Legacy Bashfest - Bring it on!

[CarjCapt]

<<<It's clear that our nation's military picked Gulfstreams and Boeings to insure the safety and security of the country's leaders.>>>

Not withstanding the above have "Made in the USA" label on their tag.

 

[Uncle Sparky]

The Legacy is the greatest airplane ever built..........save for, maybe the Hansa Jet! And will someday rank up there in the same annals as the mighty Hansa. Come to think of it.............I'm going to start a "Hansa Bashfest" thread, in anticipation of the great debate that should follow! Then they'll see!

 

[Gearmunky]

The Legacy will soon prove that you just can't make Chicken Salad out of Chicken SH!T

 

[voteno]

The Legacy is the greatest airplane ever built..........save for, maybe the Hansa Jet! And will someday rank up there in the same annals as the mighty Hansa. Come to think of it.............I'm going to start a "Hansa Bashfest" thread, in anticipation of the great debate that should follow! Then they'll see!

The Hansa is just a 30 year old Embraer! Whistling Sh!tcan of Death says it all! Ask yourelf why it only costs 15 million? Walla there is your answer! The only thing Embraer has going for them is all the Brazillian hookers on their payroll that blow the stupid American bean counters!

 

[Silver Wings]

Uncle Spanky !!?!!! (OK Sparky)

goddamit !! It says you're a Lear 30 series driver............. look behind you. There is no way you can critique a Legacy.

At least the G-string / Falcon guys have great aircraft..... makes for a fair fight.

By the way, Lockheed Martin recently went with the ERJ/Legacy airframe up against the Gulfstream airframe for a US Gov't contract (for the Army and the Navy) ......and won. Yeah baby.......!!!!!

http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/acs.htm

That means they're gonna be buildin em in Florida.....home of the brave......or is that bathed.

I still don't quite get it....why all the hostility..... The Legacy is gonna take some business in the market....that's all. Most G and F buyers are not gonna change anyway.

 

[Muddauber]

<<<It's clear that our nation's military picked Gulfstreams and Boeings to insure the safety and security of the country's leaders.>>>

Not withstanding the above have "Made in the USA" label on their tag.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say, but the military has made some mistakes in the past:

Air Force: British BAE 800s for flight check, Italian Alenia G222s for tactical operations in South America, Swiss - Raytheon modified PC-9s for UPT and Israeli Astras for the DC National Guard.

Coast Guard: French Falcon 20s for maritime patrol and French Aerospatial Dauphins to improve their pilots' swimming skills.

Army: Irish Shorts C-23 Sherpa (330/360) because Sen. Byrd pork-barreled them into the country because their maintenance facility is in West Virginia.


If you're trying to say, "Buy American!" good on you; otherwise kiss my a$$.

Muddy

 

[Uncle Sparky]

MMMMMUUWWAAAA HHAAAA HHAAAAA!!!!!! HHHAAA!!!


Hansa RULES Dude!! Long live the Hansa!!

 

[Uncle Sparky]

Uncle Spanky !!?!!! (OK Sparky)

goddamit !! It says you're a Lear 30 series driver............. look behind you. There is no way you can critique a Legacy.

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Okay........you need to step slowly away from the computer. Now......I believe you may have misplaced your sense of humor. Look at me for example. As you've pointed out.......I've spent thousands of hours compressed in the fetal position(Bill Lear must've been 4feet tall!) in the front of pressurized pencil.....now there's a sense of humor. Do you honestly know of anybody who likes the way a Hansa looks, much less the way it performs? I'm thinking the majority feel the same way about the Jungle Junk. Although it's not quite as ugly, it is a slug, no matter what numbers the kid wants to paste on his argument! Now, go back to the computer.......just thought the debate was turning a bit flaccid?!

 

[Silver Wings]

Okay........Do you honestly know of anybody who likes the way a Hansa looks, much less the way it performs? I'm thinking the majority feel the same way about the Jungle Junk. Although it's not quite as ugly, it is a slug, no matter what numbers the kid wants to paste on his argument! Now, go back to the computer.......just thought the debate was turning a bit flaccid?!

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1) Hans Wocke. Theres one.

2) Not quite as ugly......! Are you still flying or medically inapt..... you need some serious opthalmic assistance....... may I recommend the bottoms of beer bottles as a standby...should be thick enough.

3) not slug..........caterpillar maybe.....

 

[GVFlyer]

By the way, Lockheed Martin recently went with the ERJ/Legacy airframe up against the Gulfstream airframe for a US Gov't contract (for the Army and the Navy) ......and won. Yeah baby.......!!!!!

The selection was made by non-aviator Army Military Intelligence Officers because they liked the Lockheed Martin sensor suite better than the Northrup Grumman electronics package carried by the Gulfstream. The original ROC (Required Operational Characteristics) was rewritten so as to include the performance capabilities of the EMB-145 so that the acquisition process could function on a competitive bid basis. With the original ROC, the only qualified entrants were the G450/G500/G550.

It's a shame, the military is now going to qualify a whole bunch of Army pilots to be regional first officers instead of corporate captains. And yes, the deal is contingent on Embraer building an assembly plant in Florida.

GV