Not too many planes get canceled and resurrected, seems like the epitome of controversial.
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Not too many planes get canceled and resurrected, seems like the epitome of controversial.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Does the B-2 Lancer qualify?
You mean the B-1 Lancer?
SaparotRob
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Uhhh....just wanted to see if you were paying attention. Yeah, that one.
Last year we were awarded more than $14B in contracts to modernize the B-1 and B-52, to keep them going a bit longer.
SaparotRob
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Sorry. I sometimes suffer from "fat finger syndrome". I really gotta start previewing moor.
Happens to all of us...
Admiral Beez
Captain
Could L-M restart F-22 production or was this a case of the Avro Arrow with all drawings, jigs, etc. purposely destroyed?
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
By who? Not by the USAF. The primary mission of the F-35 is to drop bombs, end of story. "Joint STRIKE fighter."
Glider
Captain
By most of the other nations that have purchased it. You are correct it is primarily a bomber but a lot of nations cannot afford two types
You personally? Can I "borrow" a million or two?
The aircraft was actually built by L-M and Boeing. L-M had the forward fuselsage and tail, Boeing built the aft fuselage and wings.
To answer your question though...
No, it cannot be built again.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Hmmm.. where to start.
First the MiG-19 was not used in numbers until late in the war. The VNAF used MiG-17s and 21s
The no gun F-4 was a design philosophy that was brought in during the 1950s. Pilots weren't invited to the table until the airwar wasn't going well. It might have worked until politicians created Rules of Engagements that would limit the effectiveness of air to air missiles (among other things) . Last, the Sparrow missile was junk and was not suited for combat in SE Asia.
Despite all this, the USN and USAF did eventually gain higher kill ratios, the US Navy started Top Gun and that helped a lot.
SaparotRob
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I've read of some of the rules of engagement. B-52's having navigation lights on, flying the exact same routes, etc. I'm wondering what other rules were in effect?
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The "Bone" is still in service with about 100 in the USAF inventory.
You don't see or hear about them much because their mission profile is aimed more at high-speed (surgical) nuclear strikes where the "Buff" is more along the lines of saturating a target with conventional weapons.
SaparotRob
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When I asked about the B-1 I was wondering if it counted as controversial. Wasn't there a ruckus about its cost, it was canceled until it wasn't, and then we got the "B-1 lite"?
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The B-1 program did have issues in the 70's and alot had to do with cost and the media (as usual) attacked it. So the program was suspended with a handful of B-1As completed.
The program was restarted in the 80's for several reasons, resulting in the B-1B, which did have some changes and upgrades.
The irony of this, is now the media heat was off the B-1 and instead, directed at the B-2 program.
The program was restarted in the 80's for several reasons, resulting in the B-1B, which did have some changes and upgrades.
The irony of this, is now the media heat was off the B-1 and instead, directed at the B-2 program.
SaparotRob
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I know, every program is "too expensive and riddled with pork" so I did feel a little silly mentioning cost as an issue.
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