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Originally Posted by flybigjet
re: the KC-10. It's being replaced by a terrible, terrible replacement. It's a long story, but the CINC of AMC was so appalled, she tried to get it killed. Basically, Boeing shoved an antiquated 767 down the AF's throat because they didn't want to lose slots on the Triple production line.
And the REAL insult? The KC-46 carries about half the payload of a KC-10 (gas or cargo) at well over double/triple the cost.
Here's a quote from a recent article: “The KC-10 can carry 170,000 pounds of cargo and 356,000 pounds of fuel with a maximum takeoff weight of 590,000 pounds, compared with 212,299 pounds of fuel and 65,000 pounds of cargo for the KC-46."
Got to love the Government in action.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/air...g-9008591.html
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Same logic as when USAF went to bid on the C-5B Lockheed said we will build you one C-5B with new avionics and new engines and APU but Bean counters said we don't want crew members to have two different shreds but we did anyway till they mergered us. I was a A model guy due to being an Reserve Member then we they merged us and boom no sooner than that happened we had 9/11.
When they pitched the Poor perfoming C17 with two tankers in tow Lockheed said we will do it for 1 C-5B and 2 C-130J's but that was before they gpt rid of all the Jig work to build a C-5.
Our Procurment system is so Bleeped up that no wonder we are 31T dollars in debt due to numerous things I can't say her because the thread will get locked down because Politics. That being said I loved galavanting around the Globe visiting 6 0f the 7 continents on your dollar vs mine because for nearly 25 years I was tax free visiting some combat zone.