gents,
believe it or not but until now I have never seen a drawing or a photo of the Avenger. Can somebody give me information about this jet ? what were the exact reasons for it to be cancelled ?
How did it look like and was there one or two pilots to fly it ?
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By: Vahe.D - 25th May 2024 at 16:26
James Stevenson published a book in 2001 about the A-12 Avenger II, titled The $5 Billion Misunderstanding: The Collapse of the Navy’s A-12 Stealth Bomber Program, which discusses how developmental problems precipitated the A-12’s cancellation before any A-12 service test vehicles could be built.
As a side note, on January 23, 2014, the companies* involved in development of the A-12 reached a settlement with the Supreme Court regarding legal issues with the manner in which the A-12 program was canceled whereby General Dynamics and Boeing agreed to pay $200 million each to the US Navy.
*The McDonnell Douglas company which partnered with General Dynamics to develop the A-12 was acquired by Boeing in 1997, six years after the A-12 was canceled.
https://www.amazon.com/Billion-Misunderstanding-Collapse-12-Stealth/dp/…
https://www.reuters.com/article/boeing-generaldynamics-settlement-idUSL…
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August 18, 2000 at 9:30 pm