Author Topic: What was the best Teen series fighter? (Read 1362 times)

AquaShrimp · « **on:** October 14, 2006, 01:13:37 AM »

Of the teen series of U.S. fighters (F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18), which do you think was the most effective overall?

My vote goes for the F-16. It started as an agile dogfighter with an amazing thrust to weight ratio, and with added electronic equipment, it became a versatile air-to-ground and beyond-visual-range fighter/attack jet.

The F-16 was not extremely expensive like the -14 or -15, so airforces could afford to have many of them. It combined all the aspects of a dogfighter (high thrust to weight, excellent visibility, small size) with modern electronics to enable it to pursue other tasks. And not least, its single engine used half the fuel of the -14 and -15, so pilots could theoretically train much longer than in twin engined fighters.

DiabloTX · « **Reply #1 on:** October 14, 2006, 01:14:06 AM »

Can't wait for Deb's response to this...

Debonair · « **Reply #2 on:** October 14, 2006, 01:19:25 AM »

[SIZE=9]DONT PUT ME ON THE SPOT![/SIZE]

ralph macchio, karate kid 1-3?

Saintaw · « **Reply #3 on:** October 14, 2006, 02:20:59 AM »

Now, slowly step away from the coffee pot, and put that mug down...slowly...

Slash27 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 14, 2006, 03:13:13 AM »

The F-15. Or Matt Dillon in The Outsiders

Ball · « **Reply #5 on:** October 14, 2006, 03:45:08 AM »

15 easily

shakey6 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 14, 2006, 03:58:46 AM »

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Originally posted by Slash27
The F-15. Or Matt Dillon in The Outsiders

true, mr. dillon did defeat the soaches' with his eagle. (gay)

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JB88 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 14, 2006, 04:02:06 AM »

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Originally posted by Slash27
The F-15. Or Matt Dillon in The Outsiders

it certainly wasnt machio in the outsiders, and howell was almost as nancy as johnny. but lets not forget that the likes of rob lowe, emilio estaves and patrick swayze were also in the mix.

i would say its a close call between pre-wong fu swayze and matt dillon, but post wong fu i'd agree...dillon all the way.

Debonair · « **Reply #8 on:** October 14, 2006, 04:08:53 AM »

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Originally posted by Slash27
The F-15. Or Matt Dillon in The Outsiders

[SIZE=9]The Outsiders WASN"T A SERIES!!!11[/SIZE]

YF-12 could own F-15s all day & all night. Those habus flew so long sorties

OTOH F-13 is not yet designated, so you can only guess that when it is that plane will pwn 'em all

JB88 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 14, 2006, 04:12:56 AM »

oh.

well, in that case...greg brady. (post-nailing of florence henderson of course)

storch · « **Reply #10 on:** October 14, 2006, 06:40:07 AM »

eskimo2 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 14, 2006, 07:28:25 AM »

The History Channel said the other day that the F-15 has over 200 air to air kills but has never been shot down air to air, making it the most successful fighter ever. The History Channel is sometimes wrong, but that's a pretty good point.

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 14, 2006, 07:51:29 AM »

That really doesn't mean much Eskimo. Just like in AH, you can place yourself in a situation to take out the enemy, and if you get in even the slightest bit of trouble you can bug the **** out. That doesn't mean the plane is good, just the pilot.

Masherbrum · « **Reply #13 on:** October 14, 2006, 07:54:19 AM »

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Originally posted by lasersailor184
That really doesn't mean much Eskimo. Just like in AH, you can place yourself in a situation to take out the enemy, and if you get in even the slightest bit of trouble you can bug the **** out. That doesn't mean the plane is good, just the pilot.

New handle = Devil's Advocate.

Hornet33 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 14, 2006, 09:55:00 AM »

I would have to answer this question with a question. By best teen series fighter do you mean now or when it was designed and what it was designed for?

Based on original design specs I would go with the F/A-18. It was the only one out of the 4 that was designed from the start as a swing role fighter. It is an agile air to air fighter. It is an excelent air to mud attacker. It can operate from land bases or CVN's. It is in the middle of the pack when it comes to speed. It has and still does everything extremely well. The only real short coming of the early Hornets was lack of range. The new Super Hornets have addressed that problem and have turned that aircraft into a monster. Considering that the Navy is using that 1 plane in the F/A-18E/F as a dedicated air to air and attack aircraft and the F/A-18G/H as photo recon and electronic intel and jamming, it will soon be the only plane onboard US carriers in the near future, other than the E-2 and C-2's.

The other 3 were adapted over the years for different roles they were never intended to fill. My vote is for the Hornet:aok

Author Topic: What was the best Teen series fighter? (Read 1362 times)

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