The Boeing Company
Boeing's sub-hunting P-8A flies over Mount Rainier in this artist's rendering.
Posted on 04/28/2008 9:31:48 AM PDT by jazusamo
WA & Poseidon Ping!
Just a curious question....Do those fuselages come over Stevens Pass and Stampede Pass from Kansas? There are some really slow areas on those routes. Or, do they come along the Columbia River? I recall seeing those green fuselages around Skykomish one time. If the P8-A fuselages have to be covered, will they fit over either pass?
We need the Pelican!
‘bout time. Thi sis going to be a very nice, very much needed and awaited, addition. Would be good if they could get more out there faster.
>>The Boeing Company
Boeing’s sub-hunting P-8A flies over Mount Rainier in this artist’s rendering.
I realize that the DoD does some stupid things - but what the h*ll kind of sub-hunting goes on over Mount Ranier?
Is this some new kind of sub (aka tank)?
I don’t have any idea of the route and am not familiar with any of the northern Interstates. Could they drop down through NM, AZ & CA and come up I-5?
Just a publicity photo.....
I agree, we could use a bunch of them right now.
Maybe they’re mapping terrain preparing for the big melt. :-)
Could they drop down through NM, AZ & CA and come up I-5?
I think that’s to far south. I believe they come up to Spokane, Washington and have a choice of three routes: south along the Columbia River towards Portland then north to Seattle, west to Blewitt Pass then coming down to Auburn or northwest to Wenatchee and up to the Cascade tunnel and down to Everett. I have hiked and fished along both mountain pass routes. There are some very tight areas where the trains must go very slow. The track is still the original layout from when it was first built.
They’ve sure been a workhorse, I worked with a guy in the 70’s that had been a crew member on one.
They’re going to land these on a carrier?
I don’t know why I was thinking Interstates, they’re shipped by rail but I’m not familiar with that either.
No and the Orion isn’t either, the S B3 Viking is the carrier based sub hunter.
They come in on railroad flat cars wrapped in green with green drop cloths to protect the finsh and provide security read the whole story then read the bloogers comments concerning the crap that Boeing is pulling. USN asked them to speed up delivery arrogant vp of Boeing says no. Hmm and they wonder why Northrop got the tanker. PS the supposed delivery of the tankers to italy and Japan have yet to happen they have been kicked an additional year due to wait for it yes Foriegn parts suppliers being on strike and Boeing claims to be a total american company bs say I
Do you wear deer costumes in the woods during hunting season?
If it was legal, it might be fun.
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