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Turning Qatari 747 into Air Force One could cost $1 billion and take years, experts say (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Why are we still using 747s as Air Force One?

I get that it's an iconic aircraft and it has the cool little upstairs part. But Boeing sucks now and the 747 is like 8 generations behind modern aircraft. It was first introduced in 1968.

Contact Bombardier and Lear and ask for the biggest jets they make. IDK, maybe it will be cramped in there. Maybe do like a space-program-style investment in some kind of US company that can still make airplanes that are good airplanes.

Contact Lockheed Martin. Start with a military cargo aircraft as the base, and just make the inside nice. IDK, maybe that means it will be ugly.

There has to be some way that the US can produce aircraft we can be proud of still. Right?

[–] Cobrachicken@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Or buy an Airbus ;-)

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

If only there was a way to buy European goods without having to pay taxes on it at the border 🤔

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 2 points 2 months ago

I mean that would mean we'd have to take place on the world stage as an equal partner, instead of pretending we're super capable and we're still the best in the world at everything and we can do it ourself just like a big boy.

IOW, unacceptable

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They should just have a standard conversion module for B-52, would work for centuries.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Small nation: Why are you sending us a strategic bomber? Is Trump coming to visit? Please reply quickly

US: Wait and see 😇

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Lol, just a smol incident.

Then again:

wiki/Boeing_747

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Also very impractical:

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They actually did make something sort of like your Frankenstein creation:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaled_Composites_Stratolaunch

Also, in other news, I had no idea what a behemoth the Spruce Goose had been.

Bronze medal: Antonov An-225
Silver medal: HOWARD HUGHES AND A WHOLE CITY'S WORTH OF LUMBER YARDS AND A DREAM, WE USED TO BE ALIVE IN THIS COUNTRY

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, I member the Stratolaunch!

And the other wacky one, the flying wing, never got any of the huge concept (especially passenger) realised.

YB-35/49 was basically the biggest (50m wingspan).
Northrop_YB-49

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 1 points 2 months ago

WE USED TO SING SONGS, WE USED TO SEE VISIONS