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From: wbates@bucsf.bu.edu (William Bates)
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Subject: Eagle Question
Keywords: Eagle, Phoenix
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Date: 22 Dec 89 06:03:36 GMT
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From: wbates@bucsf.bu.edu (William Bates)

Does anyone know why the Eagle

          
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cannot utilize the Phoenix Missile ?? 
Is is merely financial (I have heard that a Phoenix is 2.2 Million a pop..)
or is it radar, or is it the pylons or .....
I dunno- any ideas out there- no, any _information_ :-) out there  ??

BCB

P.S. I got some info from McDonnel Douglas and other scources about the
F-15 E and hopefully will put together a posting on it soon.