Back in 2018, the FLOSS wanted a new Air Force One. His bright idea, at the time, was to buy one of the newish planes in the boneyard in Victorville and have it modified, instead of buying a new airplane and having it built as AF1.
The Orange Dumbo chortled how cheaper it was to buy an airplane from the boneyard. But those in the know, which included almost everyone with a pulse, pointed out that the final cost would be a lot higher, as retrofitting costs more than putting in the required upgrades as the airframe is built (the 747 production line was still open). Plus, retrofitting takes much more time.
But nooo, Demented Donnie knows all and nobody can tell him anything different.
And that's how it has played out. It's taking a very long time to build the new AF1s.
Which is why he strong-armed the Qataris to give him Bribe Force One.
Meanwhile the President of South Africa insulted the Dimwit of Queens to his face and he didn't even know it.
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And it will not be faster to refit the bribe either. As will the fluff
ReplyDeletethat has to go and make room for the electronics suite and
many other nonstandard bits.
We all know they must be airworthy and compliant!
Eck!
Well, the Orange Loon could say "fly it now" and they'd do it.
DeleteTo be fair, the two aircraft selected have never been used, having been purchased by a Russian airline that went bankrupt before delivery.
ReplyDeleteHow appropriate.
Searching around a bit, it appears to me that *nobody* is building four-engine passenger liners anymore.
I believe that four engines, for multiple redundancy, is a likely requirement for a military jet, as Air Force One would be.
Kinda a problem for the next Air Force One.
Maybe the next sane president needs to give Boeing a contract to build a four-engine version of the 777x for cargo, or revive the MD-17 AKA BC-17x with newer engines?
Whether all they had was ferry time from Everett to Victorville is irrelevant. They still had to be completely rebuilt. The 747 production line was still open in 2018.
DeleteIf it is a military aircraft it does not have to have a type certification or airworthiness certificate. There is no immutable law of physics or even legal requirement to go to the expense and time to refit with medical, communications, defensive systems, etc to make Bribe Force 1 like Air Force 1. So long as the short fingered vulgarian likes it and somebody volunteers to fly it, I don't view not having connectivity to the national command authority, air to air refuelling, and other things as a problem, it is actually a benefit.
ReplyDeleteOh, I doofused-out and didn't think to check timeline, only what was in production *now*. Sitll, the issue will remain when the two still undergoing conversion need replacement. Or, will twin-engine aircraft be acceptable for such usage by then?
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