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Old May 15th 04, 02:54 AM
C Knowles
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They have already changed their mind and said that, well, maybe with the new
alloys, it's possible after all.
Curt

"sid" wrote in message
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Guy Alcala wrote in message

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unlike the military, missing production and/or performance guarantees

cost the
company big bucks). We need to see if it makes more sense to buy 7E7s

at the

...Boeing has already stated that the 7E& is unsuitable for the tanker
role due to the extensive use of composites and tight design margins
in regards to weight.