wanshan, let’s wait until that thing does something to compare.
the A-4, with modern electronics, especially if reengined, would be hard to beat in its weight class, by any nation. And if you add DSI… 😀
Joke set aside, it may really need inlet modifications if it was to become supersonic, which it certainly would with more than 50% of thrust increase
What about airframe stability? Do these updates include placing the airframe itself at zero hours? That would be expensive, perhaps even prohibitive, when comparing the cost to newer, surplus types. Operations at sea tend to shorten the lives of aircraft through corrosion and general wear-n-tear. Going into the question, the Skyhawks are already 30+ years old. We can place all of the advanced tech we want in an aged design, but if the airframe is compromised, what’s the benefit?
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