Measuring Effects of Payload and Radius Differences of Fighter Aircraft
- ISBN-10
- 0833021974
- ISBN-13
- 9780833021977
- Category
- Air power
- Pages
- 65
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Author
- William L. Stanley
Description
This research measures how differences in F-15E and F-16C Block 50 payload and radius characteristics influence the ability of these aircraft to deliver GBU- and CBU-class weapons against a variety of target sets. For most of the air-to-ground cases examined, the effectiveness advantage of the F-15E relative to the F-16C was more than commensurate with its higher procurement and operating costs. The larger, heavier F-15E was most cost-effective in larger theaters where its payload and radius capability were best demonstrated. The smaller, lighter F-16C performed at its best in more compact theaters where combat radius was not as important.
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