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AF pencilled in the F because as always, they wanted everything. I do recall another factor back in the ETF competition for which someone please correct me if I'm misremembering. When the ETF program started Congress supported it with the proviso that the ETFs would come out of existing F-15/-16 planned totals, they would not be additional aircraft. The F-15 airframe required minimal modification/development to produce the -15E, while it would cost massive amounts to bring the F-16 proposal into service, plus at the time the F-16 ETF absolutely required more thrust which at the time meant the F110, whereas the -15E could get by with the F100 until Pratt could increase thrust to match GE. So, the selection of the F-15E was a no-brainer. Accurate?
AF pencilled in the F because as always, they wanted everything. I do recall another factor back in the ETF competition for which someone please correct me if I'm misremembering.
When the ETF program started Congress supported it with the proviso that the ETFs would come out of existing F-15/-16 planned totals, they would not be additional aircraft. The F-15 airframe required minimal modification/development to produce the -15E, while it would cost massive amounts to bring the F-16 proposal into service, plus at the time the F-16 ETF absolutely required more thrust which at the time meant the F110, whereas the -15E could get by with the F100 until Pratt could increase thrust to match GE. So, the selection of the F-15E was a no-brainer.
Accurate?
