[Fireskull]

F-111s were great planes for that time. They had good range, right?


Didn't anybody ever tell the Top Brass that it is cheaper to have inboard fuel capacity than to assign a tanker plane for refueling mid-flight?

The same people who realised that take off and load carrying performance is seriously restricted by extra fuel tanks :roll: It isn't cheaper if you have to buy an new aeroplane and train another crew to fly it.

Caldrail,

I made a mistake here: Back about 30-40 years ago, they didn't have the super smart bombs that we have.

Now an airforce can be much more devastating with fewer bombs and aircraft because the latest smart bombs are far more accurate and effective. When the F-111 was introduced, even the best bombs required a lot of aircraft to destroy many targets and they had restricted range because of the bomb loads.

Things have really changed!


Fireskull