Message posted by RoadKill on January 19, 2010 at 11:36:54 PST:

Here’s some interesting stuff that lends credence to GreatGuess’s theory.

The AF “leased” an F-15 back to Boeing for the “Silent Eagle” program.
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a84164a28-1076-4af2-9e0d-a149a62bf557&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest

So, it’s not a foreign concept to “give” an airframe back to a contractor so they can modify it.
RoadKill

In Reply to: B2 , B3 Prototype posted by greatguess on January 16, 2010 at 18:06:47 PST:

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