“But when one disintegrates during routine operations, because a major structural part catastrophically failed due to being worn out, and the entire fleet gets grounded for weeks, you gotta start asking questions.”
Sure, and notice the E models are fying.
“Sometimes, you can’t afford NOT to go for the real solution.”
The ‘real’ solution may not involve $90-141 million per copy planes that are good for 10 years.
E models are strike aircraft. Not the same thing.
The ‘real’ solution may not involve $90-141 million per copy planes that are good for 10 years.
Good for 10 years? Uhhhh ... OK. I like UAVs. I'm just not that confident in them ... yet.
See also #71 (not mine).