US F/A-XX and F-X & NGAD - 6th Gen Aircraft News Thread

[36011]

Oh, okay then.

BREAKING: F-47 Will Hit Skies ‘Faster Than Normal,’ Says Boeing Exec

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Didn't it make its first flight five years ago? Why does the article still say first flight?

 

[e46m3]

Didn't it make its first flight five years ago? Why does the article still say first flight?

No it didn't, X-planes/Demonstrators did. No one is building an actual prototype let alone production ready plane without winning a contract first.

 

[siegecrossbow]

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BREAKING: F-47 Will Hit Skies ‘Faster Than Normal,’ Says Boeing Exec

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Is that their excuse for slow F-15EX deliveries now?

 

[36011]

Nothing wrong with what you say, but they did say that 5 years ago... Prototype

 

[4Tran]

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BREAKING: F-47 Will Hit Skies ‘Faster Than Normal,’ Says Boeing Exec

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Isn't this just a fluff piece talking about how great Boeing is?

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Nothing wrong with what you say, but they did say that 5 years ago... Prototype

They're purposefully trying to trick people who don't know the difference between a tech demonstrator and a prototype. If there really was a flying prototype, then we'd be getting a lot more than non-representative artist impressions.