YC-9 Now available! (On a Tee-shirt)
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The description is kind of cringy.
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I didn't notice that, but LOL, you're right!
Makes you wonder if they have chosen to ride out the Yeet Cannon meme as a form of marketing their other products. I mean, we're a long way into this and I don't think there has been any public presentation of a functional "in the flesh" prototype, just some 3D printed toys passed around to James Reeves in a hotel room and a few stuck to a display at trade shows.
I know this is somewhat apples to oranges, but Boeing began design work on what would become the B-29 in 1938 and turned an airframe over to the Air Corps for static testing around the 3rd Qtr of 1940. I think this whole YC-9 roller coaster began in 2019 and here we are with 2022 ended and still no sign of it. I get that there is a funding and motivation difference here, but there is also a vast complexity difference as well.
In the meantime, we've got the Yeet Cannon Gen 1, lots of marketing and hype, and now T-shirts to sell... pardon me seeming crass, but it just kind of seems like push-up bra... a bunch of appearance and hype that isn't supporting much in the way of actual physical assets.
I know this is somewhat apples to oranges, but Boeing began design work on what would become the B-29 in 1938 and turned an airframe over to the Air Corps for static testing around the 3rd Qtr of 1940. I think this whole YC-9 roller coaster began in 2019 and here we are with 2022 ended and still no sign of it. I get that there is a funding and motivation difference here, but there is also a vast complexity difference as well.
In the meantime, we've got the Yeet Cannon Gen 1, lots of marketing and hype, and now T-shirts to sell... pardon me seeming crass, but it just kind of seems like push-up bra... a bunch of appearance and hype that isn't supporting much in the way of actual physical assets.
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Be interesting if the JXP makes it to market 1st. That's a significant change in bbl length, slide shape, & frame shape, would be awesome if those features trickle down to the JHP & JCP.
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In early 1940, North American offered to design a new fighter which became the P-51 Mustang. North American delivered a brand new, prototype aircraft in a mere 102 days and flew it weeks later.
In all fairness, early B-29 and P-51 aircraft suffered from engine reliability issues which took a few years to fully sort out.
Coming around full circle, one would expect Hi-Point to be done diddling around with the YC-9 by now.
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I like the looks of the redesign, but I would also like to be able to get my hands on one too...or buy it. That's about as simple as it gets. If they were able to "tool up", and make a working prototype (they did right?), then why can't they start making the thing? I just don't get it.
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I'm guessing they've not had the molds cut, that's a very expensive gamble, and well, they're selling everything they can produce right now, so why introduce something new?
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It seems like they're ripping on themselves--commemorating the 2019 "birth" of the Yeet Cannon. Nothing is born until it goes into production. A prototype is only a gestational product.
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Well, maybe they believe a woman can be "kinda pregnant"?
The JXP seems to take a lot aesthetically from the YC-9, but of course it's single stack and kind of bypasses much of what a lot of people think is holding up the works with the Yeet Cannon. TFB implied that we should see the YC-9 here in 2023, but I guess we'll see if the market is still interested.
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