INGO TOP-TENS(best FIGHTER aircraft of all time)

[GunSlinger]

F 22 Raptor all the way.

 

[SaintsNSinners]

Dassault Rafale

 

[Sylvain]

Dassault Rafale

 

[findingZzero]

Yak 9U. Power, armament, could take a hit. Good for boom & zoom. Ran on vodka if necessary.

 

[chevyguy]

P-40 Warhawk the workhorse of Claire Chennault's "Flying Tigers"

 

[Redtbird]

Only one that came quickly to mind is the A1C Skyraider. Saw them in operation in Viet Nam many times. Watched one use 6800 feet of the 7000 foot runway at the New Pleiku airbase to get airborne. Said to have been able to carry its own weight in armament.

 

[HoughMade]

Its because the question was "BEST fighter"..

NOT

"THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING TO EVER TAKE TO THE SKY"

[video=youtube;uKE6Gd62kwQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKE6Gd62kwQ[/video]

 

[jsharmon7]

P-51. It changed the air war over Europe. It was the essence of a "fighter" plane designed to escort bombers into Germany and fight off Nazi planes. WWII was the "Golden Age" of dogfighting in my opinion.

 

[Mosineer]

F-14A TOMCAT
The Tomcat made its combat debut during Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of American citizens from Saigon, in April 1975. F-14As from Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) and VF-2, operating from the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), flew combat air patrols over South Vietnam to provide fighter cover for the evacuation route.[SUP][

I know this for a fact... because I was there... I may be a little biased of course[/SUP]

 

[HoughMade]

I think danielson's head is going to explode if any more airplanes that start with an "A" are named.

 

[churchmouse]

[video=youtube;uKE6Gd62kwQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKE6Gd62kwQ[/video]

Now that was sweet. The spitfire and P-51 (properly outfitted) shared one thing......the beautiful sound from the Merlin in the cowl.

 

[JollyMon]

P-51, F15, F22. Each are great aircraft, each pushed the envelope in their own way.

 

[88E30M50]

[video=youtube;uKE6Gd62kwQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKE6Gd62kwQ[/video]

I always loved that video. If you go frame by frame, you can see how close the pilot comes to clipping the prop on the rise in the background. He must have missed it by around a foot right at about the 22 second mark. I don't know how the camera man stayed with the camera.

 

[gundog60]

F 15
Strictly as an air to air fighter aircraft this bird chews 'em up and spits 'em out-no ifs. ands, or buts. Armament selection, speed, maneuverability, ECM and computer controls-all top shelf at the time of manufacture and unparalleled in service. Another strength of the U.S. fighter pilot-their training makes this aircraft and pilot combo a mean machine.

 

[kalboy]

Of planes that have actually seen combat , F-15 as it has not yet been bested in combat with another aircraft that I'm aware of.
F-22 of those yet to fire in anger.

 

[TJ Kackowski]

VOUGHT F4U CORSAIR

Enough said.

 

[kalboy]

VOUGHT F4U CORSAIR

Enough said.

Spoil sport.

 

[LeverGunFan]

F4 Phantom II

AKA "The Worlds Largest Distributor of Used Mig Parts"

First flew in 1958, still flying today....

 

[actaeon277]

Well, I didn't vote for one, cause I can't narrow it down.
But I do know the power of the F-14. When I was in the Navy at Norfolk, they had put new engines on one and were breaking them in.
Plane was literally strapped to the ground. Screens in front of the engines to prevent FOD.
And the plane was spooled up.
Made my teeth vibrate.
The 'Cat' is a BIG fighter. Can't really dogfight with it's littler brothers very well. But it's job is to intercept attacks from the carrier out as far as possible. And it does it well. And the engines, I think Pratt & Whitney, but I could be wrong, lift that heavy motha straight up (ballistic).


As for fly by videos.
[video=youtube;F_8rAgOeVxc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_8rAgOeVxc[/video]

 

[actaeon277]

SOPWITH CAMEL



(see, I can read directions in the OP).

Ok. I have made my choice. Even though I study WWII stuff, and love jets, you may be surprised at my choice.

Sopwith Camel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Though difficult to handle, to an experienced pilot it provided unmatched manoeuvrability. A superlative fighter, the Camel was credited with shooting down 1,294 enemy aircraft, more than any other Allied fighter of the war."

"The type owed its extreme manoeuvrability and its difficult handling to the close placement of the engine, pilot, guns and fuel tank (some 90% of the weight of the aircraft) within the front seven feet of the aircraft, coupled with the strong gyroscopic effect of the rotary engine."