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July 21st 04, 08:20 AM
Stephen FPilot Bierce
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(tffy) wrote:
What's the point of having a low-shock-noise BOMBER? So you don't
disturb the peaceful sleep of the same guys you just bombed? The
technology is being investigated for overland supersonic transports,
not stike a/c.
What about those neighboring allied countries you have to overfly to get from
your base to the combat zone? Being able to do that quietly at over Mach 1
would be a great capability increase for our Air Forces. We are being hamstrung
in a strategic sense by having either quiet bombers that are too slow or
fast-movers that don't carry enough firepower. QS capability would speed up
reaction and deployment times.
Stephen "FPilot" Bierce/IPMS #35922
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Stephen FPilot Bierce