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Richard Whittle

Jacques Gansler’s take on congressional micromanagement

January 25, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Congress has not in recent years demonstrated a willingness to delegate fiscal authority to operating managers in the DOD. On the contrary, Congress has tended […]

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What does the V-280 show after 40 years of tiltrotor development?

May 29, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

I just watched a YouTube video of the Bell V-280 tiltrotor conducting some kind of low speed agility demonstration… The aircraft can rock back and […]

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Richard Whittle on the V-22 development history

January 18, 2019 Eric Lofgren 1

Rick Whittle joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss his book on the V-22 Osprey program development history.  In this episode, we learn […]

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