Ron5 wrote:Excellent news, thanks for posting Bob. Hopefully a first flight before too long.
Indeed and it gives us insight into BAe's involvement in the project which is quite significant, and Boeings expertise also.
Ron5 wrote:Excellent news, thanks for posting Bob. Hopefully a first flight before too long.
Converteam (Pre GE) with EMKIT, working towards EMCAT.Ron5 wrote:GE (I think)
I thought this program had died after we decided on F35B version.Phil R wrote:Converteam (Pre GE) with EMKIT, working towards EMCAT.
Died almost 20 years ago....Wouldn't be a surprise if a fair number of the team had actually retired by now..bobp wrote:I thought this program had died after we decided on F35B version.
2013 transitioned to MV ALIM, great potential, no buyers.... yet.Timmymagic wrote:Died almost 20 years ago
So this could still be a possible if it could potentially launch a Predator sized UAV.Phil R wrote:2013 transitioned to MV ALIM, great potential, no buyers.... yet.
Silver streak it is...SD67 wrote:Pity there's not some old Shorts fighter name that they could recycle for this, though I think you'd need to go back to the biplane era
It had better have a longer production run!SW1 wrote:Silver streak it is...SD67 wrote:Pity there's not some old Shorts fighter name that they could recycle for this, though I think you'd need to go back to the biplane era
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