2006-09-28 13:57:35 · 2 answers · asked by lee_hadley 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Was it the USAF [not very likely] or Congress [more than likely]? Odds are in either case it was due to economic based need. This means in the evaluation of a facility Congress or even the USAF asks what purpose does this facility serve? Can the service provided be handled by another facility letting us cut costs and close the "unneeded" facility?
Sort of like the old SR-71 Blackbird. It is still to this day the fastest plane ever built. [No, the shuttle is not a self powered-flight aircraft...it's just a really fast moving glider when it comes back into the atmosphere.] But, since there is no more Cold War, and with the development of new satellite tech, there was no longer a need for the Blackbird or its whole support infrastructure in the USAF. So, it got cut waaay back. A mistake in my opinion, but then again I am not a certain Congressman voting on its fate who had been denied an assignment to fly it when serving in the USAF.
So, it comes down to money and cost; just like everything else in politics.
2006-09-28 14:15:31 · answer #1 · answered by quntmphys238 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gov't closed several AFBs. They felt they didn't have the money for it........
2006-09-28 21:08:35 · answer #2 · answered by Venus__27 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋