POLL Which aircraft is the best Air to Air brawler?

[danielson]

With a maximum number of 10 entries on an INGO poll thread, its almost like INGO was MADE for TOPTENS

Let the fun begin.

 

[remauto1187]

You forgot to list the F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet. Kind of a mixed question since we dont know what aircraft "we" are up against. Obviously the older aircraft would not stand a chance up against the modern ones assuming both pilots are equal. The Tomcat turns on a dime..but it is heavy and shows that disadvantage after coming out of a sharp turn. Im gonna have to go with a F/A-18C Hornet (no RIO) since the Super Hornets (E/F models) werent commissioned yet when I left the Navy in 10/98.

 

[danielson]

Wow. I wondered how long it would take.. I shouldn't be surprised it would be the FIRST post.

 

[chef larry]

How about my mean and cranky SIL on her broom? Didn't have a spot for this.

 

[BOTA56]

F22 no questions asked.. Do we really think that any of the others can hang with it?

 

[danielson]

The F22 couldnt keep up with the Corsair in the PTO. Mostly because it hadn't been invented yet.

 

[avboiler11]

F22 no questions asked.. Do we really think that any of the others can hang with it?

BVM? Absolutely not.

ACM? Pretty much anything, even with F-22s thrust vectoring, if Lock-Mart hasn't fixed the oxygen system.

My heart says P-51 due to its impact in its time period, but my head chose F-15 due to its combat record. And frankly to be fair the Su-35 should be on there as well as the Super Hornet, and the F8F Bearcat (though I love seeing the Hellcat on there). The Viper and Rhino can be removed.

 

[atvdave]

Cool youtube vid.....


[video=youtube;F2k2GMw_Vhc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2k2GMw_Vhc[/video]

 

[rhino]

F4s are really good at rattling windows around Terre Haute! At least they used to be . . .

 

[BOTA56]

Well I mean are we are comparing them in their time frames, or 1 v 1?

 

[danielson]

Common sense STILL reigns supreme here, so of COURSE were talking in their time.

 

[Frosty]

I'm still sticking with the tomcat... It might be heavy, but strap two of the GE engines on it (on B's and D's) and it was stupid maneuverable! And it didn't have to catch anybody, the AIM-54 Phoenix had a range up to 1 mile

 

[rhino]

F-14!

I have no idea how to assess any of them, but I liked it when it debuted in 1974.

 

[chezuki]

I've seen the F-22 do some pretty sick **** at air shows!

 

[N8RV]

Common sense STILL reigns supreme here, so of COURSE were talking in their time.

With all due respect, the "common sense" aspect apparently wasn't evident in the staging of the poll, judging by the number of F-22 votes. Had you mentioned the "Best of Their Era" qualifier, I think you'd see a much broader spread.

Absent that qualifier, the movie "The Final Countdown" comes immediately to mind. Poor Zeros had no chance against the VF-84 Tomcats.

 

[danielson]

In WHAT realm of common sense would someone pit a WW2 fighter up against an F22 Raptor?

Its a multiple choice poll anyway. Jeez

 

[churchmouse]

What has an F-22 come up against yet?????

 

[danielson]

Budget???

 

[chezuki]

Budget???

I was gonna say "sequestration".

 

[avboiler11]

I think of the Tomcat and and Rhino less as fighters, more as interceptors...along the same lines as the MiG 25/31.

There IS a difference.