[Stonewall Jackson]

I have an old book on the US Air Force (late 70's or early 80's) in which they show plans for converting 747's into massive Tomahawk cruise missile launch platforms. B-52's can only carry 20 Tomahawks, but the 747's could hold 72 missiles on internal rotary launchers.

With the ready availability of parts and trained crews (both air and ground), I've often wondered why the Air Force never went with this plan.

[knews_hound]

If you have not yet read the book Flight of the Old Dog by Dale Brown I strongly urge you to do so.

Imagine a 767 equipped as a flying battleship.

I think you would enjoy it quite a bit.

Cheers,

knewshound

[PapaBear3625]

but the 747's could hold 72 missiles on internal rotary launchers. With the ready availability of parts and trained crews (both air and ground), I've often wondered why the Air Force never went with this plan.

If you were an airline executive, or Boeing, would YOU want the Soviets to always be unsure as to whether any given 747 flying near the USSR was really a strategic launch platform?

[Oztrich Boy]

The B-747