The Greatest Fighter Jet of All Time.

• Nov 20, 2005

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DerAdlerIstGelandet said:

It wont be officially retired until 2008 but it will not be in front line service.

The F-18E is a great plane but does not have the capabilities of the F-14.

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I agree with that Alder.

 

• Nov 20, 2005

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I think there are a lot of political reasons behind it replacement with the F-18E.

 

• Dec 29, 2005

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Crap, i forgot the one i voted for. And in my opinion, i hope they dont retire the F-18E. Its a great Carrier Aircraft!

 

• Dec 30, 2005

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• Dec 30, 2005

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I agree.

 

• Dec 30, 2005

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I'd still say the greatest fighter jet would be the F4 Phantom. Proven in two big air wars (and two smaller ones), used in multiple roles, used by the USN/USAF and many other countries, and served abley for nearly 4 decades.

In nod to the Lightning, I'd say it was "best in show" for the point defense role.

 

• Dec 30, 2005

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what's this? giving your approval to a non-american aircraft?

 

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P38 Pilot said:

Crap, i forgot the one i voted for. And in my opinion, i hope they dont retire the F-18E. Its a great Carrier Aircraft!

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Why would they replace the F-18E? It just came out. The F-18E is replacing the F-14.

 

• Dec 30, 2005

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the lancaster kicks ass said:

what's this? giving your approval to a non-american aircraft?

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Yes. It was proven to be superior to the F106 as an interceptor, so I give credit due where credit is due.

 

• Dec 30, 2005

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DerAdlerIstGelandet said:

P38 Pilot said:

Crap, i forgot the one i voted for. And in my opinion, i hope they dont retire the F-18E. Its a great Carrier Aircraft!

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Why would they replace the F-18E? It just came out. The F-18E is replacing the F-14.

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Dont confuse him

 

• Dec 30, 2005

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I dont think I have to do that, he does that himself.

 

• Dec 31, 2005

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I'd like to think the mammoth discussion about the Lightning we all had in the Cold War Intercept thread swayed you to, finally, give credit where credit is due. The Lightning was more than just superior to the F-106 ...

 

• Dec 31, 2005

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The greatest interceptor I will admit.

Greatest jet fighter? No. It was too highly specialized for its role.

 

• Dec 31, 2005

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Greatest jet fighter? No. It was too highly specialized for its role.

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I agree.... But I disagree with the F-4 being better than the F-15...

 

• Dec 31, 2005

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Agreed there also the F-15 beats out the F-4 in just about every catagory.

 

• Dec 31, 2005

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Some of the reasons I rated the F4 higher was it was also a naval fighter, and it served in two high intensity airwars.

Of course it was inferior in performance.

 

• Dec 31, 2005

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I appreciate the reasons u listed sys, as well as my own reasoning behind the Phantom... Both are at the top of MY list, both are proven, and both have excellent combat records....

But the Eagle stands on top...

 

• Dec 31, 2005

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The F-15 is unsurpassed in it's kill ratio..

The F-4's record is impressive, but there have been many lost in air-to-air combat, although its versatility is apparent.

The F-86 has to be in there - a second generation Jet fighter that was still being used as late as 1995 (I think Honduras was the last nation to use the F-86 in combat) that not only performed well in Korea (I'm talking a 4 to 1 kill ratio that was probably more realistic) served with dozens of other countries and even took on and bested Mig-21s!

Between the 3 of them they are definitely the largest distributor of used Mig parts...

 

• Dec 31, 2005

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The F15 never flew in a combat enviornment like NVN or the Yom Kipur war.

I think it would be more realistic to say best jet from 1945 through 1955, 1956 through 1975 and 1975 to the present.

 

• Jan 1, 2006

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I agree on how this should be broken down

On the F-4 and the F-15 though you can not say the F-4 is better than the F-15 because of its combat record. The F-15 is better than the F-4 handsdown, that is like saying the Spitfire is better than the F-86.