Best Fighter

[the lancaster kicks ass]

although the spit Mk.XXII was ugly and that had a buble canopie.......

 

[cheddar cheese]

Beautiful

 

[cheddar cheese]

Not so beautiful

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but look at the size of the rudder of the Mk.XXII..............

 

[cheddar cheese]

That only makes it look better. I think the Spits with bubble canopies look great.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

the 5-bladed props do look amazing however that rudder's just too big................

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I agree the La-9 was awesome, looking unfortunatly I dont know much about it. As for the AH-64D Longbow mentioned above. It's overated. Way to much maintenance for each flight hour and they break all the time. My unit which is a Blackhawk unit outflies our sister unit which is Apaches every month and we have to fly parts and mechanics to wherever they break on almost a daily basis.

 

[cheddar cheese]

But when they work, what machines....

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

That is true once it is in the air it is powerful, but I believe very overated

 

[cheddar cheese]

Hmmmmmm I have to disagree with you there.

 

[lesofprimus]

Well seeing how ur sitting in ur house in England and school is on Monday, and He's in Iraq and flies around the desert next to Apaches and sees them daily, I cant possibly see how u could disagree with him....

He should know, and u shouldnt, which tells me you should take some of what he says abou the Apache to heart.....

 

[cheddar cheese]

So because im only a schoolkid im automatically wrong and my opinions mean shit? F*ucking discrimination

 

[lesofprimus]

Ur opinion is not as informed as DerAdlers, nor is it based on anything solid such as field operations, or eyewitness accounts....

Therefore u should take his opinion as a matter of fact, not as an opinion such as yours is....

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i heard nhumerous people say the AH-64D's TOO advanced to be a battlefield helicopter, one magazine also want as far as to say the wastland Lynx fitted with rockets, can't remeber which ones, is the best battlefield helicopter in the NATO inventory...............

 

[cheddar cheese]

When its working, its still better than any other 'copter out there

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Well cheddars opinion is deffinatly not wrong he is entitled to it, however even the Blackhawk itself (and I am not sayint this because I fly one) is a better weapons platform than the Apache. That is why our Elite special operations aviation unit 160th NightStalkers uses Blackhawks fitted with rockets and miniguns instead of Apaches. They dont have a singel AH-64 in there inventory. The Apache is way to advanced with electronics. They are fitted with an air conditioner to keep all the computers from overheating and if the air conditioner breaks the aircraft cant run up its weapons systems and is then rendered useless. Any way cheddar is entitled to his opinions and it just makes interesting conversations.

 

[cheddar cheese]

I admit the Apache is not the most reliable or parctical copter on the planet, but once the problems get sorted (and inevitably they will) then it will arguably be the best.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I think that by the time the aircraft becomes reliable and the bugs are worked out there will be a much better aircraft out there. Even though the comanche was scrapped there are some great things in the works right now. If you want to know what a great attack aircraft is it is the Cobra. It is simple and simple is always better. The thing never quits and the new models that the marines use the AH-1Z Super Cobra can do the same that the Apache can do. That is why the marines still use it. How did we get on this convo anyhow the Apache is not a WW2 aircraft obviously.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yeah, I think we should get back on topic.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

i agree so whats next to talk about in this forum