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Author:  Random_house_man [ Sat Jul 26, 2003 23:37 pm ]
Post subject:  What is your favourite plane
I want to know specifically what everyones favourite aircraft is. This one has to be number 1 in your books. It can be anything you want. From the Flyer, the Colditz glider or even the JSF. Any era any plane. What is you fav.

I'd have to go for one of WWII's best planes...the Vought F4AU Corsair.
Author:  KAPTOR [ Sun Jul 27, 2003 00:14 am ]
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either the AC-17 or the AL-1A
Author:  Tank_77th [ Sun Jul 27, 2003 03:26 am ]
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F-4G Wild Weasel -> of course my favourite mission profile is SEAD
Author:  Jimbo [ Sun Jul 27, 2003 09:03 am ]
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F-14 Tomcat
If it wasn't for this jet and its hollywood status I would have never got so into flying and wouldn't be in this community today.
"Never leave your wingman" - Jester

Jimbo
Author:  BT Ace [ Sun Jul 27, 2003 13:04 pm ]
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Well its ard to chose man, so my top few, in no particular order.

F-18 Hornet
MiG-29 Fulcrum
J-22 Orao
Mirage F1
Author:  da big man! [ Sun Jul 27, 2003 13:33 pm ]
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Fighter- F-15C Eagle

Bomber- B-52 Stratofortress

Attack- A-10 Thunderbolt II

Vintage- F6F5 Hellcat, B-29 Superfortress, P-51 Mustang, P-38 Lightning

Foreign Made- MiG-29 Fulcrum, AV-8 Harrier, MiG-25 Foxbat, Mirage III

Korean War- F-86 Sabre, F-80 Shooting Star

Vietnam War- F-4 Phantom, F-104 Starfighter, F-100 Supersabre
Author:  Random_house_man [ Sun Jul 27, 2003 17:36 pm ]
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okay big. and out of those what would be your number 1 pick?
Author:  da big man! [ Sun Jul 27, 2003 22:39 pm ]
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F-15C Eagle
Author:  da big man! [ Wed Jul 30, 2003 13:31 pm ]
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Though I like all 4 of our main fighter jets almost equally.

F-15, F-16, F-18, F-14.

I'd rate em like this-

Favorite- F-15C

2nd favorite- F-16, F-14 (a tie)

3rd favorite- F/A-18

But I'm a sucker for anything that's loud.
Author:  Centurian [ Wed Jul 30, 2003 15:52 pm ]
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F-16CJ Fighting Falcon Block 50D

Give me an ALQ-131, 2 370G tanks, 2 AGM-88D, 2 AIM-9M-9, and 2 AIM-120C and we'll see who is going to have a fun day at a nearby airbase.
Author:  KAPTOR [ Wed Jul 30, 2003 17:37 pm ]
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no offence but my AL-1A would grease all those from around 200 miles away lol.
Author:  Zephyr [ Wed Jul 30, 2003 18:15 pm ]
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Are you sure about that AL-1A range? I've never seen any official number or even estimates, but AvWeek once had a graphic with radius for comparision with space based lasers or something and it looked kind of like 150nm against ballistic missiles.

Zephyr
Author:  CAG Hotshot [ Wed Jul 30, 2003 18:20 pm ]
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The F-86 Sabre Jet... No question!
Author:  KAPTOR [ Thu Jul 31, 2003 00:36 am ]
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from last weeks Av-Week
Quote:
The scientists believe the ABL would be effective against liquid-fueled ICBMs at a standoff range of 600 km. (324 naut. mi.). That shrinks to 300 km. for a solid-fueled target because of the booster's greater hardness.


These ranges vary with weather and target hardness, but I've seen mention of effectivness from 240 miles away against soft GROUND TARGETS!!

I personally like the AL-1A as a ground attacker that can defend itself from missles. I dont think the "boost phase Intercept" for strategic missles is a viable concept as it would invite launches as soon as the bad guys thought they saw a 747 come in theatre. I think the tech can work, but politically I think it would make trigger fingers more itchy than they need to be. A ground based version to replace or supplement Patriot batteries might be fantastic, since it wouldent have to loiter for days on end (cycling at leaste 3 planes) it would leave Patriot to engage during bad weather or to supplement in defence of a saturation raid.
Author:  CAG Hotshot [ Fri Aug 01, 2003 13:23 pm ]
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Huh... A flying bus with a bunson burner!
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