Guess who the USAF selected to replace Air Force One?

[SQGamespeed]

Maintained by the engineers from Air Koryo, at the lowest cost, if at all.

And if they were inspected and approved by the late Dear Leader, they must be of tip top quality.

[CarbonMan]

Don't forget Tupolev!

Maintained by the engineers from Air Koryo, at the lowest cost, if at all.

[SilverChris]

Airbus back in the running!

Don't forget Tupolev!

[HUGE AL]

With costs ballooning North of USD$4B, Trump tweets, "Cancel Order!"

http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/arti.../06/id/762419/


Airbus back in the running!

[Guitarsingapore]

This is an issue of national security.

[JWNY]

quite a surprise

[stargold]

I heard that rumour too, but the Americans are insisting on the sellers throwing in a few Antonovs or no deal.

Free Russian lessons for the pilots too - you know, to be able to read the instrument panel and stuff.

[SQflyergirl]

Don't be absurd. US buying Eurofighters? Sukhoi has a lock on the contract.

I heard that rumour too, but the Americans are insisting on the sellers throwing in a few Antonovs or no deal.

[milehighj]

Don't be absurd. US buying Eurofighters? Sukhoi has a lock on the contract.

[SQflyergirl]

As an American, we were all takes by surprise!

I thought they would have gone for an A345.....

Indeed. The board at EADS must have been having sleepless nights the last few months wondering if the USAF would select an Airbus to carry POTUS around.

Even when Airbus withdrew their bid for consideration some time ago, I was certain they were feigning it to make a better bid at a later stage.

In fact, I'll be so bold as to make a prediction (you heard it here first!)

This is definitely a ploy by the Europeans - give up the airforce one contract, but get the Joint Strike Fighter one. USAF will scrap the F-35 project (Lockheed Martin isn't that big anyway) and buy Eurofighter Typhoons!

I saw this coming a mile away

[MAN Flyer]

I thought they would have gone for an A345.....

[HUGE AL]

http://aviationweek.com/defense/boei...-air-force-one


I really didn't see this coming. Never in million years would i have guessed they would choose 1) Boeing and 2) the 747-8

Really comes out of left field, and I'm shocked.

As an American, we were all takes by surprise!

[Kyo]

Same coin, two sides

[milehighj]

This forum really needs sarcasm tags sometimes

Hardly. If anything, this forum needs "No, I'm not being sarcastic" tags.



Unless of course you weren't sure...

[Kyo]

This forum really needs sarcasm tags sometimes