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That the Luftwaffe would get fewer Voodoos than Starfighters for their mark was a built-in assumption, the assumed advantage being that less than 200 of them would end up as lawn ornaments.I don't really see extending production as an issue, afterall the F-104 continued in production in the US well after the launch customer had walked away and Luftwaffe F-104 contracts were signed in 1959, handily before Voodoo production was terminated. It is certainly possible that more F-101Cs be manufactured at the expense of some RF-101Cs (perhaps with replacement US RF production being tacked on?). Both Germany and the US had a strategic need for more fighters over the German plains and there was certainly enough $ floating about in that era. Why not let the good times roll in St. Louis?I hadn't really considered licence production as I considered that to be Lockheed's selling the racetrack as well as it's err... wintered horse. I'm curious as to what parts you have in mind? For my part, I think any security concerns might be being overblown if the US is fine doling out B43s and MGR-1s et al to West Germany.I'm not saying the Voodoo is ideal but this thread is about alternatives so.....
That the Luftwaffe would get fewer Voodoos than Starfighters for their mark was a built-in assumption, the assumed advantage being that less than 200 of them would end up as lawn ornaments.
I don't really see extending production as an issue, afterall the F-104 continued in production in the US well after the launch customer had walked away and Luftwaffe F-104 contracts were signed in 1959, handily before Voodoo production was terminated. It is certainly possible that more F-101Cs be manufactured at the expense of some RF-101Cs (perhaps with replacement US RF production being tacked on?). Both Germany and the US had a strategic need for more fighters over the German plains and there was certainly enough $ floating about in that era. Why not let the good times roll in St. Louis?
I hadn't really considered licence production as I considered that to be Lockheed's selling the racetrack as well as it's err... wintered horse. I'm curious as to what parts you have in mind? For my part, I think any security concerns might be being overblown if the US is fine doling out B43s and MGR-1s et al to West Germany.
I'm not saying the Voodoo is ideal but this thread is about alternatives so.....
