Finally an admission that Multi-Role Combat Aircraft may not be a good idea.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/20 ... 2471354039
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The New Century Series ?
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the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.
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Bring back the Gloster Javelin .... that’ll show them slanty eyed **** 
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Just about the only complimentary thing I heard said about the Jav was that 'it is a stable gun platform'!
Cynicism improves with age
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Or as they say, quantity has quality
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A10 1972 and still not replaceable.
I once wrote a tongue in cheek assessment that the best attack aircraft purchase the RAF could make would be a large number of turbo-prop Mosquitoes. I'm still not sure that this would be a bad idea.
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I once wrote a tongue in cheek assessment that the best attack aircraft purchase the RAF could make would be a large number of turbo-prop Mosquitoes. I'm still not sure that this would be a bad idea.
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the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.