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F/A-18E vs F... benefits of one over the other?
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phrogpilot73
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Yup. Marine jet guys like the pole and the va-jj equally.
pole only when va-jj is dancing on it... but we digress....Yup. Marine jet guys like the pole and the va-jj equally.
phrogpilot73
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Well played, good sir!
thx for the response, NVP.
re:"The Hornet and Viper were designed at the same time actually. The Hornet was born from the loser of a new fighter competition between the YF-16 and the YF-17. The AF picked up the 16 and the YF-17 actually caught the attention of the Navy and was developed into the F/A-18."
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i remember reading about the f17/f16 competition while going through the tomcat rag (vf-124) at age 28 in '75.
hard to believe the f18 is still in production as i approach age 65.
re:"The Hornet and Viper were designed at the same time actually. The Hornet was born from the loser of a new fighter competition between the YF-16 and the YF-17. The AF picked up the 16 and the YF-17 actually caught the attention of the Navy and was developed into the F/A-18."
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i remember reading about the f17/f16 competition while going through the tomcat rag (vf-124) at age 28 in '75.
hard to believe the f18 is still in production as i approach age 65.
A little off topic, but related to my post about fighting helos: Even at NSAWC where every fighter guy that shows up is a level 4 division lead and goes through TOPGUN as an SFTI or Adversary we didn't let new guys fight the helos. Guys had to have some experience at NSAWC and usually trunk a flight in a two seater before they could fight the helos on their own. It is not a very safe flight for the uninitiated and aggressive.
I did it in my last Airwing. Overland was fun for the helo pilot, overwater Hornet vs. Helo was fun for the Hornet pilot.
No place to hide overwater...!!!
phrogpilot73
Well-Known Member
I've done it in Yuma (at MAWTS-1), and in Camp Lejeune with A-10s from Pope. Fun both times, but also made me realize we lose. A lot.
Hornet V Hornet ... :sleep_125
How 'bout A-6 V P-3 ... ??? Now THAT's the "dissimilar" ticket, especially when the Intruder just 'thumped' the Orion (who's RRRRRREALLY got his 'fangs out' now) that was moments before motoring a few miles outside the mouth of Subic Bay ...
How 'bout A-6 V P-3 ... ??? Now THAT's the "dissimilar" ticket, especially when the Intruder just 'thumped' the Orion (who's RRRRRREALLY got his 'fangs out' now) that was moments before motoring a few miles outside the mouth of Subic Bay ...
