OT - Comanche Cancelled

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news...81RLI&refer=us

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[AGB] Creamy Goodness

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Tim Auton wrote:
> "Creamy Goodness" <creamy at agbf1942 dot com> wrote:
>>
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news...81RLI&refer=us
>
> It's not the right machine for current or expected threats. Same goes
> for the F/A-22. The US is re-tooling for the war on terror; stealth is
> out, firepower is in. The technology can always be re-used in a decade
> or three when the threats change.
>
> Still, cool technology!
>
>
> Tim

8 Billion dollars and 20 years of research. Yeech.

Is the military keeping the YF-22? I thought there were 2 versions of that
plane and one was winning out over the other.

Actually, I believe we should build pilotless aircraft that are controlled
from the ground in a simulator. Think of the manuvers a pilot could pull
off if he didn't have to worry about the G forces, and we didn't have to
worry about loss of life.

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[AGB] Creamy Goodness

"220, 221, whatever it takes"

"Creamy Goodness" <creamy at agbf1942 dot com> wrote:

> Is the military keeping the YF-22? I thought there were 2 versions of
> that plane and one was winning out over the other.

There were the YF-22 and YF-23 - The YF-22 won and will now be the F-22
Raptor. Somehow I don't believe they'll actually build many of them,
though - just like the B2, there simply isn't a need for them anymore.

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Creamy Goodness wrote:
> Tim Auton wrote:
>> "Creamy Goodness" <creamy at agbf1942 dot com> wrote:
>>>
>
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news...81RLI&refer=us
>>
>> It's not the right machine for current or expected threats. Same goes
>> for the F/A-22. The US is re-tooling for the war on terror; stealth
>> is out, firepower is in. The technology can always be re-used in a
>> decade or three when the threats change.
>>
>> Still, cool technology!
>>
>>
>> Tim
>
> 8 Billion dollars and 20 years of research. Yeech.
>
> Is the military keeping the YF-22? I thought there were 2 versions
> of that plane and one was winning out over the other.

Man this soooo reminds me of "Macross Plus". For those that don't know it's
a Japanese anime and it is very similar to this.

>
> Actually, I believe we should build pilotless aircraft that are
> controlled from the ground in a simulator. Think of the manuvers a
> pilot could pull off if he didn't have to worry about the G forces,
> and we didn't have to worry about loss of life.

Again this reminds me of "Macross Plus"

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