Re: Re[2]: Re[2]: coupla Full Thrust questions inspire some

Date sent:  30-OCT-1996 20:34:47 

>The Brits and Americans claimed that in the 60-s with all the research
into Drones 
>and aerodynes, too. (As well as all missile interceptors too) I think 
>the military LIKES being hands-on with the equipment. There are 
>things to be said for automation as far as acquisition and the like, 
>but the fire/no fire will probably be tied to humans for many mundane 
>and political reasons...

>Mike Wikan
>Game Design\Conceptual Art
>n-Space, Inc.

Yep. That's why we ended up with Phantoms rather than a home grown
fighter
in the 70s (The BA replacement for the Lightening, which was to be a
supersonic VTOL interceptor, was canceled because the government claimed
that SAM technology had made fighters obsolete).

Although many interceptors are halfway there. Basicly a fast delivery
system for a missile. All this	crap is overrated. Just
witness the Luftwafa's scathing reports on their Migs. As one pilot put
it,
"If you get in a Dogfight, your tactics have failed anyway.". Most
German
pilots prefer their Phantoms.

And the RN's new fighter (JSA) still has a pilot. A coincidence that the
Ark Royal will be coming out of refit in the same year that the JSA and
V-22 start production? I don't think so.

For those of you that don't know (and it hasn't been widely publicized),
the JSA is a mainly American project to produce a Stealthed STOVL multi-
role fighter that should cost less than an F-16.

Think of a hybrid between a Harrier, an F-16 and F117. Stealth, Vectored
Thrust AND Multirole. What more do you want? (How about some fluffy dice
on the mirror?).

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