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On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 17:27:09 +0000, Greg Hennessy
wrote: On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 15:47:17 GMT, Ed Rasimus wrote: And, after retirement from active duty, I worked for Northrop Aircraft Division, where we still had the A-9 files available for program review. Having has access to the paperwork for the A9, how did it rate IYHO ? Interesting that the otherside went for a similar planform for the Su-25. I didn't have an opportunity to review the fly-off comparisons. I was primarily involved with training system development as part of the YF-23 proposal (the RFP required a total package of not only aircraft but aircrew and maintenance training as well.). I also did PATS proposal work (Primary Aircrew Training System)--a follow-on to the T-37. Lots of interactive simulator flying as well. (Hope these disclosures don't force Dudley to have to initiate action to silence me with prejudice. ;-) )) My very humble opinion was that while the company was very innovative and certainly had the production infrastructure in place for either A-9, F-17, F-20 or F-23 production, the management was not as tight as I think was necessary to meet program goals. Did I say that tactfully enough?? It may have been an impression that only occurred at the angle that I was viewing the big picture from. Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" Smithsonian Institution Press ISBN #1-58834-103-8 |
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On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 06:15:34 -0500, Cub Driver
wrote: It was the product of a well designed competition between A-9 and A-10 to build an updated A-1; Which competition was rammed down the Air Force's throat! Crikey, Ed, have you looked at Campbell's The Warthog and the Combat Air Support Debate ? I was around at the time and I don't remember this at all. It sure didn't seem to show up in AvWeek or Flight, at any rate. Nor did I hear anything from Contractor's Row, which is a hotbed of gossip and inside news, sometimes inextricably mixed. I do remember discussion about whether the USAF had enough support from the Army, as well as comparisons with the USMC, but the USAF seemed really hot for the new airplane, whichever it was. For what it's worth, Dryden got the YA-9s after the fly-off. The four engines went to Ames to power the QSRA eventually and, much later, the airframes went to be gate guards. Mary -- Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer |
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On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 17:47:03 GMT, Ed Rasimus wrote:
My very humble opinion was that while the company was very innovative and certainly had the production infrastructure in place for either A-9, F-17, F-20 or F-23 production, the management was not as tight as I think was necessary to meet program goals. Did I say that tactfully enough?? say no more ;-) greg -- Once you try my burger baby,you'll grow a new thyroid gland. I said just eat my burger, baby,make you smart as Charlie Chan. You say the hot sauce can't be beat. Sit back and open wide. |
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I'm always reluctant to base an interpretation of a complex issue on a single revisionist author, particularly one that writes more than 20 years after the events Hardly a revisionist. He was an A-10 driver all the best -- Dan Ford email: see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com |
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