"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:TJU5d.60013$wV.52840@attbi_s54...
If you do the math, it's true. Amazing.

That IS amazing.

This truly illustrates how evolutionary (rather than revolutionary)
aircraft
design has become. It also highlights America's unprecedented world
dominance. Imagine: world competition is so inconsequential that the
United
States can rule the skies while flying the equivalent of a 3-masted
schooner...

Of course, look at the F-15 Eagle, which was developed 32 years ago.

In World War II, that would have been like going to war in a Wright Model
B
Flyer!

According to that issue of AVweb, the Army wants to use blimps.

Ha! Not only can we beat 'em with one hand tied behind our back, but we can
do it with both hands and feet tied and blindfolded, too!