why are modern american airframes so old yet effective for it's role?
It just came to me that the f-16 is already over a couple decades old, while the f-22 is about to hit it's mid life crisis human age wise, while buff is, well, just buff.
what makes these things still tick in a modern field?
why does it seem like I could see a new model every week back in the 70's compared to today?
how effective are these things really?
am I to expect that the next batch of stuff the military is cooking up will last just as long or work alongside them?
why could they not just make a new airframe design with all the upgrades theyve done on the airframe throughout the years?
just curious, those jets are older than me by at least two-fold, except for the raptor and the lightning II