Boeing KC-46 Pegasus

[FighterJock]

Let's wait and see what happens, it will be interesting to see who eventually wins the contract especially with all the trouble with the KC-46 in the present time.

 

[Stargazer]

We can look back with rose tinted glasses Stargazer.

Sure. But I wouldn't be so annoyed if the decision to pick the KC-46A instead hadn't been just a political one...

 

[DWG]

USAF pauses KC-46 deliveries over structural cracks

The US Air Force, which operates 89 of the 767-derived tankers, has paused delivery of new aircraft after the discovery of structural cracks in two recently assembled jets that Boeing was preparing to turn over.

www.flightglobal.com

Not sure how you end up with cracks in pre-delivery aircraft whose basic design is 46 years old.

 

[Kiltonge]

Not sure how you end up with cracks in pre-delivery aircraft whose basic design is 46 years old.

 

[TomcatViP]

Probably those had wings filled with empty Tequila Jar? With the production delays, some could have been tempted to make the most of it...

 

[Hydroman]

USAF pauses KC-46 deliveries over structural cracks

The US Air Force, which operates 89 of the 767-derived tankers, has paused delivery of new aircraft after the discovery of structural cracks in two recently assembled jets that Boeing was preparing to turn over.

www.flightglobal.com

Not sure how you end up with cracks in pre-delivery aircraft whose basic design is 46 years old.

Boeing has been and is having lots of problems across the board in the commercial sector. A good friend of mine and former Navy buddy early retired from Boeing about 1.5 years ago (after 32 years), couldn't take it longer. The first 20 years, great (working the 747 wing line), the final 12, terrible and it does not look like its getting any better unfortunately.

 

[yeetmahboi]

USAF pauses KC-46 deliveries over structural cracks

The US Air Force, which operates 89 of the 767-derived tankers, has paused delivery of new aircraft after the discovery of structural cracks in two recently assembled jets that Boeing was preparing to turn over.

www.flightglobal.com

Not sure how you end up with cracks in pre-delivery aircraft whose basic design is 46 years old.

Outsourcing to places with the worst QC discipline on Earth I suppose.

 

[flateric]

KC-46 vision system upgrade slips to 2027, 3 years behind schedule

The original vision system for the KC-46 was beset by troubles such as distorted images, but its replacement also has repeatedly fallen behind.

www.defensenews.com

 

[WatcherZero]

Ouch, being installed for flight testing in April (13 months after it was supposed to have entered service) and wont start flight testing for several more months with several lab discovered performance issues themselves expected to take around another 18 months to fix.

21 of the 89 already delivered had the cracks upon inspection in addition to the 2 that failed delivery acceptance.

Its the programme that just keeps giving