Kip Powick Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 CNN.................. https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/26/politics/air-force-one-refrigerator-contract-boeing/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Gotta have a safe and cool place to store the toupees and ketchup bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I was going to post about the $600 hammers that the Defence Department 'bought' back in the 1980's or 90's Then I ran across this article: http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/1998/12/the-myth-of-the-600-hammer/5271/ It just reinforces my viewpoint of never trust a politician or journalist for the facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 I was doing a check ride on a new pilot for the CV 580's in our Squadron in Ottawa when I got a call from Operations to go to YUL and pick up a bi-fold door for one of out VIP "Cosmos'. Flew to YUL , was taken to Atlantic Aviation and picked up the bi-fold door and the invoice....just short of $1500.00. The door was wrapped in bubble plastic. Apparently the 'custom' door had been shortened a couple of inches so it would fit between the ceiling frame and the floor of one of our VIP aircraft and would separate the Super VIP area and "the other folks" in the aircraft When we flew back to YOW, and landed and I felt that rather than leave this expensive door laying in the aircraft, after all I was responsible for an almost $1500.00 item, I would take it and carry it up to the Squadron and into the office of our Engineering Officer. I had the door, wrapped in the bubble plastic, over my shoulder and as I walked into his office i noted a small yellow and smudged sticker on the the top of one of the bi-folds Beaver Lumber - $79.95 But then again the bill for door was cheaper than when we scrambled a Challenger from YOW to Goose Bay and the cargo was the Minister of National Defence's favourite fishing rod....which he had forgotten when he boarded his previous flight for a few days vacation at what was then called "SAR ONE"...the fishing camp at Eagle River for VIPs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Perhaps it’s time someone in Ottawa gets a grip on reality. http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/politics/auditor-general-phoenix-refugees-1.4409978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 On 2018-01-26 at 10:25 PM, Kip Powick said: CNN.................. https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/26/politics/air-force-one-refrigerator-contract-boeing/index.html Boeing is second to none when it comes to government awarded contracts. Glad they were not successful with the Bombardier issue. Attached photo is the communication panel on board the former Air Force One 707 located at Seattle’s Museum of Flight. Can only imagine what this install cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 While I do agree the price is quite high for the units in question, There is a significant cost for this. Making the thing is the cheap and easy part. Testing and certification are the hurdles that cost the most money. Try applying doe a small STC on an aircraft and see what that costs you. As an example. Adding a permanent iPad mount to an aircraft. Part costs around 60 bucks. STC and engineering to install is close to 20 grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 10 hours ago, boestar said: While I do agree the price is quite high for the units in question, There is a significant cost for this. Making the thing is the cheap and easy part. Testing and certification are the hurdles that cost the most money. Try applying doe a small STC on an aircraft and see what that costs you. As an example. Adding a permanent iPad mount to an aircraft. Part costs around 60 bucks. STC and engineering to install is close to 20 grand. Understand and agree 100%. However, the hard to comprehend part is how an electric fridge (x2) can get anywhere near a million dollar price tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Wasn't Trump complaining about the high costs of the new Air Force One shortly after winning the election? Oh wait, Boeing gave $1 million towards his inauguration party. Since then, he's been quiet as a church mouse about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 On 1/29/2018 at 4:57 PM, J.O. said: Wasn't Trump complaining about the high costs of the new Air Force One shortly after winning the election? Oh wait, Boeing gave $1 million towards his inauguration party. Since then, he's been quiet as a church mouse about it. I'm very surprised Trump hasn't weighed in on the Boeing-BBD lawsuit loss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Maverick said: I'm very surprised Trump hasn't weighed in on the Boeing-BBD lawsuit loss... Why would we want to know how much he weighs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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