Nonskimmer
Captain
It's been done. I think the F-15 usually came out on top. Depends on the pilots, too.
Greatest aircraft ever?
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wmaxt
Staff Sergeant
Soren said:
What's amazing is that the F-22 is reported to be able to take on 8+ F-15s at one time and win.
cheddar cheese
Major General
Wow...I have heard much about the F-22 but seen little...
Nonskimmer
Captain
From what I've come to understand, the two major things holding back the F-22 were congress and the engines. That is, the engines that were intended for the production model needed some extra development.
Then of course, with the end of the Cold War it wasn't considered such a priority anymore. It seems like such an awesome fighter!
Then of course, with the end of the Cold War it wasn't considered such a priority anymore. It seems like such an awesome fighter!
It will be a sad day when the army switch from using manned fighters to un-manned fighters 
God knows for how long the F-22 will stay in service once its there !
I don't think it will be long before it will be un-manned fighters controlling the skies instead.
God knows for how long the F-22 will stay in service once its there !
I don't think it will be long before it will be un-manned fighters controlling the skies instead.
wmaxt
Staff Sergeant
cheddar cheese said:
I think we see a little more here in the states and my dad still gets the Air Force magazine (a semi internal magazine) which comes to me a month or so later which helps. My favorite planes are still piston powered. In the 70s I had a chance to see P-38's, P-51's, Sea Furies, Corsairs and even 1 year a C-54 (DC-4 4 engine transport) race. It was so cool!
An interesting tid-bit I picked up from the history channel - at the 1949 Cleveland air races the pilots/owners tried to make the race more compettetive by having the P-38's fly in their own class! Three of the competetors were F2Gs the 3,000 horse Corsairs. The winner was F2G #57 which is now flying in Arizona. The P-38s came in 4th and 5th in front of all the P-51's etc. but behind two F2Gs and a "Highly Modified" P-39!
cheddar cheese
Major General
Wow, must have been some P-39!
A DC-4 race eh? Sounds pretty cool
A DC-4 race eh? Sounds pretty cool
evangilder
"Shooter"
DaveB.inVa
Airman 1st Class
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Tell me more about the C-54 race!!
cheddar cheese
Major General
Has anyone here ever been to the Reno air races?
evangilder
"Shooter"
My boss went to Reno several years and was working in the pits for a buddy of his. He got to see "Rare Bear" taxi by!
cheddar cheese
Major General
evangilder said:
And here is that engine! 8)
mosquitoman
Master Sergeant
That's a big engine
cheddar cheese
Major General
One day Im gonna design me a car and insert that engine into it
trackend
Chief Master Sergeant
It wont' work all the sides of the cylinders are missing
I love cut aways that engine is a work of art
I love cut aways that engine is a work of art
cheddar cheese
Major General
I didnt mean that exact engine
But yep, I agree 8)
But yep, I agree 8)
Erich
the old Sage
how about a WW 2 engine ? slightly weatherd but what an incredible find by some German associates.
Bf 110G-2 shot down by P-51's of the 354th fg in Decmber 1943. the Bf 110 was on the tail of some B-17's ready to pounce when in trun got nailed....
Bf 110G-2 shot down by P-51's of the 354th fg in Decmber 1943. the Bf 110 was on the tail of some B-17's ready to pounce when in trun got nailed....
cheddar cheese
Major General
Nice! 8)
