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Originally Posted by Adux
From what I heard, 777 would have been just too big. Somehow the Airbus just fell in the sweet spot Airforce was looking for, Simply put boeing had no craft in that category.
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Here's the thing thought, the B777 is only 20 feet longer, 2 feet wider, and has less then 2 feet more cabin width. I think Boeing choose the B767 to try and keep the line over, rather than plugging up the B777 production line, which is still selling nicely commercially. Or perhaps they really thought the RFP called for a smaller airframe, dunno. Seems like their mistake though. Too bad they couldn't offer a KC-787...(damn composites)
