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There's two engineering aphorisms that apply here: 1. Good, fast and cheap: pick any two. 2. If you want it real bad, you're going to get it, real bad. I su
by bediger4000 2y ago
There's two engineering aphorisms that apply here:
1. Good, fast and cheap: pick any two.
2. If you want it real bad, you're going to get it, real bad.
I suppose "Experience is was you get right after you need it" might also apply later.
- matco11 2y agoUhm. This seems more of a case of slow and expensive, can we at least hope it’s good? The plane was initially commissioned in 2018: - originally planned for delivery in 2024, the first aircraft’s timeline has now slipped to at least 2029, with further delays possible; - The fixed-price contract negotiated under the (first!) Trump administration capped costs at $3.9 billion, but Boeing is already $2.5 billion over budget https://breakingdefense.com/2024/12/first-delivery-for-air-force-one-slides-to-2029-source-says/ https://breakingdefense.com/2024/12/first-delivery-for-air-f... https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/business/air-force-one-boeing-loss/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/business/air-force-one-boeing... https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/boeings-new-air-force-one-delayed-until-2029-later https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/boeings-new-air-force-o...