Did you RTFA? Do you honestly believe these utterly basic questions you've posed after a few seconds of consideration never occurred to any Air Force or Lockhee

Did you RTFA? Do you honestly believe these utterly basic questions you've posed after a few seconds of consideration never occurred to any Air Force or Lockheed or NASA personnel involved in building this system? Or are you just cynical enough to believe the Air Force isn't really concerned about the "war time" effectiveness of its _fighter_ planes?