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Originally Posted by Nortonious
(Post 430447)
One of these days I'm gonna make Farnborough! I don't doubt your observations and probably would have agreed with you had I seen it also. It's tough to size up the superior fighter from an airshow. For the record, I've always thought the Blue Angels had a better show than the Thunderbirds (sorry to my T-Bird bros, I still love ya, it must be something about that configured aileron roll the Blue Angels do after t/o), but from my knowledge of both aircraft, I'd rather ride the Viper into combat. Now if I had to land on a boat afterwards, my answer would change.
Funny how loyal we are to our fighters huh? If nothing else - I like two engines. USMCFLYR |
Originally Posted by Hacker15e
(Post 430620)
Typhoon, definitely.
with the kind of money they put into it, it should be :D |
Originally Posted by denlopviper
(Post 430856)
with the kind of money they put into it, it should be :D
I know I am merely a 'heavy driver" who flew -38s and SOF aircraft and am, merely a tactics dude...but everything I have seen and heard and read regarding the Typhoon is...... it is a great airplane...if it was 1994. Like I said...even the LM guys were making fun of it. Actually..what a test pilot (whom I was standing next to during one of the Typhoon demos at Farnborough 2004) said was "Ya know what we call that at Lockheed?................A TARGET!" |
Yeah, it would have been a great airplane 15 years ago.
Just like the Raptor would have if it would have been fielded on time. Hell, the F-15E was a cool airplane 15 years ago, too. |
Originally Posted by Hacker15e
(Post 431691)
Yeah, it would have been a great airplane 15 years ago.
Just like the Raptor would have if it would have been fielded on time. Hell, the F-15E was a cool airplane 15 years ago, too. 15E, Block 50/60 Vipers both great jets but 4th Gen Typhoon/Eurofighter? I dunno, maybe Gen 4.2 or so and I think that's generous. Really, I'd rather have a 15E or a couple of Vipers for the money. |
even if it's not an option, I'm gonna say raptor ;D.
On-topic, typhoon (out of the 3) |
As for me(Knowing squat about fighters) i would take anything built by lockheed over any eurocrap any day. Just because.
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Originally Posted by JayDee
(Post 431762)
As for me(Knowing squat about fighters) i would take anything built by lockheed over any eurocrap any day. Just because.
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Originally Posted by III Corps
(Post 430473)
When one looks back at the SAAB machine, they can not be counted out whether we are going back to the world's only fighter with a reverser (Viggen).
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Originally Posted by AZFlyer
(Post 432019)
Two fighters....Panavia Tornado also has thrust reversers.
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