>>But I'll always have a soft spot for the Warthog.
>
>That wouldn't really be much of a challenge, though. I mean, as an
>atmospheric ground attack/close air support platform, all the A-10
>will ever need is continually updated electronics. It's an apex
>predator in that role, like a shark. It never needs to evolve again.
>:)

Another fully evolved airframe seems to be the B-52. Sometimes you start to think that the Air Force is going to have to start producing them again, because nothing does the job so well.