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minus-squareBoomer Humor DoomergodlinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 month agoOkay but hear me out: Drones fly slow. A modern interceptor needs to intercept everything, so it will need low stall speed and high dash speed. Unless we want our Air Force running after a plane like when Mr. Burns stole the Wright Flyer on The Simpsons.
minus-square@Cort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•1 month agoJust bring out the prop planes and a shotgun, Ukrainian style
minus-square@Cort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•1 month agoFine, but it has to be able to mag dump like an a10
Okay but hear me out: Drones fly slow.
A modern interceptor needs to intercept everything, so it will need low stall speed and high dash speed.
Unless we want our Air Force running after a plane like when Mr. Burns stole the Wright Flyer on The Simpsons.
Just bring out the prop planes and a shotgun, Ukrainian style
Auto shotgun cannons on an F-14?
Fine, but it has to be able to mag dump like an a10