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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 06:24 AM Original message |
Air Force may cut F-15 fleet |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
1. At the rate we are going the private merc firms will have more air power |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 07:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. None of the mercs have access to F 22s |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 07:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. How can anyone be sure what mercs have or do not have |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Over 100mil unit cost |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 07:55 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. and except for a few models neither does the US Air Force |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. The F-15, especially A thru D models, are definitely an aging bird... |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 07:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Flight Restrictions on F-15s |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 09:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. boneyard nt |
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The Croquist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 10:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Production of the F-15 started in the late '70s |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 07:12 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Production STARTED in the 70's |
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boricua79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
10. what a nice waste of billions of our dollars |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:18 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Accepting the premise that we have to have warplanes... |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. UAV's don't require millions spent on aircrew safety,survival let alone retention. nt |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 07:13 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. ROFFLE |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
13. Could you people PUH-LEEZ get your act together |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Heh. |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
17. Bring on the F22 ! I love that plane. |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Yup, its a badass aircraft for sure! |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. and only three more years |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. and after thhe F-35, it'll be "Rise of the machines" |
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WittyUsername (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
21. I'm always a bit cynical about motives with stuff like this... |
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ManiacJoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 07:42 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. The age of the planes is the problem. |
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