T-X contract goes to Boeing-Saab

[Ralph Jones]

A consortium of Boeing and Saab has won the contract for the USAF's T-X trainer aircraft. Twin tail, single GE 404 engine, elevated IP seat.

[A. Niemyer]

Only all-new design in the competition, uses the F404. SAAB is the sub, but right now the plan is to make about 80% of the airframe, etc. at St. Louis, keeping the lines open for future combat aircraft.

Best,
Andy

[Dave Siciliano]

That pic doesn’t seem to show twin tail.

[Ralph Jones]

That pic doesn’t seem to show twin tail.

Musta had the wrong image. Here's the one from Boeing's PR department.

[Jeff Hartmann]

That pic doesn’t seem to show twin tail.

(shhhh, that's the stealth part...)

[Dave Siciliano]

Could one be straight tail, and the other a turn tail :-)