On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 18:11:59 GMT, "David E. Powell"
wrote:

The Falcon must have been a decent missile, the -106s and other
fighters used them into the 80s and early 90s.

The book "Sidewinder" is rather scathing about "competition" from the
Falcon development team. An interesting contrast.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1557509514/codesmiths

It's an excellent read BTW - especially if you're a project manager in
any sort of technology company.