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2010-06-15 Science & Technology

Boeing P-8A Poseidon Completes First In-Flight Test Of Mission Systems

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Posted by logi_cal 2010-06-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Hell, half the parts in the Poseidon are probably either made in China or designed there.

Posted by crosspatch 2010-06-15 03:38|| 2010-06-15 03:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Isn't manufacturing in the United States now against the law?

Posted by Besoeker 2010-06-15 04:22|| 2010-06-15 04:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Not at all - only manufacturing that uses carbon. Everything else is fine...

Posted by Admiral Allan Ackbar 2010-06-15 06:30|| 2010-06-15 06:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Chinese beat us to it?

Think again. Its the stuff that doesn't show that makes the difference. Airframe strengthening, increased load capability and endurance,. And then there;s the electronics.

To put it simply: which would you choose to ride to war in, a cheap Chinese lash-up, or a purpose modeled US warplane?

Posted by No I am The Other Beldar 2010-06-15 10:22|| 2010-06-15 10:22|| Front Page Top

#5 It's stupid and dishonest to claim "the Chinese beat us to it." As I pointed out when the original article was posted here, there have been 737s with special mission equipment since the 80s. That is NOT equivalent to the P-8.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2010-06-15 16:50|| 2010-06-15 16:50|| Front Page Top

#6 My sensors detect P-8A "spiral development" efficiencies just waiting in the wings to be realized. Boeing PM sez, "Future flights will demonstrate the state-of-the-art systems that will provide the Navy superior performance well into the 21st century." Great can-do and wishful thinking from DODa-stan. Son, Spiral Development is the key; the wave of the Future. (Oh...? You mean there's a future??)

Posted by Asymmetrical 2010-06-15 23:10|| 2010-06-15 23:10|| Front Page Top

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