And not only that--but I think F-18's are pretty homely, especially compared to an F-14.
Walt
And not only that--but I think F-18's are pretty homely, especially compared to an F-14.
Northrup developed the F/17 in the 1970's. It was the prototype for the F/18. The original is in an naval air museum (or was in the mid 1980s). That was in Pensacola, Florida.
There can be a lot of politics around military procurement.
True but the F14 is mid 60's and started life with the lame TF30 engines in inherited from the F111B but went on to be a great aircraft
Like the story states: "Every airplane that goes into service is accompanied by controversy"