Glad you like it Ezgo.

In basic specifications the C-10 looks close to the F-16, but you have to remember that the C-10 was designed in the 1950's and when it comes to agility, rate of climb and acceleration the F-16 is the superior plane. The C-10 is very close and slightly superior to the Mirage III for example, mainly because of its layout which is conventional and avoids the speed loss tipical of the delta wing.

The AC-11-100 entered service in late 1977 but when it comes to retirement im still not very sure because im trying to make the AC-11-200 with better fuel efficiency, EFIS cockpit and fly-by wire controls and maybe keep it in service until 2015 or further but im still working on it.

I hope it helps.

Ahh, I overlooked the dates.

So, I assume that after CAV bought the rights to the L-2000, they reworked it to meet their specifications and maybe refine the design, and then put it into production? 1977 is a considerable time difference from the SST contract which was in the early years of the 1960s.

Upgraded version would be interesting, especially considering the stance towards supersonic aircraft nowadays vs. 50 years ago.
One last question about the AC-11 series: Lockheed was experimenting with the shaping of the fuselage to reduce the intensity of the shockwaves before the project was cancelled. Did CAV continue on with this experiment, or did they ignore it? Will the AC-11-200 series be refined further to meet the demands of 'quieter flight'?

Well starting with year it entered service, i decided to put it in 1977 because its contemporary the concorde althought it first flew in 1969 it wasnt until 1976 that it entered service so it seemed appropriate to push the AC-11's introduction to 1977.

The upgraded version im working im mainly concentrating in reduced fuel consupmtion and drag, pehaps weight savings by building large portions of the airframe of composite materials. But i have to admit i havent looked at shockwave reduction, but of what i know it would lead to a substantial redesign of the aircraft and im not sure thats viable.

I would like to know what you think.

Additionally, during the original SST efforts in the 1960s, it was suggested that careful shaping of the fuselage of the aircraft could reduce the intensity of the sonic boom's shock waves that reach the ground. One design caused the shock waves to interfere with each other, greatly reducing sonic boom. This was difficult to test at the time, but the increasing power of computer-aided design has since made this considerably easier.