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Boeing Designs T-X Aircraft For Affordability

Pat Host

Tuesday, September 13th, 2016

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Boeing Designs T-X Aircraft For Affordability

Boeing's T-X aircraft offering, unveiled in St. Louis on Sept. 13. Photo: Boeing.

ST. LOUIS--Featuring a stubby and compact aircraft design, Boeing [BA] designed its T-X trainer offering from scratch for affordability with an eye on meeting the Air Force's threshold requirements, according to a key executive."Size relates to cost," Darryl Davis, president of Phantom Works at Boeing defense, space and security, told reporters here Tuesday. "The smaller and more compact (the aircraft), the more the requirements you can meet (and) the more affordable it is. The Air Force asked us to focus…

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