I've not researched this but here are several links to a proposed military 747 model that was rejected in favor of other solutions. I've not seen any real material on this, but supposedly if it was made into a real program, it could add a significant number of frames.
Also there need not be any in house work as the interior could be subcontracted to a vendor and all BCA has to do is build frames for the purposes of conversion. Of course the standard certification rules apply for this proposal and a test and certification program will be necessary to approve changes.
The down side is that anything military might have a negative public image, and that slot allocation might be affected because there might be a priority assigned to each frame built for the Air Force, making civilian buyers having to accept a longer waiting period.
Costs according to the Articles are 15% of a B-52 refit and the combat payload would be more than a B-52.
Links are below:
https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/23/these-plans-show-boeings-proposal-to-put-dozens-of-missiles-in-a-747-5639423/
https://www.quora.com/Instead-of-putting-new-engines-on-the-B-52-or-buying-the-expensive-B-21-Raider-why-doesnt-the-Air-Force-procure-a-B-52I-with-modern-technology
http://cmano-db.com/pdf/aircraft/3729/
Also there need not be any in house work as the interior could be subcontracted to a vendor and all BCA has to do is build frames for the purposes of conversion. Of course the standard certification rules apply for this proposal and a test and certification program will be necessary to approve changes.
The down side is that anything military might have a negative public image, and that slot allocation might be affected because there might be a priority assigned to each frame built for the Air Force, making civilian buyers having to accept a longer waiting period.
Costs according to the Articles are 15% of a B-52 refit and the combat payload would be more than a B-52.
Links are below:
https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/23/these-plans-show-boeings-proposal-to-put-dozens-of-missiles-in-a-747-5639423/
https://www.quora.com/Instead-of-putting-new-engines-on-the-B-52-or-buying-the-expensive-B-21-Raider-why-doesnt-the-Air-Force-procure-a-B-52I-with-modern-technology
http://cmano-db.com/pdf/aircraft/3729/
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