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From: pmorriso@gara.une.oz.au (Perry Morrison MATH)
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Subject: Re: Persian Gulf Combat Aircraft--The A-4 Skyhawk
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Date: 15 Oct 90 03:37:30 GMT
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From: pmorriso@gara.une.oz.au (Perry Morrison MATH)

This could be legend only, but I dimly recall the A-4 as one of the
few (perhaps last?) aircraft design projects to equal or surpass the
design/mission specs without going over budget. It was bang on the money
and I believe the designers were accused of lying when they claimed they
could deliver such performance at the stated price.

Can anyone confirm this? It would be interesting to know if any more\
modern designs can rival this.

Perry Morrison