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- From: yukyuk@beta.lanl.gov (Craig B. Huffnagle)
- Subject: Re: Advanced Tactical Fighter
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.153411.18611@newshost.lanl.gov>
- Keywords: ATF advanced YF-22 YF-23 grey ghost lightning fighter
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- Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
- References: <1ehjb8INNhd6@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> <1992Nov20.033044.13481@ringer.cs.utsa.edu>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:34:11 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov20.033044.13481@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> thughes@lonestar.utsa.edu (Toby . Hughes) writes:
- >In article <1ehjb8INNhd6@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> dwhall@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Dean W Hall) writes:
- >> The AirForce chose the YF-22 (a much uglier plane) and then. . .
- >>-Dean Hall
- >
- >
- >Dean,
- >
- >As a career fighter jock, with a combat tour in the F-4, the ugliest airplane
- >built until the F-117, I'm wondering if you'd explain to me what ugly has to do
- >with capability. And why it's even worth mentioning.
- >
- >TH
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- You forget the ugly (and extremely capable) A-10!
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- - Craig
-
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- Craig Huffnagle yukyuk@yuck.lanl.gov
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