If anybody sees the writing on the wall for the F16 class then they are warmly invited to try their luck elsewhere.

I say this because any alternative to the F16 is at this time still miles behind.

If anything, our most serious competitor is the Spitfire class and they too are miles ahead of any alternative like the Viper or the Boulogne Evolution. The Spit class has been around longer then the F16 class and despite that fact the F16 class was succesfully established and has grown to rival the Spits in Europe and has trumped it in all other area's in the world.

With the F104 class being the Spitfire class for over 75% I don't really see great hardships ahead that we didn't face in much more potent fashion in our past.

I think some are seriously underestimating the power enclosed in the F16 concept and class rules. Just look at all the uphill struggle and hardships this class has overcome in the past without any support from a big builder and against the promo efforts of our competition that DID have big builder support. And now that we are established we are certainly not weaker then we were in the past.

Wouter