I’ve got an old book on my shelves explaining why the F-15 should be cancelled along with the F-16. I keep it to remember how full of dog poop many of these writers are.
I’ve got an old book on my shelves explaining why the F-15 should be cancelled along with the F-16. I keep it to remember how full of dog poop many of these writers are.
I think I may have the same book from the 70’s. It also devotes 3 chapters to just how much of a piece of s**t and waste of money the A-10 was and why it too should be cancelled.
In retrospect the F-15, F16 and A-10 were the three best combat aircraft investments the United States has ever made. A reasonably strong argument could be made to to put an updated A-10 back into production if we didn’t already have so many in storage. New wings are in production by Boeing for the A-10 to keep it flying until 2040
FWIW, the comparative specs on the A-10, F-35 and FA-18 are
A-10 F-35 FA-18 Super Hornet
Empty Weight (lb) 25,000 29,300 32,100
Weapons Load (lb) 16000 18000 17,5000
Max Weight (lb) 50,000 70,000 66,000
Max speed 450 its M 1.6+ M 1.8