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To: diogenes ghost

The RAH-66 Comanche was an example of what happens when there is this so-called “requirements creep.” We worked on stuff for it at the company I retired from and all of a sudden, one day it was cancelled. 22 years later and who knows how many billions.

We were also doing work on F-22 parts - lost that - and the Boeing offering for the new stealth fighter, which lost to competitor Lockheed. It was a butt-ugly plane, I don’t know that it would have turned out any better.


33 posted on 07/03/2013 3:17:48 PM PDT by beelzepug (if any alphabets are watchin', I'll be coming home right after the meetin')
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To: beelzepug
Boeing offering for the new stealth fighter, which lost to competitor Lockheed. It was a butt-ugly plane,

Oh you mean Monica

Yes that was the nickname it earned after Lewinsky with it's big air inlet in front...

36 posted on 07/03/2013 3:25:47 PM PDT by taildragger (The E-GOP won't know what hit them, The Party of Reagan is almost here, hang tight folks.....)
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