Comments on: Sugar-Coated Fallout of the F-15 Grounding

By: rappelz gold

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By: goonzu money

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By: GuildWars Gold

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By: scott

scott — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:32:46 +0000

The F-15C/D should be capable of remaining in service until 2020–30 time range. It will go long before that because UAVs in the air-to-air role will make manned fighters about as useful as a tailgunner.
for the life cycle issue,
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/f-15-life.htm

By: Chuckle

Chuckle — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:18:37 +0000

http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2007/11/airforce_raptor_rust_071112w/
to quote:
Leaky fuselage access panels at the top of the jet are leading to corrosion issues in many of the planes. Also, problems with the plane

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:24:23 +0000

This is SOP for the Sir Force when they

By: Nessuno

Nessuno — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:00:25 +0000

I think a lot of Air Force detractors are correct to point out that we probably don’t need as many airplanes as they think we do.
BUT…
To me the biggest issue is keeping the production line open as long as possible. It is utterly insane to let the lines close in 2011 when we have no idea what the threats will be 10, 20, or 30 years from now.
The F-22 is possibly the best airplane that will be produced in that time frame, so why on earth let it go out of production?

By: C-Low

C-Low — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:35:47 +0000

“we can debate the merits of the planes and the proper number. But to shoehorn more of them into the inventory by cynically grounding the fleet they’re to replace as a public relations ploy to make a better case, if true, is disappointing.“
Agreed
I would call myself a strong supporter of the F-22 and why it should be the replacement of the F-15 i.e. numbers that can actually REPLACE the F-15 fleet as they stand down.
But this gives a impression of weakness in our argument.

By: Emastro

Emastro — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:33:47 +0000

How about if Congress makes the USAF buy 200 or so F18E/F’s– they are about half the cost of the F22– That’ll fix ‘em

By: AK

AK — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:30:43 +0000

I still don’t get why people *don’t* want to keep f-22 production going. Think 20–30 years ahead, not the current situation. At some point either for fatigue life or improved potential adversaries the f-15 needs replacing. The replacement is already here flying.
And let japan have some, possibly US assembled only. At such low rates of production as the f-22 has, wouldn’t selling even 50 more be a huge boost to the program viability?