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January 2008 Poll #2
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January 2008 Poll #1
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Do you agree with the decision by the United Kingdom and Italy to cut orders for the Eurofighter Typhoon?
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Yes
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28%
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No
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62%
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Undecided
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10%
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Total votes: 97
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Should Congress approve funding for the US Air Force to buy more F-22 fighters?
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Yes
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80%
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No
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18%
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Undecided
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3%
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Total votes: 118
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Comment:
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Comment: The F-22 has demonstrated remarkable capabilities far superior to any other fighter
currently in US service. Given the rapid aging of the F-15 demonstrated by the grounding of much of the
fleet because of severe structural problems, there seems to be little choice but to invest in additional
F-22 fighters to modernize the US Air Force.
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December 2007 Poll #2
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December 2007 Poll #1
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Will Boeing suffer as badly for delaying the delivery schedule of the 787 as Airbus has for the A380?
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Yes
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33%
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No
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62%
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Undecided
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5%
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Total votes: 112
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Should the US Air Force develop a new long-range manned bomber to replace the B-52 and B-1B?
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Yes
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58%
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No
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40%
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Undecided
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3%
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Total votes: 111
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Comment:
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Comment: Large bombers have proven to be quite useful over Iraq and Afghanistan where a single plane
can precisely attack a dozen or more targets. However, the cost of such a plane will be hard to justify
unless a potential adversary like Russia or China begins developing a comparable aircraft.
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November 2007 Poll #2
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November 2007 Poll #1
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Is it a good idea for India to join Russia in the development of a fifth generation fighter to compete with America's F-22 and F-35?
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Yes
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42%
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No
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55%
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Undecided
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3%
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Total votes: 102
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Are you excited about the A380 entering service?
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Yes
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45%
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No
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48%
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Undecided
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8%
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Total votes: 92
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Comment: Given the teething difficulties India has had developing its indigenous
Tejas, a joint program with a mature aircraft company is probably wise.
Unfortunately, the design of Russia's concept is essentially frozen putting India in the unenviable
position of pouring massive amounts of money into the development of a fighter it has no control over.
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Comment: It is interesting how these results remained neck-and-neck throughout the polling period.
Overall, excitement about the A380 appears to be rather muted.
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