>>>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.

True. And there have been some authors that propose that this Old Dog still has some tricks up its sleeve, though I shant go further into that having stepped on that landmine in my ignorance back when I was a newbie to the board.