GreatAmerican
19th May 2007, 01:19 PM
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2007/05/airforce_newbomber_070518w/
The Air Force may trade building a faster bomber in favor of building a bomber faster — even if it means lowering technological expectations for now.
Expectations seem to have been dialed down from a supersonic, super-stealthy long-range bomber to a manned, subsonic aircraft with a range of 2,500 nautical miles. Sources say the service plans to buy only about 100 of the stop-gap planes while exploring other options for future bombers....
The Air Force may trade building a faster bomber in favor of building a bomber faster — even if it means lowering technological expectations for now.
Expectations seem to have been dialed down from a supersonic, super-stealthy long-range bomber to a manned, subsonic aircraft with a range of 2,500 nautical miles. Sources say the service plans to buy only about 100 of the stop-gap planes while exploring other options for future bombers....