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Adam,

"Wild Weasel" isn't a good test of airframe capabilities. Expose
= yourself a bit, get a lock on the AA missile site when it paints you, =
dive to the ground and then launch missiles at the site (I am not =
demeaning in anyway the pilots that flew these missions, they had = humongo
hueves). When the F4, a much more capable airframe, became dated = it was
pressed in to "Wild Weasel" service.

If I remember correctly the F-105 was designed for one purpose, an =
extremely fast interceptor of Russian bombers approaching our shores. = The
F-102 Bush flew was great if Texas wanted to bomb Denver.

--=20
john

oellrich{at}earthlink.net
  "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message =
news:3fcc641a$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  John Oellrich wrote:

  > Bill,
  > =20
  > Wasn't the F-105 known as the "Thud" (like in the sound it made =
hitting=20
  > the ground). Very fast, not very maneuverable, single-engined and=20
  > subject to flame outs. If my only choice was an F-105 or a C-130, =
C-130=20
  > wins every day.
  >=20

  Bush flew 102'es...I've always wondered if that's where "Homeland=20
  Defence" came from.

  However I believe the 105 was well liked. One assumes it must have =
been=20
  a capable airframe given it was used as a wild weasel which wasn't the =

  easiest of jobs.


  Adam


  > --=20
  > john
  > =20
  > oellrich{at}earthlink.net 
  >=20
  >     "Bill Lucy" 
  >     wrote in message =
news:MPG.1a35be9e558d2faa98bbe0{at}news.barkto.com...
  >     Out of darkness, John Beamish says...
  >      >   OK, _maybe_ that.  But if I did get a chance to
drive an =
F-105 I
  >      > wouldn't easily relinquish control.
  >=20
  >     I heard they weren't the easiest plane to "drive".

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Adam,
 
"Wild Weasel" isn't a good test of airframe
capabilities. Expose =
yourself a=20
bit, get a lock on the AA missile site when it paints you, dive to the = ground=20
and then launch missiles at the site (I am not demeaning in anyway the = pilots=20
that flew these missions, they had humongo hueves). When the F4, a much = more=20
capable airframe, became dated it was pressed in to "Wild Weasel"
= service.
 
If I remember correctly the F-105 was designed for one purpose, an=20
extremely fast interceptor of Russian bombers approaching our shores. = The F-102=20
Bush flew was great if Texas wanted to bomb Denver.
-- john
 
oellrich{at}earthlink.net">mailto:oellrich{at}earthlink.net">oellrich{at}earthlink.net

  "Adam Flinton" <adam_NO_{at}_SPAM_softfab.com=">mailto:adam_NO_{at}_SPAM_softfab.com">adam_NO_{at}_SPAM_softfab.com=
>=20
  wrote in message news:3fcc641a$1{at}w3.nls.net...John=20
  Oellrich wrote:>
Bill,>  > Wasn't the =
F-105=20
  known as the "Thud" (like in the sound it made hitting
> the =
ground).=20
  Very fast, not very maneuverable, single-engined and > subject =
to flame=20
  outs. If my only choice was an F-105 or a C-130, C-130 > wins =
every=20
  day.> Bush flew 102'es...I've always
wondered if that's =
where=20
  "Homeland Defence" came
from.However I believe the 105 was =
well=20
  liked. One assumes it must have been a capable airframe given it =
was used=20
  as a wild weasel which wasn't the easiest of=20
 
jobs.Adam>
-- > john>  =
>=20
  oellrich{at}earthlink.net">mailto:oellrich{at}earthlink.net">oellrich{at}earthlink.net
=
<mailto:oellrich{at}earthlink.net&=">mailto:oellrich{at}earthlink.net">mailto:oellrich{at}earthlink.net&=
gt;>=20
  >     "Bill
Lucy" <lucyandi{at}spamcop.net">mailto:lucyandi{at}spamcop.net">lucyandi{at}spamcop.net
<mailto:lucyandi{at}spamcop.net>&=">mailto:lucyandi{at}spamcop.net">mailto:lucyandi{at}spamcop.net>&=
gt;>    =20
  wrote in message news:MPG.1a35be9=
e558d2faa98bbe0{at}news.barkto.com...>    =20
  Out of darkness, John Beamish =
says...>     =20
  > <g>  OK, _maybe_ that.  But if I
did get a chance =
to=20
  drive an F-105
I>     
> wouldn't =
easily=20
  relinquish control.>
>     I heard =
they=20
  weren't the easiest plane to
"drive".

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