Word: a7
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...flying from carriers to bomb and strafe targets onshore. The Navy wants to order 1,366 of the new aircraft at a total cost of $41 billion, or $30 million each, triple the $9.9 million cost originally expected and also triple the cost of the latest version of the A7...
Alas, the flashy Hornet burned fuel so fast in test flights that its combat radius is now calculated at only 390 miles, about half the range of the A7. Either the Hornet would have to be refueled in flight or its carrier would have to sail closer to hostile shores than might be desirable. Test pilots have described the F/A-18's elaborate air-to-ground radar as "grossly inaccurate." Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Thayer flew one himself to check out reports of serious problems; when he landed, the nose wheel failed to come down...
Harvard's women's tennis team began its fall season in style yesterday afternoon with a 9-0 thrashing of Boston College. Tiina Bougas paced the Crimson in singles with a7-5, 6-1 victory over BC's top seed, Bernie Diaz. Meanwhile, freshmen Elizabeth Evans, Debbie Kaufman, and Deanne Loonin showed plenty of promise as they coasted to straight-set victories in the second, fourth and fifth positions, respectively. Veterans, Erica Schulman and Kristen Mertz also scored easy wins to complete the Harvard singles sweep. The doubles matches all went to Harvard in straight sets as well...