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Originally Posted by baggygreen
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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet
given they could be reverse engineered i suppose... but i would put any single U.S. or Royal Eagle Driver up against 3 of Iranians best pilots any day of the week.
in the end it is the man... not the machine that wins the fight.
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I dunno..
Man plays a big role, yes, but we're talking 30 and 40 year old tech (in the aircraft & avionics) against top of the line modern fighters with BVR capabilities.. thats like comparing a 1970s f1 racecar against todays top of the line ferarri or similar  |
ok... true
but put Mario Andretti in the old F1, and say...
... put this guy in the super high performance brand new F1 racer
see how that works out.
You have to have your balls screwed on pretty tight for a modern day turn and burn furball... and i just wouldnt rate the iranian pilots very highly.
good perhaps, but not up there with the likes of our guys