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one opinion.. world's top ten air forces
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Wow, the US Air Force still has Phantoms? Apparently they have Tomcats too. I guess China and India fall into the 5% inaccuracy.
WTF, no mention of USN/USMC/USCG???
BzB
The video also said that the USAF had the F14 Tomcat...kind of doubting the 95% accuracy level here.
Yeah, me too. Where’s HJ when ya need him?
Steve
(BzB... got the shirt on Wednesday. Very cool! I’ll send a picture soon. It’s been a very, very, strange week for me. I’ll call tomorrow, late afternoon, and explain. I'm off now for supper.)
a few more usaf #'s
http://bobshermanspage.com/USAFPlanes.html
anybody know how 104's generally did against f-4's in 1v1 acm?
don't remember ever reading about that.
i'm guessing the 104 had a t/w advantage but not a turning advantage. a bit like f-4 vs f-8
thx,
flaps
http://bobshermanspage.com/USAFPlanes.html
anybody know how 104's generally did against f-4's in 1v1 acm?
don't remember ever reading about that.
i'm guessing the 104 had a t/w advantage but not a turning advantage. a bit like f-4 vs f-8
thx,
flaps
I flew F-4s in the reserves until mid-'81 and never saw a 104. In the USAF inventory, I think most were gone by 1970. If I remember correctly, the AF did send 1 squadron of 104s to Danang (supposedly for air defense purposes). They stayed a few months, saw there was nothing for them to do and the AF brought them home. Now 105s were a different story. Other than being very fast down low, I think they were built to boost the egos of other fighter pilots. It seemed we were always trapped in their six at a quarter mile when we fought AFR/ANG 105 squadrons. After watching A-4s turn inside you & F-15s out-accelerate you going up, it was nice to find someone you could outturn - even in level flight. Your windscreen full of 105s was always a pleasant feeling.
I felt much more comfortable watching that video with Enya playing in the background
Not sure how they did with Phantoms but 104s did pretty well in the 65' Indian Pakistan dust-up
ryan1234
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Yes, they actually do... just saw two land at Barksdale AFB a week or so ago. The one on the left was on its way to Tyndall to get shot down
(QF-4Es)