*** Posted by Jens Skov ***

Hi Jens,

...there must have been something special about the f-16 which must have had an edge over the other aircraft in someway.

Thanks

Rapier]
There were many factors involved in the choice of a new fighter for the RdAF. Not at least political. The most important was not the aircraft, but where you could get the best "compensating ordres" that means orders placed in Denmark by the country selling the fighters. At last the choice fell on F-16, in a coopration between Holland, Belgium Denmark and Norway I believe, called "The weapon bargain of the century". this was in the mid/late seventies. There is much more to write about this, but I am not a historician this is just taken out og memory!

Best wishes Jens

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(Glider pilots do it silently)