You must be talking about the Hawker Harrier... To do the F-16 the whole
airframe would have to be redesigned to support the engine with vectored
thrust. I don't really care too much for the Air Farce's idea of dumping the
A-10 and using the F-16 for close air support.. You cannot effectively drive
a F-16 low and slow, plus a couple of well placed 20mm rounds would put that
plane out of commission if it was low and slow. They would also have to
replace the GAU-20 with the 30 to be an effective tankbuster. The 20mm
rounds just bounce off of tank armor. Then again a well placed Maverick
would spoil a tankers day(at a million or two a pop). I saw a couple of
TBOLT's that came back from the Gulf with some holes from some hits from
"golden BB's", the F-16 would not have been airworthy in comparison. Being a
former grunt myself, if given the choice I would take a lone A-10 over a
flight of F-16's when I needed some CAS.
Greg
95 DSCC v6 5spd
Rahway NJ
> What about that F-16 that can fly in reverse or sideways?
>
> =================================
> Steve St.Laurent
> 2000 DC Dakota 4.7, CC, 4x2, 3:55 (soon 330HP)
> 2000 Roush Mustang Stage I (awaiting the new SC)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of The Man
> From Utopia
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 3:22 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: RE: DML: Speed?
>
> Not really... They used the THUD until 1985, then went to the
> F-4 Phantom..
> Now they are either driving F-15 Eagles or F-16 Falcons. Had to get to
> Virginia very fast...
>
> Greg
> 95 DSCC v6 5spd
> Rahway NJ
>
> > Boy, you sure dated yourself with that one! I'll bet it was
> > a great ride
> > though, the THUD was some hunk of airplane.
> >
> >
> > >From: "The Man From Utopia" <tmfu@home.com>
> > >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > >To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > >Subject: RE: DML: Speed?
> > >Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 21:47:00 -0500
> > >
> > > > .81 mach---T-37.
> > >
> > >Mach 1.05---F-105 Thunderchief (NJANG)
> > >
> > >Greg
> > >95 DSCC v6 5spd
> > >Rahway NJ
> >
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