To: george76
The A-12 was always a lose/lose proposition. Naval aviation bet the farm on it, and they lost.
6 posted on
01/18/2011 1:07:21 PM PST by
tgusa
(Investment plan: blued steel, brass, lead, copper)
To: tgusa
The A-12 was also bogged down with performance problems. Would have been better to develop an A-6F. Although I am still partial to its contemporary, the Buccaneer.
8 posted on
01/18/2011 1:19:18 PM PST by
Fred Hayek
(FUBO! I salute you with the soles of my shoes.)
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