Time for a change! CW JET FIGHTERS!! - Page 3

Kapitan · 11-07-05, 01:58 PM

have done in combat flight sim shot one plane down (fluke) then got shot down 16 times

Bellman · 11-07-05, 04:37 PM

Kap- If you take a Vulcan (Valiant or Victor) for a dogfighter - it throws new light on the ' Udalov ' incident.

Bort · 11-08-05, 02:06 AM

The F-8 Crusader for sure. The coolest jet fighter of all time, it could fly rings around a Phantom. Gotta love its unique look too, from its fierce intake to the variable indecence wing. Oh and it was the last of the true gunfighters!

~WHEN YOU'RE OUT OF F-8's YOU'RE OUT OF FIGHTERS~

Kapitan · 11-08-05, 02:21 AM

lol true bellman

Bellman · 11-08-05, 06:47 AM

Fox- Yep she was a peach to land on a carrier - the brick can be a handfull.

The Crusader is very nice to fly - but a bit bland.
You just have to luv the Panter - she can be a bit of a handfull but she really goes.

I-25 · 11-08-05, 01:57 PM

does the MIG-23 Count??

Kapitan · 11-08-05, 02:06 PM

dont think so

TLAM Strike · 11-08-05, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by I-25

does the MIG-23 Count??

Quote:

the MiG-23S ('Flogger-A') was accepted for production in 1969. Only 50 of the initial preproduction model were built, production switching to the first mass-production version, the MiG-23M ('Flogger-B') and its associated two-seat trainer version, the MiG-23UB ('Flogger-C'). The MiG-23 entered service in June 1972.

No its not in the time frame I'm using for this poll.

Justin Prince · 11-08-05, 07:39 PM

Wow, I'm the only one to vote for the F-105 Thud. Always loved that plane in Jane's USAF.

Bellman · 11-09-05, 03:11 AM

Justin

As you know the 'Thud' was a fighter-bomber pioneering Wild Weasel' missions in Nam.

http://www.military.cz/usa/air/post_...05/f105_en.htm

Bellman · 11-09-05, 03:50 AM

Yep Janes had an earlier sim USNF (from memory)

The above list omitted the Republic F84E Thunderjet (Straight wing) and F84F Thunderstreak (Swept)
OK production of the F84E ceased in 53 but they lived on. 4450 Straights and over 2000 swepts built.
Probably the last of the pre-missile fighter breed, but the F84E was the first USAF jet fighter to carry a tactical atomic weapon.

But landing the Phantom on a carrier was a breeze compared with the 'Two bricks' F84E. Quite a buzz !

View Poll Results: Whatâ€™s the best Mid Cold War Jet Fighter (1953-1967)?
F-100 Super Saber	1	3.57%
F-105 Thunderchief	1	3.57%
F-8 Crusader	2	7.14%
F-5 Freedom Fighter	1	3.57%
F-4 Phantom	9	32.14%
MiG-19 or MiG-21 or Su-7	10	35.71%
Super Etendard or Mirage	1	3.57%
Other (of which there are no doubt many)	3	10.71%
Voters: 28. You may not vote on this poll

11-07-05, 01:58 PM	#31
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,134 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	have done in combat flight sim shot one plane down (fluke) then got shot down 16 times __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

11-07-05, 04:37 PM	#32
Bellman Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,945 Downloads: 220 Uploads: 0	Kap- If you take a Vulcan (Valiant or Victor) for a dogfighter - it throws new light on the ' Udalov ' incident. __________________ Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

11-08-05, 02:06 AM	#33
Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	The F-8 Crusader for sure. The coolest jet fighter of all time, it could fly rings around a Phantom. Gotta love its unique look too, from its fierce intake to the variable indecence wing. Oh and it was the last of the true gunfighters! ~WHEN YOU'RE OUT OF F-8's YOU'RE OUT OF FIGHTERS~ __________________ GT Aerospace

11-08-05, 02:21 AM	#34
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,134 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	lol true bellman __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

11-08-05, 06:47 AM	#35
Bellman Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,945 Downloads: 220 Uploads: 0	Fox- Yep she was a peach to land on a carrier - the brick can be a handfull. The Crusader is very nice to fly - but a bit bland. You just have to luv the Panter - she can be a bit of a handfull but she really goes. __________________ Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

11-08-05, 01:57 PM	#36
I-25 Commodore Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 629 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	does the MIG-23 Count??

11-08-05, 02:06 PM	#37
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,134 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	dont think so __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

11-08-05, 07:39 PM	#39
Justin Prince Seaman Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oklahoma, USA Posts: 36 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Wow, I'm the only one to vote for the F-105 Thud. Always loved that plane in Jane's USAF. __________________ Designer of War Plan Orange: Dreadnoughts in the Pacific 1922-1930.

11-09-05, 03:11 AM	#40
Bellman Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,945 Downloads: 220 Uploads: 0	Justin As you know the 'Thud' was a fighter-bomber pioneering Wild Weasel' missions in Nam. http://www.military.cz/usa/air/post_...05/f105_en.htm __________________ Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

11-09-05, 03:50 AM	#41
Bellman Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,945 Downloads: 220 Uploads: 0	Yep Janes had an earlier sim USNF (from memory) The above list omitted the Republic F84E Thunderjet (Straight wing) and F84F Thunderstreak (Swept) OK production of the F84E ceased in 53 but they lived on. 4450 Straights and over 2000 swepts built. Probably the last of the pre-missile fighter breed, but the F84E was the first USAF jet fighter to carry a tactical atomic weapon. But landing the Phantom on a carrier was a breeze compared with the 'Two bricks' F84E. Quite a buzz ! __________________ Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

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