Am I the only one craving a RA-5C so I can do reconnaissance runs in downtown Vietnam? Basically, it was a cold war nuclear strike bomber turned reconnaissance aircraft which was the intelligence workhorse of the vietnam war. The main capabilities of the RA-5C are:
Top speed over Mach 2
Conventional and nuclear strike capability
Multi-mode ground radar for bombing
Side-facing radars for reconnaissance
Front, downward, and side-facing cameras
Passive ELINT recording equipment capable of pinpointing enemy radar locations and pulse types
Able to buddy refuel other aircraft using drouge and hose
Terrain following radar for low altitude missions
Radar assisted inertial navigation system
Extremely innovative state-of-the-art equipment for its time
Carrier takeoffs and landings
We’d get our first bomber, tanker, and reconnaissance aircraft in one package!
Also, she's a beauty, isn't she? :thumbup: