Doomed to failure because it didn’t cost enough.
Politicians and their pals can’t get rich on low cost weapons systems.
might not the enemy start shooting every 747 it saw out of the air to take no chances?
probably a dumb question. just wondering.
Not so much low lost as one-trick-pony.
Bombers can carry a large variety of munitions. The 747 concept was limited to ALCMs. Where each rotary launcher was chucked out the back once it’s missiles were expended.
In the nuclear role it was a one-shot doomsday platform, a role that was already being adequately filled by SSBNs and ICBMs. In the conventional role, with the then-secrer CALCMs,it was a single use, one shot first-night-of-war platform, lacking the “day two” flexibilty of the other strategic bombers.
That was my immediate reaction - when I saw an 85% discount for an advanced weapons system, I thought “a bunch of people got fired for even suggesting it.”
LOL, good one.