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Le consegne dei KC-46A proseguono ...

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KC-46A ... l' odissea continua ... :(
In a move that could have major impacts on the already-delayed tanker program, the U.S. Air Force has indefinitely barred the KC-46 from carrying cargo and passengers, Defense News has learned.
The decision was made after an incident occurred where the cargo locks on the bottom of the floor of the aircraft became unlocked during a recent flight, creating concerns that airmen could potentially be hurt or even killed by heavy equipment that suddenly bursts free during a flight.
“As a result of this discovery, the Air Force has submitted a Category 1 deficiency report and is working with Boeing to identify a solution,” Air Force Mobility Command spokesman Col. Damien Pickart said in a statement.
The service uses the term Category 1 describe serious technical issues that could endanger the aircrew and aircraft or have other major effects.
... defensenews.com ... "US Air Force restricts KC-46 from carrying cargo and passengers" ...

Anche qui ... airforcemag.com ... "KC-46 Banned From Carrying Cargo, Passengers Due to Major New Deficiency" ...

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Messaggio da JT8D » 17 settembre 2019, 21:42

Iniziato l'assemblaggio del primo KC-46A Tanker per il Giappone:

https://www.md80.it/2019/09/17/boeing-i ... -giappone/

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L'Air Force accusa Boeing ...
It’s been eight months since the U.S. Air Force accepted the first KC-46 tanker from Boeing, but the head of Air Mobility Command says the company hasn’t made headway on the aircraft’s biggest technical problem.
“When we accepted the KC-46 with known CAT 1 deficiencies, we did so with the belief that it offered the fastest route to achieve limited operational capability and meet an urgent war-fighter requirement,” Gen. Maryanne Miller (*) said during a Wednesday roundtable at the Air Force Association’s conference.
Miller used a shortened version of the term category 1, which the service uses to describe serious technical issues that impact safety or could result in the loss of an aircraft or life.
“Eight months have passed since our first delivery, and Boeing has not made any progress [on the Remote Vision System]," she said.

Fonte ... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/digital-sho ... -on-kc-46/ ...

(*) ... af.mil ... https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies ... ne-miller/ ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 19 settembre 2019, 11:00

Un commento ... da ambienti molto vicini all' Air Force ...

... airforcemag.com ... "AMC: KC-46 Can’t Deploy for at Least 3-4 Years" ... :shock:

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Ancora a proposito della impossibilità di trasportare carichi e passeggeri ...
Boeing’s preliminary findings are that aircraft movement and vibration are causing cargo floor restraint locks on the US Air Force (USAF) KC-46A Pegasus tanker to jostle and rotate to an unlocked position.
The company believes the cargo restraints, manufactured by Ancara Cargo, are well made and designed, but interact in an unexpected way with the track on the aircraft deck.
It is considering a secondary lock to hold the first lock in place, but it is concerned an additional mechanism might slow loading and unloading speeds.
Each pallet is clamped to the cargo floor via four restraints – one on each side.
The company has yet to submit a solution to the USAF but says it is close.
It declines to give a timeline.
In the meanwhile, the airframer has proposed a way to use tie-down straps to secure and carry cargo for some missions.
Boeing says that no locks have come entirely undone and the issue has only been witnessed during one mission.

... flightglobal.com ... "Boeing eyes KC-46A cargo fix as FOD issue dissipates" ...
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Dalla pagina dei contratti assegnati dal DoD il 27 Settembre 2019 ...
AIR FORCE - The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, has been awarded a $2,628,005,872 modification (P00165) to previously awarded contract FA8625-11-C-6600 for Lot 5 production KC-46 aircraft, initial spares, and support equipment.
The contract modification provides for the exercise of an option for an additional quantity of 15 KC-46 aircraft, data, two spare engines, five wing refueling pod kits, initial spares, support equipment, subscriptions and licenses, and G081 flat file being produced under the basic contract.
Work will be performed in Seattle, Washington, and is expected to be completed by March 2023.
Fiscal 2017 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $112,957,314; fiscal 2018 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $363,104,247; and fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $2,151,944,310 are being obligated at the time of award.
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

... https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/1973911/ ...

Anche qui ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... an-461181/ ...

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Le ricette di Boeing per rimettere in sesto il travagliato programma ...
Amid criticism from the US Air Force that it is moving too slowly towards fixing the KC-46A Pegasus in-flight refuelling tanker Boeing is touting incremental improvements that is says should help get its troubled programme back on track.
The Boeing KC-46A aircraft is beset by three category one deficiencies: problems which could cause injury, death, aircraft damage or restricted combat operations.
The issues include deficiencies with the aircraft’ remote vision system (RVS), its refuelling boom and cargo floor restraint locks.

... flightglobal.com ... "Boeing’s plan to get the KC-46A tanker back on schedule" ...

Anche qui ... airforcemag.com ... "KC-46 Won’t Finish Initial Testing Without Working RVS; Cargo Fix Coming Soon" ...
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Messaggio da richelieu » 3 novembre 2019, 16:54

USAF ... ed ora fanno 23 !!!



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KC-46A ... Boeing continua a perderci ...
Boeing has incurred another $148 million in losses for its KC-46 program due to higher than expected manufacturing costs, as the company works with the Air Force to address continued deficiencies in the tanker’s capabilities.
The company disclosed the loss in a Jan. 31 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, stating the “reach-forward losses” of $148 million follows $736 million last year, and $445 million the year before.
Boeing has already absorbed more than $3 billion in losses on the fixed-price KC-46 contract.
Boeing, in the filing, says it expects the full contract value, for all 179 aircraft and options exercised, will be about $30 billion.
To date, 30 aircraft have been delivered.
The same day as the SEC filing, the Pentagon’s Department of Operational Test and Evaluation released its 2019 annual report on the program, detailing the deficiencies still impacting the fleet (*).

... airforcemag.com ... "Boeing Reports Another $148 Million in KC-46 Losses" ...

(*) ... https://www.dote.osd.mil/Portals/97/pub ... 115238-610 ...

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Messaggio da Guren » 4 febbraio 2020, 4:13

tanto pagherà pantalone
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Il Dipartimento di Stato USA approva la vendita ad Israele di otto KC-46A ...
The US State Department has approved the sale of eight Boeing KC-46A Pegasus in-flight refuelling tankers to Israel for an estimated $2.4 billion.
The US Congress has been notified of the possible sale, says the Defense Security Cooperation Agency on 3 March (*).
The potential sale to Tel Aviv comes after the Boeing KC-46A has suffered years of delays and weak Foreign Military Sales.

... flightglobal.com ... "US State Department approves sale of 8 Boeing KC-46A tankers to Israel" ...

(*) ... "Israel – KC-46A Aerial Refueling Aircraft" ...

Anche qui ... defensenews.com ... "U.S. State Department approves $2.4B sale of KC-46s to Israel" ...

Al tempo stesso ... slitta ulteriormente la soluzione dei problemi che continuano ad affliggere il velivolo ... :scratch:

... defensenews.com ... "A fix for the KC-46 is already a year late" ...
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Messaggio da Guren » 4 marzo 2020, 10:50

quindi approvano la vendita di un velivolo che per primi ancora considerano ben lontano dall'essere scevro di problemi?
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Guren ha scritto:
4 marzo 2020, 10:50
quindi approvano la vendita di un velivolo che per primi ancora considerano ben lontano dall'essere scevro di problemi?

A quanto pare ... :mrgreen:

Nel frattempo ... per risolvere tali problemi ... potrebbe addirittura intervenire il Congresso ... :shock:

... airforcemag.com ... "Congress May Intervene to Speed KC-46 Fixes" ...
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Ancora a proposito della vendita a Israele ...

... ainonline.com ... "Israel Approved for KC-46, but USAF Problems Persist" ...

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Perdita di carburante ... ed ora si passa a "difetto di 1^ categoria" ... :eeeek:

... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing ... 24.article ...

... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/usaf-announ ... eficiency/ ...

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Messaggio da Guren » 31 marzo 2020, 10:54

:shock: :shock:
ma le perdite sono dai serbatoi o dalla sonda per il rifornimento?
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Guren ha scritto:
31 marzo 2020, 10:54
:shock: :shock:
ma le perdite sono dai serbatoi o dalla sonda per il rifornimento?

Non lo so ... per ora non lo dicono ... :dontknow:

Anche su DefenseNews ... https://www.defensenews.com/air/2020/03 ... ng-for-it/ ...

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Remote Vision System ... trovato l'accordo ... e Boeing pagherà di tasca propria ...
Boeing and the Air Force have finalized an agreement to fix the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker’s most serious technical problem, Defense News has learned front puts an end to years of negotiations between the Air Force and aerospace giant over the nature and extent of redesign work needed to correct the Remote Vision System, the collection of cameras and sensors that provide boom operators the imagery needed to steer the boom into another aircm multiple sources familiar with the matter.
The agreemeraft and safely transfer fuel.
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Under the terms of Boeing’s fixed-price firm contract and previous agreements with the service, the company will be financially responsible for paying for the entirety of the redesign effort.
The company has already exceeded the $4.9 billion ceiling on the contract, and has paid more than $3.5 billion in cost overruns as technical problems have mounted.

... defensenews.com ... "Done deal: Boeing will have to rip and replace KC-46 sensor and camera systems on its own dime" ...

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Si continua a rinviare ...
The Air Force has officially delayed the KC-46’s full-rate production decision milestone until 2024 as the next-generation tanker works through problems plaguing its Remote Vision System, the service announced June 8.
The Air Force and the Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation decided the KC-46’s initial operational test and evaluation will only conclude after the RVS deficiencies are resolved, and the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center has tested the aircraft in its final production configuration, the service said in a statement.

... airforcemag.com ... "KC-46 Full-Rate Production Pushed Back to 2024" ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 27 giugno 2020, 10:56

Intanto ... la Royal Air Force ...

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KC-46 ... e Boeing continua a pagare di tasca sua ... in questo caso per colpa della pandemia ... :nurse:
Boeing must pay another $151 million out of pocket for the KC-46 program, the company announced in an earnings call July 29.
This time, the company incurred the extra cost because the coronavirus pandemic is slamming the aerospace industry.
Parts and work for the new tanker are turning out to be more expensive than Boeing had budgeted for because commercial jet production has slowed during the pandemic, in turn shrinking the bulk manufacturing that was expected, the company announced in its second-quarter earnings report (*).

... airforcemag.com ... "Boeing Reports Another $151 Million KC-46 Charge" ...

(*) ... boeing.mediaroom.com ... "Boeing Reports Second-Quarter Results" ...

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KC-46 ... continua la corsa per mettere una pezza ad una delle tante deficienze del velivolo ...

... aviationweek.com ... USAF Inches Closer To KC-46 Vision System Decision ...

... defensenews.com ... Air Force needs more data before making a decision on enhanced KC-46 vision system ...

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Ogni giorno ... una nuova ...
Boeing has delayed the delivery of one KC-46 tanker to the New Hampshire Air National Guard because of an electrical problem on the airplane, though the company says it’s a limited issue that will not broadly affect the schedule for the problem-ridden program.
This particular KC-46, set to be the eighth for the 157th Air Refueling Wing at Pease Air National Guard Base, is delayed because of the “minor electrical problem on this airplane that was found by our rigorous acceptance testing process,” Boeing said in a statement.
The company believes there is a poor electrical connection that needs to be removed and reinstalled.
While a radar warning receiver is showing a fault while in flight, Boeing says the electrical problem is not a design flaw and does not make it unsafe to fly.
The company is considering a way to fix the aircraft, and expects the problem will be remedied within the next several days.
Boeing is working with the Air Force on the new delivery schedule.

... airforcemag.com ... Electrical Problems Delay Delivery of KC-46 to New Hampshire ...

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Il SecDef è preoccupato ...
Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper on Oct. 15 said he is keeping a close eye on the modernity and readiness of the Air Force’s tanker fleet.
“When I think about strategic mobility, I think about airlift and sealift principally, and with airlift, you have to think about tankers,” he told Thomas W. Spoehr, director of the Heritage Foundation’s Center for National Defense, during an on-stage discussion at the Washington think tank.
“And so one of the concerns I have out there is, you know, is our tanker fleet modern and ready?”

airforcemag.comSECDEF Is Worried about USAF’s Current-and Future-Tanker Fleet

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Messaggio da Guren » 19 ottobre 2020, 2:32

a quando un tanker derivato dal 787 visto l'evidente fiasco del kc-46?
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Guren ha scritto:
19 ottobre 2020, 2:32
a quando un tanker derivato dal 787 visto l'evidente fiasco del kc-46?
Credo mai ... per il semplice fatto che il programma è arrivato a un punto tale che chiuderlo ora per cominciarne uno ex novo comporterebbe costi e tempi del tutto inaccettabili per quanto concerne l'operabilità.
Continueranno a portarlo avanti arrabattandosi per tentare di mettere una pezza agli evidenti pasticci combinati da Boeing.
L'errore venne fatto nel 2008 quando, accettando la protesta di Boeing contro la scelta dell'Airbus A330 MRTT, il concorso venne ripetuto ... con gli esiti che si vedono ora.

In merito ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KC-X ...
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Boeing sta continuando a pagare di tasca propria ... ma, per quanto concerne lo iellato programma, intravede un futuro migliore ...
Boeing will pay another $67 million out of pocket for the KC-46 program, a cost attributed to COVID-19-related cost overruns and productivity deficiencies, though company leaders say the tanker won’t be a “drag” on the company’s bottom line much longer.
In a third quarter earnings call with investors, Boeing disclosed the charge as part of an overall $6.8 billion decrease in revenue for its Defense, Space & Security division.
The charge comes as the company is redesigning the tanker’s problematic remote vision system and is facing another delivery delay.
However, Air Force and Boeing leaders have said the agreement on the new RVS 2.0 system, set to be installed in about three years, means there’s better news on the horizon for a tanker program that has been met with bad news at seemingly every turn in recent years.

airforcemag.comBoeing Reports $67M KC-46 Charge, But Expects Tanker Program to Turn Around

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E ... dopo il KC-46A ... cosa mai verrà ?
... il KC-Y ... un'avio-cisterna "ponte" ... :scratch:
The Air Force is moving forward with its “bridge tanker” project - the air-refueling aircraft acquisition formerly known as “KC-Y” - in a “full and open competition” to replace the KC-135 Stratotanker fleet.
It is a stepping stone to a more futuristic tanker, Air Mobility Command boss Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost said Oct. 27.
This particular tanker would bridge the gap in capabilities offered by the 179 Boeing KC-46s currently being delivered and a later tanker known as “KC-Z.”
Speaking at the Airlift/Tanker Association’s virtual conference, Van Ovost distinguished between the bridge tanker, ongoing studies of fee-for-service commercial tanking to bolster the military’s capacity, and the still-undefined KC-Z program.
“The Secretary of the Air Force has committed to a continuous recapitalization of tanker aircraft,” Van Ovost said.
“We’re going to have a bridge tanker—we’ll have a full and open competition—on an aircraft to continue to recapitalize … the KC-135.”

airforcemag.comAfter KC-46, USAF Looks Ahead to ‘Bridge Tanker’

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La Air National Guard del New Hampshire ha ricevuto due KC-46A ...
The New Hampshire Air National Guard received its eighth and ninth KC-46 on Nov. 6, one of which was delayed for more than a month due to electrical issues.
The 157th Air Refueling Wing at Pease will receive 12 of the tankers.
Pegasus No. 8 was originally expected to be delivered the week of Sept. 28, but the Defense Contract Management Agency discovered an electrical issue on the aircraft during a pre-acceptance inspection.
Since Boeing did not have a tanker readily available to complete the inspection process, delivery was delayed until Nov. 6.

airforcemag.comPease Receives 2 KC-46s, Including 1 Previously Delayed by Electrical Issues

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Messaggio da richelieu » 29 novembre 2020, 10:43

Riusciranno finalmente i nostri eroi a venir fuori dal ginepraio in cui si sono cacciati ?
The Air Force is finished evaluating the proposed “interim” fix for the KC-46’s troubled remote vision system, and is moving toward finalizing the design of the “2.0” overhaul of the system.
The service and Boeing agreed in April, on the way ahead for the RVS—the system of cameras and sensors linking the operator inside the front of the tanker with the refueling boom system in the back - after design flaws had plagued KC-46 development and testing.
The “2.0” proposal includes a hardware overhaul of the system, as well as the addition of new cameras, displays, laser rangers, and other components.
In the short-term, however, Boeing proposed a “1.5” interim fix largely focused on software tweaks to improve the quality of the image the boom operator sees.

airforcemag.comUSAF, Boeing Finalizing Overhaul Design of Troubled RVS System

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Boeing ha consegnato, nel corso del 2020, 14 KC-46A ...

... boeing.mediaroom.com ... https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2021-01-12 ... Deliveries ...

Nel frattempo ... ha ottenuto dall'USAF un contratto per 12 nuovi esemplari ...

... boeing.mediaroom.com ... https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-relea ... tem=130805 ...

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Nuovo contratto per 15 KC-46A ... a pochi giorni dal precedente ...

... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/boeing-rece ... ction-lot/ ...

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Re: KC-X ..... è proprio una telenovela .....

Messaggio da richelieu » 28 gennaio 2021, 12:10

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Boeing on Jan. 27 reported another $275 million charge to its KC-46 program, pushing the total cost overruns it is responsible for to more than $5 billion in the past six years - more than the initial contract award for the tanker.
The fourth quarter total means 2020 saw more than $1.3 billion in overruns for the program, a cost the company said in its earnings report was “primarily due to production inefficiencies, including impacts of COVID-19 disruption.”
The 2020 total is more than any previous year, according to a review of the company’s prior year earnings reports.
Because of the nature of the contract, the company is responsible for all costs above the $4.9 billion award.

... airforcemag.com ... Boeing’s KC-46 Cost Overruns Surpass $5 Billion

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