killfile wrote:
The P-3 and Nimrod both started out as airliners, so it's perfectly
feasible. I'd be very suprised if Boeing isn't pitching a 'bomb truck'
civil-based aircraft to the Pentagon at the moment.

Boeing looked at a variant of the 747 as a cruise missile platform. IIRC
the idea was to eject them out the side cargo door.

They also have ideas about an ASW platform based on the 737.

Cheers
David