Alan Minyard wrote in
:
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 01:53:14 GMT, "Bjørnar Bolsøy"
wrote:

And quoting company web sites is not a good way to
achieve credibility.

Al Minyard

It's a pilot with 3,500 hours in jets, and the
statement is nothing spectacular, it simply
emphasises the superiority of a 4ht generation
fighter compared to older designs.


Regards...

It is still company propaganda. There is no
standard for what generation an aircraft is. The
F-22 or F-25, now, are most probably the only
aircraft in the world that are "of their generation",
stealth, super-cruise (F-22), really advanced
avionics, etc. The Griped is simply not in that
class.

True and I did't claim it was. The F-35 (I presume you
are refering to) is still years from service and by the
time the F-22 is operatonal next year the Gripens will
have logged 8-9 years of service and closer to 40,000
hours in the air, and started delivery of the improved
C version.


Regards...