11/21/2011 1:55:47 PM PST
by
opentalk
To: Jeff Head
That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government
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posted on
11/21/2011 1:56:50 PM PST
by
Drill Thrawl
(The patient is too far gone to save.)
To: wac3rd
He doesn’t even try to hide his anti-Americanism.
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posted on
11/21/2011 1:57:04 PM PST
by
Ax
To: Jeff Head
From the article “The piston planes are designed..”.. just because it has a propeller doesn't mean its a “piston driven airplane”.
It's a PT-6 Turboprop.. that's a turbine engine... stupid a$$ed journalist
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posted on
11/21/2011 1:57:45 PM PST
by
Robe
(Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
To: Jeff Head
I hope the unions at Hawker Beechcraft and elsewhere put 2 + 2 together about their boy wonder.
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posted on
11/21/2011 1:58:19 PM PST
by
crosshairs
(Liberalism is to truth, what east is to west.)
To: skeeter
Both look a lot like my old Navion
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posted on
11/21/2011 1:59:44 PM PST
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. +12 ..... Crucifixion is coming)
To: Jeff Head
The Super T has a more suitable airframe but the Beech has better weapons systems integration.
The Super T can be bought off the shelf and the AT -6 is a development project several years out .
The Air Force may want to buy the airframes while they have the funds.
It may be a question of of buying the Super T now or waiting for the AT-6 and never having any delivered
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posted on
11/21/2011 2:00:10 PM PST
by
rdcbn
To: bert
Both look a lot like my old Navion Hah! Navion, except they were a "side by side" configuration.
On a side note, one of the most miserable birds I have had to work on.
They sure played their part well however when they were used by the military.
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posted on
11/21/2011 2:03:42 PM PST
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: Jeff Head
Brazil's Embraer aircraft company build's milit ary aircraft for Iran. 15 Trainers in 1989. Were the Iranians the good guys or bad guys then? I forget.
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posted on
11/21/2011 2:05:54 PM PST
by
Oztrich Boy
(New gets old. Steampunk is always cool)
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