Air Force: If A-10s stay, F-16s headed to the boneyard

Stars and Stripes ^ | April 28, 2015 | By Travis J. Tritten

[PLMerite]

I always thought the F-16 was a striking aircraft.

Especially clean, but those pictures are hard to find.

[MrEdd]

Send them to the Texas State Guard.

[PLMerite]

This is an interesting proposal:

F-35 Thunderbird.

[OftheOhio]

All this says to me is we need to get rid of most of the Air Force generals who can’t do their ef’ing jobs and lay off half the government civilians who do squat but keep the contractors from accomplishing any job their tasked with doing in a timely and efficient manner. I know from personal experience. WE need all three aircraft. If we had some Air Force generals that were interested in protecting our country instead of being hatchet men things might be different. In my 18 years of being an Air Force/Nasa designer there isn’t one general I was under that I wouldn’t spit on at this point in time. How about we put some enlisted men in charge of training, maybe we’ll get something done. I came from the largest Marine Phantom squadron in existence back in the day, I don’t see the problem. Sending F-16’s to the boneyard...... someone ( several) need to to be shot at sunrise.

[MrEdd]

From the ground, we loved those planes in ‘91.

[Sivad]

Had corned beef and cabbage dinner this St Paddys Day
last with a long ret Air Force General named Yeager, his
wife, and 60 other friends from the sportsmen club I
belong to. He has a great appetite for a man into his
90s and never misses the annual March meeting dinner.

[EternalVigilance]

Congress should say, “fine,” and give the aircraft to the Army and the Marines.

[Nowhere Man]

Dump the 35, keep the A-10, F-16’s and build more F-15SE’s. Oh yeah, toss in some Avro Arrows and F-20’s too.

[Kenny Bunk]

Gibsmedat programs

O yeah? You try rioting without a fully charged EBT to keep up your nutrition, or a good night's rest in your Sec 8 crib. Try coordinating a demonstration without your Obamaphone.

These programs be vital. Sometimes you white boys just don't get it.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

How about retire the idiots who clamor for the A-10 retirement.What crap.

[hosepipe]

Whats the WORST scenario,,,,,,?

Thats the one democrats like...

[Nowhere Man]

I know a better way to save money. Abolish the Air Force and give its planes to the Army, Navy and Marines.

BTW, the Air Force was part of the Army in World War II. Come to think of it, the first U.S. satellite to orbit the Earth used a rocket built by the U.S. Army, IIRC.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

That like using mustangs for ground attack in korea.Just stupid.The airforce retired the P-47 thunderbolt after the war except for some guard units and when korea rolled around they were gone.Dumb as hell.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

I take it you are Junior?

[Yosemitest]

To the Bone Yard with the "Lawn Dart".
Keep the A-10 !

[okie01]

the first U.S. satellite to orbit the Earth used a rocket built by the U.S. Army, IIRC.

You recall correctly. The first successful U.S. satellite was launched by a U.S. Army Jupiter rocket.

[Nowhere Man]

F-35 Thunderbirds? No. Just No. That ..... Is... Just..... Plain..... Wrong..... No. NO!

I'd bring back one of my faves, the F-4, for them before that. Another Thunderbird fave of mine is the F-100 Super Sabre like on the cover of the 1957 record album, "Billy Mure's Supersonic Guitars in Hi-Fi."

[boatbums]

Ooops! You're right. It was the A-1. Dad's gone to his heavenly reward and wasn't available to ask. Thanks.

When he got back to the states, he continued as an instructor for F-4 Phantoms.

[Nowhere Man]

The Mustang was a great plane but I agree with you for ground attack, it would not be my first choice either. The Mustang was meant for air to air combat and escort, which the P-47 could do as well. However, the P-47 is a much beefer plane suited for ground attack as well and don’t forget, the P-51 was watercooled, if you take out the radiator, you’ll have problems, at least the P-47 being aircooled did not have that problem. If I had to choose a WWII type plane to bomb bad guys with, fight space aliens or take out jihadi’s, I’d choose the P-47 or maybe the Corsair, I want something more beefy.

[OftheOhio]

Thanks for the pic. I drew the bottom view of F-16 engine at half scale on the drafting board many years ago. Imagine how big that drafting board was. :)