10 Minutes in MS-Paint.
X770 SkyKnight
Jet: You know we can't afford to build that Mackie!
Mackie: Well, it's a contract build, and I costed it all out based on finance and if we make it on time, and some leeway for fuckups and used all stuff we know how to do like the engines and sensors from the Foxhound. I know we're going to win on speed, we can meet the sensor and comm's requirements, and we might even fit people in it.
Jet: It's the building it that's the hard part. That's a bet the farm project right there.... the amount of finance I'd have to take on. If it fucks up, I'm on the hook for it... if it's late, or more expensive than you thought. Those penalties stack up fast. And it looks stupid to boot.
Mackie: I doublechecked everything. I used the Kulbit as a template and I know what all the sensors, comms and engines are going to cost because they're the same as the Foxhound . Everything else is based on known aerodynamics - it's essentially an XB-70-style wing and nosecone, with a Concorde fuselage so it's all a solved problem. And the Valkyrie has cool.... like, real spacefuture cachet. And it's an obvious derivative
Jet:.....Put together the bid. Show exactly what the costs will be and where they'll come from - don't assume anything, get firm quotes from Hepheastus and Damogran for the fuselage at least. Then fitting out the cabin to proper standards. Then I'll work out what our debt costs will be, and I'll set the final price.
Mackie: Really!
Jet: We haven't a hope in hell, Scott's got more sense than to ask us to build his new Starliner. But it'll be good practice.
Mackie: Trust me I know what I'm doing...
Jet: Welp, we've got the motto for the dedication plaque anyway. If we're lucky, we might even make second place
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X770 SkyKnight
Jet: You know we can't afford to build that Mackie!
Mackie: Well, it's a contract build, and I costed it all out based on finance and if we make it on time, and some leeway for fuckups and used all stuff we know how to do like the engines and sensors from the Foxhound. I know we're going to win on speed, we can meet the sensor and comm's requirements, and we might even fit people in it.
Jet: It's the building it that's the hard part. That's a bet the farm project right there.... the amount of finance I'd have to take on. If it fucks up, I'm on the hook for it... if it's late, or more expensive than you thought. Those penalties stack up fast. And it looks stupid to boot.
Mackie: I doublechecked everything. I used the Kulbit as a template and I know what all the sensors, comms and engines are going to cost because they're the same as the Foxhound . Everything else is based on known aerodynamics - it's essentially an XB-70-style wing and nosecone, with a Concorde fuselage so it's all a solved problem. And the Valkyrie has cool.... like, real spacefuture cachet. And it's an obvious derivative
Jet:.....Put together the bid. Show exactly what the costs will be and where they'll come from - don't assume anything, get firm quotes from Hepheastus and Damogran for the fuselage at least. Then fitting out the cabin to proper standards. Then I'll work out what our debt costs will be, and I'll set the final price.
Mackie: Really!
Jet: We haven't a hope in hell, Scott's got more sense than to ask us to build his new Starliner. But it'll be good practice.
Mackie: Trust me I know what I'm doing...
Jet: Welp, we've got the motto for the dedication plaque anyway. If we're lucky, we might even make second place
________________________________
--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?