[PIF]

And no F-16V for the USAF ... just one plane to do everything for everybody for every mission ...

[mkjessup]

And no F-16V for the USAF ... just one plane to do everything for everybody for every mission ...

That same kind of flawed thinking first rose to prominence under the accursed Robert McNamara and his 'TFX' fighter program which evolved into the F-111 'swing-wing' fighter although it's laughable cousin the 'FB-111' which was actually believed to be an effective replacement for the B-58 strategic bomber, failed to live up to expectations.

As for the Navy version of the 'TFX', the Navy chose to drop it from their inventory in 1968, which tells the tale of such 'universal' applications.