T-7A Rollout

[MIflyer]

Boeing on April 28 rolled out the first T-7A, one day after announcing cost overruns on the program.

From Avweb

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Watched it live.

Several Tuskegee Airmen were there as well.

 

[Snautzer01]

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Boeing on April 28 rolled out the first T-7A, one day after announcing cost overruns on the program.

From Avweb

Pretty plane.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Cost overruns? That's new.

 

[MIflyer]

Only $375M. Peanuts.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

What military research, development, and design program has not had cost overruns?

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Only $375M. Peanuts.

Where did you come up with that? The whole program is something like 9 billion for 475 aircraft, about 20 million per aircraft

 

[SaparotRob]

Where did you come up with that? The whole program is something like 9 billion for 475 aircraft, about 20 million per aircraft

Custom paint job.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Custom paint job.

It is a nice paint job.

 

[Capt. Vick]

A mere bag of shells

 

[Denniss]

I hope there's a contract clause so who causes the cost overrun will have to pay it.
Our military is (or at least was) too dumb for such kind of clause, happily paying massive cost overruns

 

[MIflyer]

Probably cost of COVID impact.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

I hope there's a contract clause so who causes the cost overrun will have to pay it.
Our military is (or at least was) too dumb for such kind of clause, happily paying massive cost overruns

There usually is -

That's the point - the media fails to report instances where the government induces cost overruns by requesting contract modifications. The F-35 is the prime example.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I hope there's a contract clause so who causes the cost overrun will have to pay it.
Our military is (or at least was) too dumb for such kind of clause, happily paying massive cost overruns

There are cost overruns on all research and development programs. It is unavoidable because no one can foresee everything. No one will know 100% how an aircraft will perform or handle until it flies, government requirements change, and there always issues that arise during development and initial production. Its the nature of the beast.

 

[Jetman 33]

I suppose some of the overrun is inflation. 8.7% x 9 billion = 738 million for this year, but the overrun was for prior years and less ... so lookout for the future.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]