Message posted by quellish (Member since 06/26/2008) on January 19, 2024 at 21:57:33 PST:
Ryan was not asked to submit a proposal. The Boeing proposal was the spark that resulted in Boeing hiring a LO expert team. The Lockheed QUARTZ proposal and design did not have straight wings. The Tier III rendering is representative of a late Tier III design that was the “final” design. It has little or no resemblance to QUARTZ. QUARTZ had a fatal design flaw that necessitated a full redesign, a number of different configurations were studied and the Tier III design was the result.
In Reply to: Submissions for Quartz requirement besides Lockheed and Boeing proposals posted by Vahe Demirjian on January 19, 2024 at 20:59:33 PST:
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