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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (790)2/13/2001 11:53:27 PM
From: CVJ  Read Replies (2) of 23908
 
Ron,

>However, I could see building the JSF first (if they can expedite the procurement) and hold off on the YF-22 Raptor.<

>So if they can demonstrate the ability to build it cheaper and able to meet the requirements of all the services who will use it, that's great.<

The military has a less than stellar record with a joint service fighter. The F-15 and the F-18 started out as the same plane for the Air Force and the Navy. Different loading requirements for carrier landings and take-off resulted in the Navy needing a separate version, and thus was born the F-18. Many lost bucks along the way. I think that because of the success of the Navy's F-4 design being adopted by the Ar Force that everybody thought they could do it again. If the JSF is designed first to Navy requirements and then adapted to the A.F., it has a chance to succeed, but not the other way around. JMHO

Chas <grub>
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