From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID, LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 108abf,670aa2795fbf5078 X-Google-Attributes: gid108abf,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,d78446895d1cb3b0 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Kent Kinal" Subject: Re: Boeing Begins Flight Testing F-22 Block 3S Avionics Date: 2000/04/28 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 616728603 References: <390721ce_4@news4.newsfeeds.com> <1JHN4.122$wb7.9308@news.flash.net> <39074a04_3@news4.newsfeeds.com> <17IN4.169$wb7.9885@news.flash.net> <39IN4.174$wb7.10385@news.flash.net> <%k6O4.1007$wb7.97479@news.flash.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net 956919384 38.26.189.17 (Fri, 28 Apr 2000 03:56:24 PDT) Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 03:56:24 PDT Newsgroups: rec.aviation.military,comp.lang.ada Date: 2000-04-28T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Ken, Thanks forthe corrections. I knew it was congressman, but was just a little more tired than I thought. Interesting article, hard to believe that AF leadership isn't trusted on the Hill:>) It never ceases to amaze me with the bonehead stunts that come out of the SAF/AQ community that we get any funding at all!!. As I said will post article from early bird next week. Kent Ken Garlington wrote in message >To be fair, he's always said that his goal is to make sure the F-22 is >adequately tested before a production contract is ordered. Reasonable people >(and unreasonable people, for that matter) can disagree as to the optimum >amount of testing. I think the real point Rep. (not Sen, by the way) Lewis >was trying to make last year is that there's a lot of expensive fighter >programs in the out years, and it's not at all clear that the budget will >support all those programs. He didn't feel that the DoD was adequately >addressing the issue, so he got their attention. > >Note that I'm not agreeing with his position, by the way. > >There's a pretty good interview with Rep. Lewis at > >http://www.afa.org/magazine/0200jerry.html > >that covers the same ground. > >One person who does appear to have changed his mind is Rep. Randy "Duke" >Cunningham. Originally, he supported Rep. Lewis. After having flown in a >chase plane during F-22 testing, he has since said he thinks we should buy >more F-22s than currently planned. > >"Kent Kinal" wrote in message >news:BO5O4.1746$x4.49690@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net... >> I was perusing the on line Earlybirds today and noticed that there was a >> quote from Sen Lewis which acknowledged the importance of the F-22 and now >> instead of wanting to kill it he wants to be sure that it stays on >schedule >> and performs as advertised. Was going to post link but it's behind a Mil >> server and won't let me in. I'll post article next week. Just found it >an >> interesting change of heart. Wonder what the reason for his animosity >> toward the program was and what caused the change?? > >