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STATE
UNITE AND STAND TOGETHER
Air Force's Decision
is Shocking, Disappointing
THE
BOEING COMPANY
Requested Immediate
KC-X Tanker Briefing
On Monday, Senator Patty Murray sent a letter
to Secretary Gates
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Also
Washington
State Senate,
And
Representatives, Mayors and
Council Members
Requested to U.S. Leaders
to give Boeing
Fair Opportunity to Appeal
It
was stunned and shocking the world by the U.S. Air force decision.
The U.S.A Tax Payers and The Washington State are not remaining
in silent about unrealistic KC-X decision, there are too many
angry tax payers are out there and even The Washington State
Senate, Senator Paull Shin and all Senators name listed above
sent the aggressive messages to the U.S.A Leaders in March 4th,
2008: to President George W. Bush, Senate Majority Leader, Harry
Reild, Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the
House, Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader John Boehner, and
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
The U.S.A and the world have suffered enough by unfair EU subsidies
for more than 35 years. We would think that the procurement
will make the questions about the loan free subsidies by the
Airbus EU subsidies and raised issues like Euro monopoly market.
After
35 years of EU subsidies and the global market was distorted
by unfair EU subsidies from the Airbus. We found that the WTO
still in process of handling this matter and will have the panel
sometime in July 2008, yet we see the result of the decision
for KC-X.
On 18 May 2007, the Chairman of the Panel informed the DSB that
it would not be possible for the Panel to complete its work
within six months of the date of composition in light of the
substantive and procedural complexities of this dispute. The
Panel expected to complete its work in July 2008. Ref:http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds353_e.htm
The KC-X contract was given to the Northrop Grumman/Airbus over
the Boeing in Feb. 29, 2008. This was shocking news after all
these years have built and made the infrastructures ready to
build KC-767 /777 the partners and suppliers from the all over
the world and the American citizens are ready to take these
jobs. The tax payers will be looking for jobs and staying unemployed
even if the US economic is very critical situation. This will
get worse with the ripple action around the world global market
recession.
The Tax payers would like to see The Boeing and lawmakers/legislatures
to protest this and recover the contract deal. When we comparing
the A330 - for Boeing there is no doubt that it has the most
capability, most valued design, more experiences like 75 years.
Looks like there is a big ignorance of the 160,738 Boeing Employees
which The Boeing has the most valuable technologies and support
Aerospace jobs, when they choose the Boeing KC-767/777 Tankers
Even the IAM (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace)
Workers 730,000 members were excited and requested to tell the
U.S. Air Force will purchase of a new fleet of refueling tankers.
Who the Air Force chooses to build the tankers will have a profound
impact on America's aerospace industrial base and IAM jobs.
The Boeing's KC-767 Advanced Tanker clearly would offer the
best opportunity and value for the U.S. Air Force and for American
aerospace workers. We would like to see Congress support U.S.
jobs and buy the KC 767 regain the tankers for the Boeing Company.
"Boeing is the most advanced in aerial-refueling technology,
integrated systems, and aircraft manufacturing and modification,
and it is more than 75 years of experience". As what people
say "the experience count and The Boeing Company continues to
applying the latest high-tech (see the link)
http://www.boeing.com/ids/globaltanker/program/index.html
The world is recognizing the USA has to build the economic so
the world can balance the global marketing around the world
due to the most import is from the United States Of America.
The Largest Single Importer. , U.S. imported $2 Trillion Goods
and 4 Million Every Minutes and should even grow when we build
the economic. If we reduce our tax payers and giving away to
unreasonable place, it does not making any sense and need clarification
on this why outsourcing to the Airbus even if there are issues
for Airbus for 35 years of unfair EU subsidies. More than 9,000
jobs here in Washington and 44,000 jobs nationwide with the
KC-767. The Boeing Team would build the KC-767AT includes Honeywell,
Rockwell Collins, Vought Aircraft Industries, Pratt & Whitney,
Smiths Aerospace, Spirit AeroSystems and Delta TechOps. Nationwide,
the program will support 44,000 American jobs and 300 suppliers
Here are the references. I am sure the procurement has to deal
with issues on subsidies as we have to follow the rules. http://catch4all.com/positive/2008/EUsubsidies/MustStop/EUsubsidies26.htm
2007 Trade Policy Agenda and 2006 Annual Report of the President
of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program.
Even though that the Northrop Grumman and Airbus won by the
wrong decision maker and day dreaming decision from the Alabama
Congress but I hope that the budget is not approved by the Congress.
It will be very shameful to approve for Airbus when you know
we need to resolve the unfair EU subsidies and compensate to
the Boeing Company. I hope this is not playing the game by the
Republicans and Democratic. It should be based on the United
States American Workers has been hurt by the EU subsidies 35
years. The Boeing did not played monopoly power on defense space
work, there were many partners and suppliers involved around
the word. Hope the Air force rethinks about the Boeing Company.
The Boeing is very royal to the Air forces and to the officers
let's just keeps that way.
In
order to have the global balance we must stop the EU subsidies
and pay the compensation for the Boeing and the global market
WTO. We would like to see overturning an award about the KC-X
award decision. It is truly stunned by the Air force decision.
The U.S.A and the world have suffered enough by unfair EU subsidies
for more than 35 years. We would think that the procurement
will make the questions about the loan free subsidies by the
Airbus EU subsidies raised issues like Euro monopoly market.
The open market and right path way to dealing will make the
global market harmonized around the world. Hope Air force and
the decision makers will make the overturning an award for the
KC-X award.
Reported By Sandra Englund, March 4th, 2008
DON'T
deserve to
PAY
by
the AMERICAN TAX PAYERS
when Many Americans
remain concerned that we
are heading into a recession
The
communities and the tax payers relying on a big major company
like the Boeing Company.
The KC 767/777 tankers would make Amerian jobs more than 44,000
jobs and global partners and suppliers around the world.
Now the ripple action will increase the recession.
You may not see the current
but you will see the ripple action as the US recession increases
in USA and around the world will happen unless
this has the correct as soon as possilbe.
Advanced Tanker
King of The Tankers in the Sky
Aerial Refueling, Survivability, Airlift,
and Operational Utility
The World Best and First Choice Value
The Lowest Risk (With
your choice: KC-767 or KC-777)
Boeing
Company The most Advanced in aerial-refueling technology,
integrated systems, and aircraft manufacturing and modification CAN YOU BIT THAT MORE THAN 75 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE?
IT IS OBIOUS THAT YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE AIRBUS
AND THE 75 YEARS OF EXPERIENCED THE BOEING COMPANY THE AIRPLANE
FRAMES EVEN THE TECHNOLOGIES.
CLICK TO SEE THE DIFFERENCES.
WE THE TAX PAYERS are NOT BELIEVE WHAT WE have seen THE RESULT
ABOUT THE KC-45.
THE KC-45 DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE PAID BY THE TAX PAYERS.
WE THE TAX PAYERS WILL BE STAND AND UNITED.
AFTER
35 YEARS OF THE UNFAIR EU SUBSIDIES, DECIDED TO CHOOSE THE AIRBUS????????
THAT
IS SOMETHING WRONG NOW WE THE TAX PAYERS AND WE STAND AND UNITED.
WE ARE PROTEST ON THIS.
WE
ARE HOPING TO SEE THE CORRECTIONS ON HERE LIKE WHAT GOVERNOR GREGOIRE
SAYS ON PI REPORT dated February 26, 2008: If we don't win, then
I think there'll be a lot of questions asked about why in the
world would Boeing, with that work force, that expertise, that
experience, that history -- how could they not have gotten this?"
Asked if she expected the Democratic-led Congress to intervene
if Boeing failed to win the contract, Gregoire replied: "My sense
is there'll be a lot of questions raised and then we'll get into
the protest." Federal law allows losing bidders to appeal to the
Government Accountability Office -- the auditing branch of Congress
-- if they believe a federal agency violated procurement rules
when it awarded a contract. A protest would delay the program
while the GAO investigated the Air Force process that led to selecting
the winning bidder. Any decision by the GAO upholding the protest
could require the Air Force to start all over again with new contract
bids.
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO THINK THAT BUSH ADMINISTRATION WOULD NOT DO
ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, WE THE TAX PAYERS. We are expecting to see
the changes on here.
I
Could not believe what we've seen today,
looks like the nightmare on this.
Here is the Airforce announcement which we want to see the changes
on here.
Reported by Catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, March 4 - 7, 2008
Boeing
has the 75
years of experience for
designing,
building, modifying and supporting the tankers
Boeing KC-767-200
Long Range Freighter (LRF)
The world's newest and most advanced tanker
Boeing's
facilities in Everett
The
tanker will be an advanced derivative of the future 767-200 Long
Range Freighter and will be produced at Boeing's facilities in Everett
Finishing
center
in Wichita, Kan.
On the existing commercial line where 1,000 highly reliable and
maintainable 767s have been built. Installation of military refueling
systems and flight test activities will take place at the company's
finishing center in Wichita, Kan. (1)(2)
Boeing's
KC-767 Advanced Tanker Global
Tanker Team:
Nationwide,
44,000 Americans and 300 suppliers will design, build and support
the Boeing KC-767 Advanced Tanker include: Smiths Aerospace, Rockwell
Collins, Vought Aircraft Industries, Pratt & Whitney, Smiths Aerospace,
Honeywell, Spirit AeroSystems, Delta TechOps, and the newest member
-- Spirit AeroSystems. The team has proven expertise in aerial
refueling systems, network centric operations, integrated avionics
solutions and lean manufacturing concepts. (1) (2)
They
are the partners and suppliers that they have proven expertise
in aerial refueling systems, network centric operations, integrated
avionics solutions and lean manufacturing concepts, which will
offer the Air Force high levels of reliability and unique technical
advancements.
Boeing has produced nearly 2,000 tankers in its history and currently
is building four KC-767 tankers each for Italy and Japan.
Boeing
has logged nearly 1,000 hours on the KC-767 Tanker for Italy and
Japan. Since the beginning of 2007, the company has demonstrated
its advanced refueling systems by transferring fuel through its
fifth-generation boom to multiple receiver aircraft, and extending
and retracting refueling hoses from the wing aerial refueling
pods and centerline Hose Drum Unit.
"Now
that we transferred fuel through our fifth-generation boom, extended
and retracted our Hose Drum Unit and demonstrated our WARP capability,
it's quite clear that we can deliver a proven, lowest-risk solution
for the U.S. Air Force's next-generation tanker," said Ron Marcotte,
vice president and general manager of Boeing Global Mobility Systems
in April 19, 2007 during the Boeing KC-767 Tanker Extends Wing
Refueling Hoses for First Time. "These highly advanced refueling
systems, created by Smiths Aerospace, are flying today and will
be key components on the KC-767 Advanced Tanker."
Specifications:
General
characteristics Crew:
2 pilots, 1 boom operator Length: 159 ft 2 in (48.5 m) Wingspan:
156 ft 1 in (47.6 m)
Height:
52 ft (15.8 m) Empty weight: 181,610 lb (82,377 kg) Max
takeoff weight: 395,000 lb (186,880 kg) Powerplant: 2× GE
CF6-80C2 turbofan, 60,200 lbf (268 kN) each * Maximum Fuel
Load: 160,660 lb (72,877 kg)
Performance
Maximum speed:
Mach 0.86 (570 mph, 915 km/h) Cruise speed:
Mach 0.80 (530 mph, 851 km/h) Service ceiling:
40,100 ft (12,200 m) For KC-767 Advanced Tanker:
Max takeoff weight: over 400,000 lb (181,000 kg) Maximum
Fuel Load: over 200,000 lb (90,700 kg)
Four main reasons for this selection of the KC-767 over the KC-330.
(3)
The
KC-330 increase in size does not bring with it a commensurate
increase in available air refueling offload,...
The KC-330 "..presents a higher-risk technical approach
and a less preferred financial arrangement." " the size
difference of the EADS-proposed
KC-330 results in an 81 percent larger ground footprint
compared to the KC-135E it would replace, whereas the
Boeing 767 is only 29 percent larger."
The KC-330 requires "..greater infrastructure investment
and dramatically limits the aircraft's ability to operate
effectively in worldwide deployment." (Summary by MAT
magazine) .
It
is the international Program:
Italy
selected the KC-767 and signed a contract in 2002 becoming the
launch customer.
In 2001, Japan selected the KC-767 over a tanker version of the
Airbus A310 and signed a contract in 2003. This version is named
the KC-767 Tanker Transport and is based on the 767-200ER.
The Italian Air Force and the Japan Self-Defense Forces (which
designated the aircraft KC-767J) have ordered four aircraft each.
Australia selected the A330 in April 2004 after competition with
the KC-767.
The
A330 MRTT is larger and significantly more expensive than the
KC-767, offering roughly twenty percent more fuel capacity but
much greater cargo capacity.
Varied
needs drive nations to select a particular tanker aircraft. Japan,
for instance already operated the E-767 AWACS with an established
maintenance infrastructure. The United States military already
has significant airlift capability and already under-utilizes
the significant cargo capacity of the KC-10.
The
Boeing KC-767 Tanker
made the historic moment on March 5, 2007 when it successfully extended
its fifth generation, fly-by-wire air refueling boom and transferred
fuel for the first time to another aircraft. The KC-767 aircrew
connected the new tanker's boom to a B-52 73 times.
Besides
the Partners and suppliers around the world and Everett, there are
many other benefit states with the KC-767 Tanker
Boeing
KC-767 Tanker Win Would Benefit in globally.
Economic
Benefit
The
economic activity
Estimated
California
4,000
direct and indirect jobs
$175
million annually
Connecticut
4,000
direct and indirect jobs
$185
million annually
Texas
3,000
direct and indirect jobs
$125
million annually.
Illinois
3,300
direct and indirect jobs
$140
million annually
Florida
1,100
direct and indirect jobs
$45
million annually.
Iowa
1,600
direct and indirect jobs
$60
million annually.
Georgia
600
direct and indirect jobs
$25
million annually.
Utah
600
direct and indirect jobs
$22
million annually.
Oklahoma
400
direct and indirect jobs
$15
million annually.
Arizona
1,100
direct and indirect jobs
$40
million annually.
Saves
$8.5 Billions AF over the next 25 years.
The
KC-767 Advanced Tanker also provides superior fuel efficiency and
lower life cycle, support and training costs that will save the
Air Force approximately $8.5 billion over the next 25 years."
New
contest opens up field for engine manufacturers:
In March 2004, Boeing originally selected Pratt & Whitney as the
"baseline engine source for 767 Global Tanker Transport Aircraft
Programs" and the airframer said the PW4062 engine "will be the
standard production engine offering for all future 767 Tanker Programs,
both domestic and international".
However, the new contest will pit P&W against General Electric's
CF6-80C2 for the KC-767, while P&W, GE and Rolls-Royce are all expected
to compete for the Northrop Grumman-led KC-30 option. It is believed
that the US Air Force is still to decide whether to purchase engines
separately, or allow the winning airframer to supply the propulsion
system as part of the overall package.
USAF wants more from tank: (4)
The US Air Force has made it clear that it expects more tactical
and strategic capability from its KC-135 replacement than simply
tanking.
USAF Air Mobility Command commander Gen Duncan McNabb says: We will
always think 'tanker' first, but if it is sitting on the ground
then it can be used for other things.
There will be an expandable net-ready backbone in the aircraft."
Referring to the fact the KC-135 has to stay out of range of potential
threats, he says the defensive system "will allow us to put the
KC-X over the fight, and reduce the target-to-tanker range.
It will have RF threat awareness, LAIRCM etc and will be able to
move if a threat comes up." USAF chief of staff Gen Michael Moseley
cautions, however, that tanking remains the main priority. "We want
to get iron on the ramp, and set minimum requirements to get the
aircraft. We see big things in the future, but not yet, as we don't
want to drive up the average unit cost." .
DH-4B
: June 27, 1929, First Refueling: The Army Air Service conducted
its first successful air refueling. Lieutenants Lowell Smith and
John Richter flew the receiver DH-48 over San Diego, California,
on a flight lasting 6 hours and 38 minutes. Their aircraft received
two hose refuelings from another de Havilland DH-4B flown by Lieutenants
Virgil Hine and Frank Seifert.
KB29
: June 1948, Enters Service Number and Type Made: 92KB-29M (Hose
refueler), 116KB-29P (boom refueler) Daete Retired: Phased out
with the development of the KC-97 Significant Fact: Boeing developed
and installed the "flying boom" on the KB-29P:. It proved to be
the most reliable refueling method and had the highest fuel-transfer
rate. The flying boom was later accepted throughout the U.S. air
Force as the preferred method of aerial refueling.
KB97
: 1950-KC-97 Tanker Introduced First Flight: Nov. 9, 1944 (as
the C-97 Stratofreighter). Number and Type Made: 811 total (219
KC-97E and F, 592 KC-97G) Date Retired: 1973 Significant Fact:
To refuel faster jet aircraft, the KC-97 performed a maneuver
called "tobogganing." The refueling connection would be made at
high altitude and then the tanker and jet flew "downhill" together
enabling the tanker to pick up more speed.
KC-135 : Aug. 31, 1956 -KC-135 First Flight Number Made: 732,
last one delivered in 1965 Date Retired: Still in service Significant
fact: The KC-135 averaged 240 tanker missions a day during the
Gulf War and flew more than 33,000 sorties, completing more than
78,000 refuelings and transferring 1 billion pounds of fuel.
KC-747
: 1974 KC-747 first flight Number made: 3 Date Retired: Still
in service Significant Fact: Outfitted with a KC-135 boom, the
first 747 ever made was modified as a test bed for proximity tests
and aerial refueling equipment integration. The Imperial Iranian
AF bought 12 used 747s to be modified for military applications,
three of which were configured as tankers.
KC-10
: July 12, 1980 - KC-10 First Flight Number Made: 60 Date retired:
Still in service Significant Fact: The KC-10 can transport up
to 75 people and nearly 170,000 pounds of cargo a distance of
about 4,400 miles or can carry more than 356,000 pounds of fuel
-almost twice as much as the KC-135 Stratotanker. All KC-10's,
apart from a signle aircraft that was destroyed in a fire on the
ground in Spetember 1987, are still in service.
KC
-767 : Spring 2005 - KC-767 First Flight Significant Fact: The
KC-767 utilizes a remote vision system consisting of an enhanced
stereoscopic image processor (cameras and head-mounted display
unit) for refueling. The boom is fly-by-wire with automatic load
alleviation and independent disconnect to reduce boom damage.
The wing pods and centerline hose drum unit are improved to increase
reliability and prevent damage to probe receivers. Main deck cargo
carriage allows for 19 cargo pallets (all cargo), 200 passengers
(all pax), or 10 pallets and 100 passengers (combi).
