pilotdave 0 #1 February 23, 2004 http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=NWOK4KZCIXW1ICRBAEOCFEY?type=domesticNews&storyID=4417241 Hoping it's not true. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebear21 0 #2 February 23, 2004 Looks like I'm not the only one getting screwed by the army! Good vibes to ya brother. You know, sometimes it takes them ages to finalize a decision! Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #3 February 23, 2004 Ah gee, Dave... Hopefully not!~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #4 February 23, 2004 QuoteThe U.S. Army launched the Comanche armed scout helicopter program in 1983, and low-rate initial production of the craft was slated to begin in 2006. Launched in '83, and funded since, this would piss me off too, even though I'm not employed by any of those companies or the military. Over 20 years of funding only to be killed less than 2 years before scheduled production? I want a tax refund.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #5 February 23, 2004 That would be a stupid move. Military industrial complex + job = votes. I really don't see them cancelling the program at this time, certainly not in an election year. GWB has enough problems with jobs and helicopter issues right now and I can't see him allowing the Pentagon to cancel the program. In all likelihood, this is a trial balloon sent up by some paranoid folks to see what kind of reaction / support they can get. Beyond just being a stupid move, I think it would be an outrage to have spent so much money and be so close to deploying the system only to have it cancelled at this very late stage. Besides, it's one kickass chopper!quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #6 February 23, 2004 Yep, and while the real production for aircraft that will enter service is 2 years away, there are 4 Comanches on the production line right now, and 5 more on the way. It'd be a real shame to scrap 4 partially built aircraft, not to mention the 1300+ people that work on the comanche program, not including the suppliers in 38 states. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #7 February 23, 2004 Maybe they're going to wait until we have more free trade agreements and start manufacturing them in El Salvador. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #8 February 23, 2004 Psssst, wanna wager it was a democratic leak? Shhhh, Quade. It's a joke!It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #9 February 23, 2004 I don't think DoD will be able to do that, not with support for the program from the President and most in Congress. The RAH66 is built in Connecticut right? Call Senators Joe Lieberman and Christopher Dodd. So much R&D...as a taxpayer, I want to see a payoff for the money spent, plus I want us to have all the good stuff for our military, from what I've read, the Comanche is good stuff.So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #10 February 23, 2004 I REALLY hope Sikorsky wins the presidential helicopter contract. That could be my future job. Am I the only one that would be embarrased by my president flying in a british/italian helicopter? Marine One just wouldn't sound appropriate for that. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pleifer 0 #11 February 23, 2004 I saw a blurb on tv the other night on some of the things that 'copter can do..... It would be a shame to loose something like that. _________________________________________ The Angel of Duh has spoke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #12 February 23, 2004 Well, I just got semi-offical word. Comanche is dead. Luckily it sounds like my job is safe though. I guess I'l be moving to another program. Not sure what I'm doing tomorrow though! Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #13 February 23, 2004 Yeah....not a rumor QuotePentagon (news - web sites) officials plan to announce the decision at a news conference at 4:30 p.m. EST, the sources said. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=568&e=4&u=/nm/20040223/bs_nm/arms_comanche_dc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #14 February 23, 2004 Quotehttp://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=NWOK4KZCIXW1ICRBAEOCFEY?type=domesticNews&storyID=4417241 Hoping it's not true. Dave The Army has a really bad history with gold-plated projects. The DIVAD is one of the worst offenders. Sometimes a stake has to be driven into the heart of these projects... mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #15 February 24, 2004 pilotdave, I have to say I'm sorry this was actually true. Saw the news about it lastnight. I'm sorry for you and everyone who will be displaced by this. But, I have to kinda agree with the reasons behind the decsion to close this project. The money was spent. Was it spent properly? Maybe not. Did Boeing cause this? Who knows. I don't know so I can't say. Before I digress to much, I hope you all recover quickly. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
