F2G Super Corsair: Facts, Figures, and more Info

[fats]

Nah, that's just a picture of a <edit> Grippen</edit> only moments away from entering yet another death spiral...


//fats


[This message has been edited by fats (edited 08-20-2000).]

[StSanta]

Heh. So far, I think 3 has been lost; 2 under development and one during a training mission. How many F-16's crashed?  

And it is spelled Gripen. I know; I lived in Sweden, talk Swedish fluently and sorta like the plane  

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StSanta
JG54 "Grünherz"
"If you died a stones throw from your wingie; you did no wrong". - Hangtime

[funked]

Ummm the little wing thingie goes BEHIND the big wing thingie.  Somebody wanna 'splain this to the Swedes?  

[StSanta]

LOL funked   Good thing you chaps continued with the F-22 program. With planes like the Gripen, Eurofighter, new SU's out, the US could potentially face planes that'd whoop the F-15's and F-16's.

Does the F-22 have a helmet mounted sight and those cool shoot-over-the-shoulder thrust vectoring missiles the Russians (and I hear French) are developing? And do ya have a new medium range missile otw? Just curious, because it seems the US is lagging behind in some areas (short range IR missile technology).

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StSanta
JG54 "Grünherz"
"If you died a stones throw from your wingie; you did no wrong". - Hangtime

[Nath-BDP]

AIM9X

[sallie]

now back to the original topic the f2g was designed as a high-speed, fast-climbing air-superiority fighter to combat the Japanese Kamikaze threat.A test pilot"Armstrong" flew the Spitfire,P-51,firefly,P-59, Mosquito,F7F,P-38,P-63,and a captured Zero. Of all these aircraft,he said "Nothing could climb with the F2g. It had 50%more power and it was a decent performing airplane. With the same armement as the f4u-1D As i am concerned "cuz i am a hog driver   " hell yes i would like to have an f2g. MY buddy Ron Puckett flew the f2g at the Clevland air races and came in second "we have his trophy at my work"     from Sally of the  Lone Wolfs

[Jigster]

 

Originally posted by sallie:
now back to the original topic  the f2g was designed as a high-speed, fast-climbing air-superiority fighter to combat the Japanese Kamikaze threat.A test pilot"Armstrong" flew the Spitfire,P-51,firefly,P-59, Mosquito,F7F,P-38,P-63,and a captured Zero. Of all these aircraft,he said "Nothing could climb with the F2g. It had 50%more power and it was a decent performing airplane. With the same armement as the f4u-1D As i am concerned "cuz i am a hog driver   " hell yes i would like to have an f2g. MY buddy Ron Puckett flew the f2g at the Clevland air races and came in second "we have his trophy at my work"     from Sally of the  Lone Wolfs

I bet it would settle in better the a F8F too...

A 4 .50 version, I likes.

- Jerk

[funked]

Yeah I'm sure the furrin aircraft might whup bellybutton but it's the US pilots that do the bellybutton whuppin.    

Backwards firing missiles are only good... if you let the enemy get behind you.  F-22 will dictate the engagement with low observables, the best sensor suite on earth, and unprecendented cruise speeds.

[This message has been edited by funked (edited 08-21-2000).]