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Old July 24th 03, 08:49 AM
Greg Hennessy
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 23:57:06 -0700, Lyle wrote:

The F-16XL fixed this
by haveing the missles conformal. it could carry 4 Sparrows or Amraams
on the underside of the fusulage with very little drag.


Would a single seat XL been available in time as an alternative to rolling
out the 'C' model I wonder ? The increase in capability over the standard
planform makes for an interesting 'what if'.


greg


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