Comments on: Boeing Takes Another Hit

By: CR

CR — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:03:18 +0000

Prob union guys pissed about a labor beef.….

By: Mark Zeski

Mark Zeski — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:29:27 +0000

i heard the new order of CH-47’s were on hold until the came to some agreements after inspection. Bout like the car industry now.

By: Ed Liu

Ed Liu — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:30:08 +0000

JD: “The Last Time we faced a religious war, (against Japan), it took a Nuke to finish it.“
If you’re going to advance a theory from the lunatic fringe, it would help if you didn’t found it on “facts” that have absolutely no foundation in reality. Religious fervor never drove their aggression during WWII (and, in fact, I don’t think it was ever much of a factor in Japanese history). That can be explained purely from their intense and unshakable nationalistic conviction in their own superiority that justified any and all actions.
I have no desire to feed the trolls, but first we get the nutballs trying to cite the provably fabricated “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” as fact, and now this. Assuming these things are serious, I find these things disturbing and noxious enough to drive me off the comments, and possibly DT as a whole.

By: CMC

CMC — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:52:44 +0000

They are replacing them. I believe the Army just ordered something like 140 brand newly built CH-47F’s. The design works so as long as they build new ones and trash the old ones we are OK until the need for something bigger/better comes along.

By: Old Sailor

Old Sailor — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:34:37 +0000

The CH-47 is way past the age when it should be replaced, if for no other reason than they are just plain old worn out. Replace them ASAP.

By: Poskiki

Poskiki — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:49:14 +0000

The wording in the articles isnt clear( probably on purpose) but is this suspected sabotage or a manufacturing defect. Are the wires cut or are they just pulling out of their contacts?
And I dont see what this would do but hurt Boeing since it would have to be fixed before they could even send the choppers to the Army.

By: Jack D. Ripper

Jack D. Ripper — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:02:58 +0000

Many years ago, while stationed at Nellis AFB, they had a mad wire cutter on the loose. The guy would pop open access panels and procede to cut chunks of wiring inside wiring harnesses. To his credit he didn’t attempt to hide the damage, but instead left the panel wide open. They eventually got the guy. He might actually be out of Leavenworth by now.

By: TJL

TJL — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:59:53 +0000

As long as the aircraft didn’t get off the line before criminal investigations began it’s a good thing. Although it is disturbing that sabotage is a possibility, I would like to think it is just a manufacturing defect.

By: TB

TB — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:13:12 +0000

I’m eager to hear why CID is investigating what appears to be (at first reading) a manufacturing issue. Did a suspect Chinook crash somewhere?

By: Nessuno

Nessuno — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:02:00 +0000

It seems to me you buried the lede here, Christian.
Boeing’s troubles are small potatoes compared to potential sabotage of military aircraft coming off a production line.