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Oh, the F-16 is a fantastic fighter. It's a great fighter-bomber as well, but it's been exceptional at dogfighting since day one. The USAF just doesn't use it f
by greedo 12y ago
Oh, the F-16 is a fantastic fighter. It's a great fighter-bomber as well, but it's been exceptional at dogfighting since day one. The USAF just doesn't use it for air supremacy since the F-15 is tasked for that.
The USAF was really interested in a "cheap" aircraft that could replace the F-4/A7 in quantity, and function in a swing role as a bomber if it wasn't required for A2A work.
- coldcode 12y agoHaving worked on the F-16 in my first job (Jovial runtime libraries) I have a real affinity for it. Even today you can buy a whole boatload of F16s for the cost of 1 F35. I think the plane is too expensive to use as an everyday FB.
- greedo 12y agoNot sure about a boatload. Current build (Block 60) Vipers are close to $100m depending on how you calculate the cost of spares etc. It'll be interesting to see how much the UAE pays for the Block 61s they requested this year.