Originally Posted by
satpak77
where did I see an article ? Air Forces Monthly ? about old geezers in F-4's up against young dudes in F-18's
the young dudes got their clocks cleaned
Pilot skill/experience is important... but that must have been against guys who were brand new to the platform. Phantoms won't even make it to the merge against average fourth gen drivers and, as Grumble says, post merge should be just as ugly.