1 posted on
12/11/2009 5:12:46 AM PST by
wolf78
To: sukhoi-30mki
2 posted on
12/11/2009 5:13:19 AM PST by
wolf78
(Inflation is a form of taxation, too. Cranky Libertarian - equal opportunity offender.)
To: wolf78
More pictures:
Thye have 184 orders so far, including 60 for Germany, 50 for France, 25 for England, etc.
There will be cargo transport, troop transport, Medical evacuation, aerial refuelling, and electronic surveillance versions.
Nice aircraft.
4 posted on
12/11/2009 5:22:39 AM PST by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: wolf78
The crew, dressed in orange jump suits, are equipped with parachutes and helmets just in case. Hehe,heh,heh............................confidence in their own design is underwhelming.................
5 posted on
12/11/2009 5:23:37 AM PST by
Red Badger
(Al Gore is the Bernie Madoff of environmentalism. He belongs in jail. - Unknown Blogger)
To: wolf78
They’ll need it to airlift Europeans out of Europe when Islam finally takes over.
6 posted on
12/11/2009 5:23:59 AM PST by
Dallas59
(No To O -Time is going by really really really really slow.)
To: wolf78
7 posted on
12/11/2009 5:24:51 AM PST by
missnry
(The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals Crazy!)
To: wolf78
Fully loaded, I would think it would take a runway the length of Kansas to get off the ground.
To: wolf78
Didn’t they first roll this plane out last year? What has kept it on the ground?
11 posted on
12/11/2009 5:28:44 AM PST by
P8riot
(I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
To: wolf78
12 posted on
12/11/2009 5:32:46 AM PST by
6SJ7
(atlasShruggedInd: ON)
To: wolf78
Prop? Isn’t that a step back?
16 posted on
12/11/2009 5:37:21 AM PST by
deadrock
(Liberty is a bitch that needs to be bedded on a mattress of cadavers.)
To: wolf78
21 posted on
12/11/2009 5:41:26 AM PST by
lurk
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Ahhh...
The Europeans have a cute little toy.
23 posted on
12/11/2009 5:45:42 AM PST by
Pan_Yan
To: wolf78
Looks really freaky.
Kinda like a pygmy Spruce Goose.
Why not put a dozen turbo props on an Antonov 124?
Now THATS a big honkin plane.
34 posted on
12/11/2009 6:17:38 AM PST by
Eye of Unk
(Would spring please arrive early, My new motorcycle awaits to run free and wild.)
To: wolf78
It reminds me of that Russian monster that makes more noise than having jet engines.
37 posted on
12/11/2009 6:53:01 AM PST by
Rappini
("Pro deo et Patria.)
To: wolf78
Geez, all that Socialism and all of those Countries contributing, and they still came in late, waaaaaay over budget, can't sell even their original conservative estimates, and it freakin' doesn't even have cupholders!
Airbus acknowledged that the program is now expected to lose at least 2.4 billion euros ($3.55 Billion) and cannot break even without sales outside NATO countries.
Oh yeah, that's "competition", all righty!
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