What I don&#x27;t get is, if it is such a simple aircraft - pretty much an airliner with the passenger section being a bomb bay - and we&#x27;re pretty good at making airliners these days - why don&#x27;t they as a short term stop gap just turn an airliner airframe into a bomber?<p>With modern materials, avionics and engines you could have a aircraft that flies faster and more efficiently, thus able to fly further and for less ongoing maintenance cost. I also imagine training would be simpler, if it meant they didn&#x27;t have to train pilots with slide rules...