"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/06/2016 at 12:18 • Filed to: planelopnik
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/06/2016 at 12:18 • Filed to: planelopnik | 2
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What a 747-800 Air Force One might look like
After weighing both the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747-800, the Air Force announced last summer that it was sticking with Boeing. After all, shouldn’t the US President fly in a US-made plane? Since the new 747-8 won’t be ready until after 2020, Trump won’t even get to fly on it (unless he gets a second term). But the current VC-25 is 30 years old, and keeping it up to date is getting expensive. Trump even Tweet-ranted back in the summer about how expensive the current AF1 is to fly:
Now Air Force One is a very old Boeing 747. It sucks up a lot of gas. A lot of fuel. Boy, the fuel bill. You turn on those engines, I can tell you, it’s a lot of money.
So....wouldn’t it make sense to get a newer, more efficient one? Sure, $4B is a lot of money, and this is one figure that Trump has actually gotten right (the original contract was for $3B, but costs have, of course, gone up). Maybe Trump can lease his 757 to the next president. He never was one to pass up on a deal.
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Jcarr
> ttyymmnn
12/06/2016 at 12:23 |
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Sigh...
I didn’t vote for him, but I had a sliver of hope that he’d screw his head on straight and at least be reasonable once he won.
Not looking likely.
HammerheadFistpunch
> ttyymmnn
12/06/2016 at 12:27 |
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translation - Boeing needs to fly me out to shmooze me, also put some gold in there.
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ttyymmnn
> Jcarr
12/06/2016 at 12:28 |
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Hey--off topic, but some time ago you gave me some information on how to find a reputable, professional watch repairman (as opposed to the guys at the mall who change batteries). Can you shoot me that info again? Thanks.
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ttyymmnn
> HammerheadFistpunch
12/06/2016 at 12:29 |
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OTOH, it would be interesting to see the accounting, and just how we get to a $4B figure for two a/c.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> ttyymmnn
12/06/2016 at 12:30 |
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Quote was for less still, per my understanding, something like 1.6Bil. It’s been ballooning for a while.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> ttyymmnn
12/06/2016 at 12:30 |
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consulting and subcontracting.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
12/06/2016 at 12:34 |
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Ah government contracts. Win with a low bid and then spend what it should ACTUALLY cost...twice.
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Jcarr
> ttyymmnn
12/06/2016 at 12:37 |
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No problem, here’s the search results for your neck of the woods.
boredalways
> ttyymmnn
12/06/2016 at 12:39 |
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You just wait until I get a quote from McDonnell-Douglas and Bombardier. It’s gonna be YUUUUUGE!!!!!!!!!!!
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> HammerheadFistpunch
12/06/2016 at 12:39 |
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Then raise the costs another 30% just because.
LongbowMkII
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
12/06/2016 at 12:57 |
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I think you mean increase the executive retention fund. It’s hard work taking senators to golf and fancy dinners.
Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
> ttyymmnn
12/06/2016 at 13:47 |
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He’s right, we should just duct tape a bunch of Cessna 172s together and spray paint it gold. Problem solved.
facw
> Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
12/06/2016 at 15:00 |
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Much like the Simpsons warned us about President Trump, they’ve also predicted his plane (though I assume it would have more gold):
