USAF to trim F-35A purchase

[Henry J Cobb]

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5350514
> But Christopher Bolkcom, a military aviation analyst at the
> nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, said any cutbacks in
> planned F-35 purchases would harm confidence in the program by virtue
> of boosting flyway costs per unit.

-HJC

[Brett]

"Henry J Cobb" > wrote:
> http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5350514
> > But Christopher Bolkcom, a military aviation analyst at the
> > nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, said any cutbacks in
> > planned F-35 purchases would harm confidence in the program by virtue
> > of boosting flyway costs per unit.
>
> -HJC

Any reason why you shortchanged the subject line?

"Fewer of the so-called CTOL versions are needed because the Air Force has
opted to buy significant numbers of the short take-off, vertical landing
model, or STOVL, said Marvin Sambur, the assistant secretary for
acquisition."

[Henry J Cobb]

Brett wrote:

> "Henry J Cobb" > wrote:
>
>>http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5350514
>> > But Christopher Bolkcom, a military aviation analyst at the
>> > nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, said any cutbacks in
>> > planned F-35 purchases would harm confidence in the program by virtue
>> > of boosting flyway costs per unit.
>>
>>-HJC
>
>
> Any reason why you shortchanged the subject line?
>
> "Fewer of the so-called CTOL versions are needed because the Air Force has
> opted to buy significant numbers of the short take-off, vertical landing
> model, or STOVL, said Marvin Sambur, the assistant secretary for
> acquisition."

Note that they didn't deny there might be some cutback in the overall
numbers.

> No decision had been made yet on the scope of the scale-back, Sambur
> said. But asked whether the Air Force might wind up paring its overall
> F-35 purchase by as much as one-third because of a cash crunch, as
> predicted by some analysts, he said: "I don't know about the third."

-HJC

[Brett]

"Henry J Cobb" > wrote:
> Brett wrote:
>
> > "Henry J Cobb" > wrote:
> >
> >>http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5350514
> >> > But Christopher Bolkcom, a military aviation analyst at the
> >> > nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, said any cutbacks in
> >> > planned F-35 purchases would harm confidence in the program by virtue
> >> > of boosting flyway costs per unit.
> >>
> >>-HJC
> >
> >
> > Any reason why you shortchanged the subject line?
> >
> > "Fewer of the so-called CTOL versions are needed because the Air Force
has
> > opted to buy significant numbers of the short take-off, vertical landing
> > model, or STOVL, said Marvin Sambur, the assistant secretary for
> > acquisition."
>
> Note that they didn't deny there might be some cutback in the overall
> numbers.

With an increase in the numbers of F-35B's purchased which should result in
a cheaper VTOL version for the Marines and RAF and you still didn't answer
the original question I asked "Any reason why you shortchanged the subject
line?"

[Kevin Brooks]

"Brett" > wrote in message
...
> "Henry J Cobb" > wrote:
> > Brett wrote:
> >
> > > "Henry J Cobb" > wrote:
> > >
> > >>http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5350514
> > >> > But Christopher Bolkcom, a military aviation analyst at the
> > >> > nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, said any cutbacks in
> > >> > planned F-35 purchases would harm confidence in the program by
virtue
> > >> > of boosting flyway costs per unit.
> > >>
> > >>-HJC
> > >
> > >
> > > Any reason why you shortchanged the subject line?
> > >
> > > "Fewer of the so-called CTOL versions are needed because the Air Force
> has
> > > opted to buy significant numbers of the short take-off, vertical
landing
> > > model, or STOVL, said Marvin Sambur, the assistant secretary for
> > > acquisition."
> >
> > Note that they didn't deny there might be some cutback in the overall
> > numbers.
>
> With an increase in the numbers of F-35B's purchased which should result
in
> a cheaper VTOL version for the Marines and RAF and you still didn't answer
> the original question I asked "Any reason why you shortchanged the subject
> line?"

Not an unusual practice in Henry's case--a blurb is often taken out of
context, then often expanded upon with his own flights of fancy.

Brooks

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