[DefenseMatters]

Goldman Sachs owns Hawker Beechcraft and they both got caught trying to steal taxpayer dollars with the AT-6 scam. There really is no AT-6 - only a half-working prototype - and the "jobs" they talked about creating were a fantasy. The USAF killed the Beechcraft Bailout and we ought to be glad about that. As SLD points out in the article -- the only plane capabale of providing srvice and value to the American Taxpayer is still alive in this competiiton -- the A-29 Super Tucano

[driftdiver]

The attempt at legal analysis in the article is pathetic.

[driftdiver]

The a-29 is made by Embraer, a Brazilian company. Looks like another George Soros decision.

[glaseatr]

Almost sounds as if this “Brazilian” company is really an American company that has it HQ in a place that has lower taxes.

[Liberty Valance]

Buy a Mooney!
http://www.mooney.com/index.php

;o)

[elpadre]

...the only plane capabale of providing srvice and value to the American Taxpayer is still alive in this competiiton — the A-29 Super Tucano.”

I haven't seen any comparative cost or performance data. But wonder how purchasing foreign is a plus for Americans. Are we talking cheap like Chinese toys??

[elpadre]

Are there just these two companies in contention??

If so then shame on us. American industry has been known for their ability to quickly tool up for any challenge.

p.s. I soloed in a T-6 in 1949.

[tacticalogic]

Did Air Tractor ever have a shot at this? I thought they were building some military models suitable for counter-insurgency.