On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 23:45:32 GMT, Ed Rasimus wrote:


They did get downtown initially, but after the first couple of SAM
experiences, they didn't get back to the area. They wouldn't have made
a good Weasel.

Even with a F100/F110 ? I assume given it size it would also be down to a
lack of internal space to put all the electronic gear etc ?


The endurance and range, along with the ordinance carrying capability
did, however make them an excellent SAR airplane. They assumed the
Sandy mission for North Vietnam strikes very soon after arrival in
theater. That didn't take a two seat airplane when the A-1 did it and
didn't require two seats with an A-7 either.

True.

You're unclear here. I assume you mean TWO seat F-16Es instead of Cs?
If, I again assume, that would mean a parallel development to the
F-15E?

I meant the XL as you refer to below.


Clearly without knowing something about what sort of weapons delivery
improvement an F-16E would have over a C, it's difficult to say much.
The CCIP delivery of dumb bombs by the F-16 A or C was always
exceptional--that's what was used on Isirik I believe.

I remember you mentioning this before.

Are you maybe referring to the crank-wing F-16XL? There you would have
gotten more fuel in the big wing for more endurance and more lift
capacity.

It was that side of the equation I was thinking about, I believe the
advertising went something along the lines of, carry the same load twice
the distance when compared to the standard model.



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