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

[ACuriousPLAFan]

The manned component of the NGAD is given the designation F-47. Isn't Trump also currently the 47th president of the US?

(paraphrasing from the live press release) Trump just called the new jet the F-47 lmao! (also called it the first and only 6th gen haha), claimed that its been flying for 5 years.

He can claim whatever he wants. Reality on the ground (or in the skies) will remain as it is.

As for 5 years - Someone wanna share that exhibition board?

 

[CaribouTruth]

The manned component of the NGAD is given the designation F-47. Isn't Trump also currently the 47th president of the US?

The beautiful generals are dedicating the plane to him basically! Peak hubris

 

[SlothmanAllen]

The manned component of the NGAD is given the designation F-47. Isn't Trump also currently the 47th president of the US?

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He can claim whatever he wants. Reality on the ground (or in the skies) will remain as it is.

As for 5 years - Someone wanna share that exhibition board?

Trump had to take the last four years off being President so he could take control of the flight test program.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

The beautiful generals are dedicating the plane to him basically! Peak hubris

Or Trump just told Hegseth: "We must be above the SeeSeePee! You see how their 6th-gen is named 36? That means ours must +1 to their 3 and 6 respectively!"

 

[Michaelsinodef]

Lol, if its Boeing then it ain't gonna get build.
(with current state of US and projected trajectory, also unlikely the other competitors are gonna be able mass produce a 6th gen).

 

[antwerpery]

In fact Boeing and LockMart are both up about 2.5% over this week.

Boeing had a 7% jump on the 19th of march, 161 to 172 in a day, with no positive news whatsoever on that day. And this is a stock that has become quite toxic over the last 5 years. Insider trading is never wrong.

 

[sevrent]

Boeing had a 7% jump on the 19th of march, 161 to 172 in a day, with no positive news whatsoever on that day. And this is a stock that has become quite toxic over the last 5 years. Insider trading is never wrong.

FWIW there's been rumblings from sources that Boeing was the favorite for some time now. On the 19th I think news of the contract award being handed out soon was being reported.

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[siegecrossbow]

(paraphrasing from the live press release) Trump just called the new jet the F-47 lmao! (also called it the first and only 6th gen haha), claimed that its been flying for 5 years.
Edit, i think Hesgeth is drunkenly confusing air-craft generation with human generations. Amazing stuff.

B-21 is the first Sixth Gen.

 

[sndef888]

Lol, if its Boeing then it ain't gonna get build.
(with current state of US and projected trajectory, also unlikely the other competitors are gonna be able mass produce a 6th gen).

Exactly. This is a company that caused hundreds of deaths from crappy software and then colluded with the FAA to cover it up

Their engineering and company culture is rotten to the core.

This is a major win for China

 

[siegecrossbow]

Or Trump just told Hegseth: "We must be above the SeeSeePee! You see how their 6th-gen is named 36? That means ours must +1 to their 3 and 6 respectively!"

Rumor has it that it might look a lot like the SAC design.