#FighterFriday

"Jcarr" (jcarr) 01/23/2015 at 10:23 • Filed to: Planelopnik

2

33

I thought about doing #FlankerFriday, but this is more inclusive. Bring 'em on!

Racescort666 > Jcarr 01/23/2015 at 10:25

3

Not totally appropriate but I thought it was funny.

Jcarr > Racescort666 01/23/2015 at 10:26

0

Haha, nice!

T5Killer > Jcarr 01/23/2015 at 10:33

1

Mmmmmmmm Tomcat. "ANYTIME BABY!"

pauljones > Jcarr 01/23/2015 at 10:53

1

I've always been a fan of 4th-gen fighters. While their weapons systems and avionics have long since been surpassed, as basic airframes, they remain the absolute peak of performance. They were the last generation of fighters built in which fighters were considered individual units, rather than part of a larger system. With the advent of the fifth-generation fighter, airframe performance became secondary to systems ability, and while some aspects of the 5th-gen fighter performance are indeed impressive (supercruise in particular), that performance was driven not by the need to be a superior air dominance unit, but rather out of the need to haul a set of systems around.

Thus, the 4th-gen aircraft remain the pinnacle of fighters for me.

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 10:55

0

Jcarr > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 10:55

2

Well said. These are the fighters I grew up daydreaming about so they'll always be special to me.

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 10:56

1

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 10:57

1

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 10:58

1

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:00

1

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:01

1

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:02

1

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:05

1

pauljones > Jcarr 01/23/2015 at 11:07

0

And now some 3rd-gen fighters...

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:08

0

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:09

0

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:09

0

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:10

0

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:11

0

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:12

2

The Tigershark. Best looking fighter jet ever.

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:12

1

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:14

0

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:15

0

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:16

1

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Jcarr 01/23/2015 at 11:16

3

You've got to love the undefeated champion of the world.

In service with all nations the F-15 has an air-to-air combat record of 104 kills to 0 losses as of February 2008. The F-15's air superiority versions, the A/B/C/D models have not suffered any losses to enemy action. [84] [85] [3] Over half of F-15 kills were achieved by Israeli Air Force pilots.

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:17

0

pauljones > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 01/23/2015 at 11:19

0

I'm not sure that I agree that they are the best-looking fighters, but I do think they were absolutely robbed.

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:20

0

pauljones > pauljones 01/23/2015 at 11:21

0

user314 > Jcarr 01/23/2015 at 11:25

1

45bullets > Jcarr 01/23/2015 at 22:02

0

lol

ttyymmnn > user314 01/24/2015 at 12:05

0

I love that F/A-18 in aggressor livery. And nice Kfir! I used to see those in the air over Oceana NAS back in the '80s. The Navy used them air-to-air training. Wait — is that Oceana?

user314 > ttyymmnn 01/24/2015 at 12:25

1

Yeah , we were down in '08 for vacation (my uncle was a doc in the Navy, and they've been in VB for almost 20 years IIRC), and managed to go for both the Friday night show and the Saturday show. Saturday was almost a wash due to weather, but they managed to get most of the show on.

Sadly, that's the Kfir that crashed in 2014.