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Old January 14th 08, 04:18 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Marco Leon[_4_]
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Default F-15 Breakup Animation & video

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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The sad truth is that our kids are flying around in planes that were
designed during the Nixon administration, and were built when Reagan was
president.

To put that in perspective, that would be like our fathers and
grandfathers flying Spads and Sopwith Camels against the Luftwaffe in
1943.

I hope this means accelerated funding and deployment of the F-22 and F-35,
but I fear otherwise.


Why would you fear otherwise? If the Air Force winds up grounding a large
enough number of F-15's, they may not have an option *but* to increase
production.

http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/405748.html "F-22 rises as an
option after F-15 faults found"

Then again, I'm sure whoever getd into the White House next term will have
an impact on the outcome...

Marco