T-7A Red Hawk From Top Mach Studios

[jmig]

Actually Carver did not invent peanut butter, it was already invented as a food for diabetics and other medical conditions prior to his publications on peanuts.

Oops! Thank you for the correction. I have been wrong all these years about the peanut butter. I thought I read that in a book about him.

 

[joe bob]

It is almost universal that people think that, which if you think about it is a shame since a remarkable man is know by most for something he had nothing to do with rather than his actual remarkable work.

 

[noddy]

From their discord channel.

Hello Top Mach Studios Fans,

We're excited to share some awesome new renders of our T-7A Redhawk model! We are committed to providing the highest visual fidelity in our products and we hope these are a testament to that mission.

Be on the lookout next week for some exciting new renders of the cockpit!

 

[jmig]

Ouuuuu, this is nice looking.

 

[StormILM]

Looks great! I'm sure the Sim Model does better than the real bird which is still problem plagued. One of my old school friends had been working on the T-7 program until he recently retired, said it's a dumpster fire due to Boeing's terrible management and the USAF side of the program are very frustrated. He noted there are plenty of non-public regrets about not selecting the well proven KAI T-50. As it almost always is, the lowest bidder eventually becomes the most expensive program.

 

[Priller]

Looks great! I'm sure the Sim Model does better than the real bird which is still problem plagued. One of my old school friends had been working on the T-7 program until he recently retired, said it's a dumpster fire due to Boeing's terrible management and the USAF side of the program are very frustrated. He noted there are plenty of non-public regrets about not selecting the well proven KAI T-50. As it almost always is, the lowest bidder eventually becomes the most expensive program.

And Boeing is facing problems with other programs as well. They have some soul searching to do.

As for the USAF, they're not an operation to keep a failing domestic company afloat. Their business is defense and they should select the best products to that end.

Priller

 

[jmig]

And Boeing is facing problems with other programs as well. They have some soul searching to do.
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Priller

Yes, I watched them try to launch their StarLiner for about the 4th time this morning. Scrubed T-0:03 minutes.

 

[StormILM]

Yes, many of Boeing's programs are in trouble. The KC-46 is another one. The Starliner launch was scrubbed again today. That program is way behind and over-budget.

 

[Priller]

Boeing is no longer the purveyor of quality products it used to be. Quite the contrary.

And the quality products they do provide are actually McDonnell-Douglas (F-15)

The government should put them straight. Hell, every customer of theirs should put them straight. For their own good.

Priller

 

[StormILM]

I agree about Boeing, very sad to see such a great company go the way they have. Nearly all Aerospace Giants have their difficult days but Boeing's ever growing run of fails/missteps is disheartening. In terms of the KC-46A, I had once fully supported going with the KC-767 concept but with the then future retirement of the KC-10A (which is retiring in Sept of this year) and the Airbus A330 MRTT having better numbers, I changed my mind towards the latter. The way that matter was handled was beyond ridiculous and now in the 2nd and 3rd iterations of the New Tanker competition, Airbus/Lockheed has again abandoned being involved and for good reason. The A330/KC-45 was and still is the best Tanker option and with it's AI Fully Automatic Refueling System which can offload fuel far quicker than the KC-46A, it would be in full service now and not delayed. Lockheed is now focusing on the Future Tanker program which I understand may be a series of uncrewed aircraft of different sizes/capacities. I hope Boeing sorts things out but time will tell. Wouldn't surprise me at all to see the brand be eventually bought out by Northrop or Lockheed Martin or another conglomerate. I digress, maybe the Redhawk will get turned around and this model proves a good representation of it. It is nevertheless a good looking jet.

 

[Sweetd31]

Looks great! I'm sure the Sim Model does better than the real bird which is still problem plagued. One of my old school friends had been working on the T-7 program until he recently retired, said it's a dumpster fire due to Boeing's terrible management and the USAF side of the program are very frustrated. He noted there are plenty of non-public regrets about not selecting the well proven KAI T-50. As it almost always is, the lowest bidder eventually becomes the most expensive program.

Heres to me rooting for boeing like an underdog! Hasnt been prettty of late but, nevertheless, Hear hear! Build em like someone's life depends on it.

 

[LouP]

Do we really think the average person is going to look at a red-tailed plane and think about the Tuskegee airmen? I'm sure the members here are aware of that heroic group but maybe the effort should be about getting a working aircraft first. Then if you want to throw some dedications in, feel free. Just say'n. Let's see if the hate starts flying now.

LouP

 

[Priller]

Heres to me rooting for boeing like an underdog! Hasnt been prettty of late but, nevertheless, Hear hear! Build em like someone's life depends on it.

That's just it. They build them like the don't give a rat's behind if someone's life depends on it.

Everything for profit.

Priller

 

[DennyA]

Do we really think the average person is going to look at a red-tailed plane and think about the Tuskegee airmen? I'm sure the members here are aware of that heroic group but maybe the effort should be about getting a working aircraft first. Then if you want to throw some dedications in, feel free. Just say'n. Let's see if the hate starts flying now.

LouP

Do we really think giving a plane a name is going to affect its development progress? (He said, taking the trolling bait...)

 

[Javis]

Do we really think the average person is going to look at a red-tailed plane and think about the Tuskegee airmen?

Of course not. We'd live in a better world if they did...

 

[ColoKent]

Despite the clear challenges that the company faces, I think a lot of the Boeing "news" the last few years has been a "pile-on" job by the media...Yes, I think Boeing has some soul-searching and some re-evaluation to do about their processes and corporate priorities, but the way the media portrays ANY incident involving a Boeing product (Read an article the other day that castigated Boeing because a Boeing aircraft flew through clear air turbulence and people were injured) is a bit over the top. And then to have non-media, non-aerospace people just running their mouths based on ZERO knowledge, expertise, or insight just puts a cherry on top of it all. Clearly Boeing Commercial Airplane will need to answer to the FAA for their shortfalls, and they will need to implement effective corrective actions to restore public confidence and remain a player in that market.

 

[jmig]

Despite the clear challenges that the company faces, I think a lot of the Boeing "news" the last few years has been a "pile-on" job by the media...Yes, I think Boeing has some soul-searching and some re-evaluation to do about their processes and corporate priorities, but the way the media portrays ANY incident involving a Boeing product (Read an article the other day that castigated Boeing because a Boeing aircraft flew through clear air turbulence and people were injured) is a bit over the top. And then to have non-media, non-aerospace people just running their mouths based on ZERO knowledge, expertise, or insight just puts a cherry on top of it all. Clearly Boeing Commercial Airplane will need to answer to the FAA for their shortfalls, and they will need to implement effective corrective actions to restore public confidence and remain a player in that market.

ColoKent, I think the fact that the Boeing CEO has or will soon step down says a lot about Boeing's internal affairs. I wish Boeing would get their act together. They are now the only US commercial aircraft company. As a US citizen, some of my country pride is associated with Boeing. Maybe Lockheed Martin needs to get back in to the commercial airliner business? Competition is always good for the consumer.

 

[Sweetd31]

I hope this was not because I posted an american flag, I'll be honest, I have no clue what yal are talking about. Some of us just like nice looking planes without involving a diplomat.... I'll be honest I broke out in tears last time I saw the F-16 fly by my house.

 

[ColoKent]

John - Can't disagree with anything you are saying...I just get tired of the sensationalism...

 

[Sweetd31]

I'd add that I don't think internal operations at the level of the assembly line is the fault of the engineers. They probably dedicated their life's to these planes, and even post design. Engineers remain on call for pilots in real time in case a pilot has an emergency in the air, tower can call an on call engineer at 3 am and they'll answer.

Don't want to be too insulting, but assembly line "people" aren't exaclty engineers and need to be heavily watched over for quality control.That would be my only defense for Boeing.