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To: Erik Latranyi

My guess is that since Boeing is now a Chicago-based company, the White house will offer Boeing tankers to Russia at a discount.


3 posted on 07/08/2010 8:31:12 AM PDT by Pecos
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To: Pecos
My guess is that since Boeing is now a Chicago-based company, the White house will offer Boeing tankers to Russia at a discount.

Russian aircraft use probe and drogue refuelling from wing mounted hosepods. Boeing hasn't been able to get that system to work on its tanker.

5 posted on 07/08/2010 5:15:21 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (a 16 year old Australian girl already did it. And she did it right. - WWJD)
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