Originally Posted by
rickair7777
It does seem like a problem which could be solved, sensor fusion or graphics processing.
Or a long periscope to the boom
In fairness, the A400 was a real poop-show, still not fully resolved, and all for an over-grown herky-bird.
Yes, the A400 was/is a POS. But it was also a clean sheet aircraft. The 767 first flew in 1981. That’s 39 years ago. To put that in perspective, 39 years before that the Japanese were still kicking our butts in the Pacific.
would it have been unreasonable to expect that sometime in the 39 years of building 767s Boeing could have instructed their workers to not leave tools and old McDonalds wrappers in the fuel tanks and closed spaces during construction? Because THAT is what has been holding up acceptance.
Yeah, the boomer’s station needs work, but the USAF agreed two years ago to accept that with the known deficiencies for future upgrade:
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...ly-operational
https://www.airforcemag.com/kc-46-up...nd-of-boomers/
It’s more mundane things, like FOD friggin everywhere that have been the biggest holdups.
https://breakingdefense.com/2019/06/...ltural-change/
