"Ron Parsons" wrote in message Henry J Cobb
wrote:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercu...ld/8297433.htm
But the e-mail and other documents show just how intent the Air Force
was on steering the deal to Boeing, even though Airbus' tankers were
more capable and cost less.

-HJC

Cost less maybe, but you get what you pay for.

More capable, no way.

Using the same engines, the bus struggles to get to 31,000 fully loaded
at 350,00. The 767 goes right up to 37,000 carrying 400,000.

Used to watch the USair bus struggle to make IAD from ORY while the 767
went to ORD and DFW with no sweat.
--
Ron

Plus nothing like having a foreign power having that kind of power on what
we do as a country by withholding spares. and as a side note if the airbus
tanker(istr doesn't exist yet) was such a good product why did Italy go with
boeing?