[simpits-tech] QF-4G Phantom..vs Training aids.

[Matt Bailey]

Awwww it's too bad for any plane to get trashed like that. :( But, I'd
rather it be an F-16 than an F-4. :)

	-Matt Bailey

Justin Messenger wrote:
> 
> This was posted on ARC Tuesday. Maybe they can let the
> Holloman F-4Fs pick off a few QF-16s as "Revenge of
> the Phantoms."
> 
> AND FINALLY! The REAL truth about F-16s...
> Tue Oct 22 22:28:27 2002
> 24.214.247.187
> 
> WARNING: The following contains the unbiased opinion
> of the driver of a much better fighter...
> 
> >From a recent AW&ST mag: Apparently the impending
> shortage of aerial targets for use in missile and
> fighter systems testing is becoming critical enough
> for the USAF to request proposals from some of the
> leading aerospace defense contractors. Although the
> sub-scale program will likely continue with an all new
> target drone, the full-scale aerial target problem
> continues with the diminishing availability of
> suitable F-4 airframes for conversion to QF-4. The
> current leading solution is Lockheed's program to
> convert several hundred "Fighting Falcons" to QF-16
> standard, allowing them to replace the QF-4 in the
> role of target for new/standardized missile testing at
> both the Weapons System Evaluation Program at Tyndall
> AFB, and other developmental tests at White Sands
> Missile Range, NM.
> 
> Finally, a role for which the "mighty" Fighting Falcon
> is aptly suited: target. Or, as many already prefer to
> call the manned version: Eagle Training Aid.
> 
> Hee hee...