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[โ€“] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago (22 children)

The Gripen uses US-built engines iirc so itโ€™s still a problematic buy for Europeans.

[โ€“] [email protected] 36 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

it used to have a volvo engine but volvo aero got absorbed into a british conglomerate about 10 years ago.

point being, we can make the switch again.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Never build an airplane without a powerplant.

Sincerely, F-14

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

The original variant (A) of the F-14 was a turd because they built the aircraft before the actual intended powerplant was available. The engine it got was underpowered and temperamental and resulted in flameouts.

There's been several other aircraft that have been designed and built and then had the program scrapped because the engine to match the airframe never actually made it through development and/or certification.

If you start designing an airplane before you have a proper powerplant selected, it's probably gonna fail.

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